Here is the main listing photo:
And here is what it looks like now:
I can break it down in small steps. We added a really really long curtain rod and hung panels on the entire back wall. We got some chairs, a new rug, and a huge sectional. But all of that is really brought together by our fireplace, which is now several months into its existence but hey.
So basically we were working with this:
I mean, it was fine. But the cabinets on either side were actually not even secured, the doors were warped, and the TV blocked the windows behind it. There is literally not one wall to put a TV on in this room so above the fireplace is the only option. And we just wanted to do something a little... grander.
So Jason sat down to think about it. Here is a picture of Jason thinking about it.
The first thing we did was take out the cabinets - we knew we had to just box in the existing fireplace surround (and that we would be covering those smaller windows in the process) and it needed to be a certain size. See the blue tape?
So we took out the cabinets and of course the floors were unfinished, so we had to get that fixed before we could do anything. It looked very naked.
We I mean Jason also did lots of research on the stone we were going to use - it ended up being a super cool product with interlocking corners.
And now I'm just going to give it to you. In between January 24 and February 5th, 2019...
Notice the PVC pipes behind the TV mount - those are built in for the cables so we appear wireless ;)
There were a lot of very tricky parts. We had to stack the stones in the right pattern (they all had different reliefs) so that it was consistent overall, and also our ceiling is slanted so Jason had to get those cuts just right. But of course it's Jason and he did.
I am loving decorating the mantel for all the holidays and seasons and the added texture warms the living room up so much. Another project: CHECK!
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