Fireplace wall and painting the oak

 We've been doing a lot of remodeling

and fixing up this 30 year old home we bought last summer,

and there's so much to share here on my blog and I'm so behind!

So I'll just jump in with sharing our fireplace wall.

My husband designed a new mantle, including corbels,

spray painted the brass black,

and I painted the oak built-ins and fireplace.

Here's the 'before'

And here's the finished wall.  Oh, and I painted the entire room.

The final thing to accomplish in this room is new flooring.

A beautiful tile in grays in the area for going in and out

and probably carpet for the rest, also in gray.

I'll be sharing more often now.

Really.

...I know I said that before...

~ Violet ~