Living Room Fireplace Upgrade

You probably hadn't noticed that we have a fireplace in our living room because most of the pictures we post are taken from the same corner where the fireplace sits, thus you can't see it. Anyway, the chimney is large and brick and was painted a color very similar to the wall color and then on top of the brick was an out of place mantle and a brass ash screen. This was not working but was not ( and probably still shouldn't be) a priority as there is still so much to do at the house. But when Kelly started to get out the Christmas decorations we realized that this fireplace just wouldn't do,especially since the fireplace is such a key location for Christmas decorations. Not sure when the fireplace upgrade will be thoroughly completed ( still need to change out the mantle) but we want to share a brief update on the upgrade. And we'll probably post again to follow up with the finished product.

Before:

Current:

Happy holliday decorating to you!!!

Here's the mostly finished (aka finished for now) fireplace: