Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Fast & Furious

After a long break we are now diving into too many projects again. Tomorrow we head back to the future . . . our 90's fireplace will begin its transformation into the present time. Currently it looks like this:





So, you can see why we want to change it's appearance. Granted this picture was from the day we moved in so our stuff it piled on top - but you get the idea. Oddly shaped fireplace + pink tile = ugly. We (well, Marco) are going to frame it out and add shelves on the sides to look like this:


Add a nice mantle, some new tile and a granite slab and we are in business! Oh, and I can FINALLY hang up the mirror I picked up in Baltimore - which seems like ages ago. delightful.

1 comment:

Jennifer said...

That will be a big improvmenet and give you some nice nooks for reading and such!

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