Here's what the fireplace looked like when we first bought the house - horrendous!
For the last year we've been enjoying our wonderful wood burning stove insert, but we've had to look at the ugly mantel and surrounding brick. The brick actually doesn't look horrible in this picture, but it is - it's had been painted a sad fake brick color. The whole thing is gross.
Work started by building a frame for the new mantel and tile backer. We wanted to imprison the brick for being so ugly.
Next came the tile backer.
Tiling in progress...
And the finished product
Living room rehabs are finished! Next project = kitchen counter tops
