Towards the top of my "must-have" list when looking for a house, was a fireplace and mantle. I was happy when the "the house" had one - not so happy that it was ugly and dated.
Challenge accepted.
{ you noted the HIMYM reference, right? ;) }
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| { this was the only picture I could find of the fireplace "before". it was from the day we closed on the house. } |
When I finally got around to addressing the fireplace brick, it took me 2 weeks (?) or so to prime and paint the fireplace. Painting time was, mostly, limited to nap time, so it took a bit longer than I had initially expected. But it's done. And I'm so happy about that. I love the way it turned out.
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| { paint color is Woodlawn Lace from Valspar } |
It's fresh, it's clean, it makes me happy. But it's not quite finished. Here's what's left...
I'm already working on decorating the mantle. I'm toying around with a few ideas, I just need to settle on something and make it happen. For the new mantle and seat, we just need a few pieces of wood and some stain. Easy stuff, just need to find the time and a few extra bucks.
You know how it goes.
