This is a late post…but oh well!

Well, late last winter I got a new fireplace. I did a design in sketch up and rendered it to get a good idea of what it would look like.

It easily let me try out various materials and get a feel for it:

I decided I didn’t like the red on the inside walls, so when I repainted it I went all white (and it looks much better!).

Here’s the old fireplace, which just looked horrendous:

I took it out with the help of beer and Aaron for some heavy lifting. I had to dismantle it all to get it out:

I did the drywall and installed some new windows (that open; the prior ones didn’t open at all and were frosted)

…but a contractor (Jon Arden) did the stone work and install.

The new fireplace, work in progress.

Then cleaned up:

Previous in oak

Metal Coat Rack

Next in oak

Restained deck