How To Make A Stacked Log Fireplace Screen

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How to make a stacked log fireplace screen | A pretty way to style your fireplace during the summer months! We did this in less than an hour!

Have you ever wondered how to make a stacked log fireplace screen? There are several ways to do them, but we really wanted the real deal, and you know what…it wasn’t hard to do at all.

Pete cut a couple of different size saplings up into short little logs. Then we loaded them into our little handy-dandy garden cart and brought them up to the house. He then carefully cut one end of each log with his table saw to give it a smooth finish. Please be extra cautious and always were eye protection when using any kind of power tools.

Our wood measured 2 – 5 inches across. You can see in this picture how he cut the logs that went along the edges shorter because of the inward angle of our fireplace. Once we started stacking, we realized all of the logs could be on the shorter side, so we went with it.

Then we stacked…

and stacked until all of the pieces of wood fit snugly in the opening. We filled in the large gaps with smaller pieces along the way.

photo credit: Jess Lapp

We talked about several different ways on how to make a stacked log fireplace screen and decided we wanted to actually have real fire logs stacked in the box as opposed to applying pieces of logs to plywood.

photo credit: Jess Lapp

These pictures were taken about a month after we stacked the logs. You can see that in the months time the logs have yellowed some. They have also cracked as they dried out. But we love it! When you’re standing next to the fireplace you can tell that the wood is truly stacked in place. It is so natural and realistic looking.

photo credit: Jess Lapp