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Makeover Monday.

I have been wanting to blog about our home renovations for oh....about, forever now. I just kept forgetting to take "after" pictures. Life's biggest problems huh!?!

Anyways...we recently painted our fireplace, so I figured I would start there. I had been wanting to do this for a while, but you know how that goes. I was pretty wishy washy about it at first...keep the charm of the original or go for the all white look? But, then..I saw this GORGEOUS, to die for fireplace in the current Willow House catalog. I mean, I fell in love. White brick fireplace with beautiful thick white mill-work/molding around it. For some awful reason...I can't copy the picture out of the catalog to show you, sads. After this, I knew what had to be done. Paint of course! *And beg my dad to try and copy the mill-work:)

I still haven't quite figured out what I want to do about the hearth area, it is a dark brown/red tile...a little more costly of a project to tackle than just painting the fireplace. I also think I want to rip out the black "cover" but I need my wonderful dad to come over and help us do that. For now...this is what we got. I'm loving it thus far...I really think it brightens up the whole room.

Before...well, we don't always have that tape up and the room a wreck!
Taaaa....daaaaa!!!!
Up close of hearth....any suggestions welcome!



Wonderful post to come tomorrow on Mikey and I being "parents" for a weekend to my precious niece!!!

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  1. Chase IronsJanuary 31, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    Caro, it looks GREAT! It changes the entire look of that room.

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  2. the hoppe padFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    Funny you should have this posted...we are about to paint our fireplace and I was wondering what type of paint/primer to use? I have heard you have to be careful to get the correct paint as the brick can soak it in? And how may coats of paint did it take? I think it looks great!

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