Ammon promised me a fireplace last year about this time. A year later it has come to pass. He thought that he better pay his dues since he has gone on many biking trips lately. I am so grateful for a handy hubby! We looked for the surround and found one with the lines that I wanted, but it was Oak and I really dislike Oak, so of course we painted it. He first built it up to make it higher. Our great room ceiling is 16 feet, so it needed to be higher to look better. 
Who's the hottie with the paint sprayer?
After it was painted, he installed it and I informed him that I was now going to sand off all his nice paint. He contested for a bit. I won, I always do when it comes to decorating. Anyway, he did admit that it looked better roughed up. SEE!
Next came the Faux Chimney. The fireplace is electric, so we just plug it in. It is for looks- I guess that tells you the kind of person I am. It does give some heat, but it mostly to fill some space on our HUGE wall in our great room.
After testing many different shades and techniques, I came back to black as my antiquing color. It turned out okay for my first go at this .
Here is the finished product. I will love hanging my stockings from it and decorating on it for the seasons. Thanks Ammon, you're the greatest!
After it was painted, he installed it and I informed him that I was now going to sand off all his nice paint. He contested for a bit. I won, I always do when it comes to decorating. Anyway, he did admit that it looked better roughed up. SEE!
Next came the Faux Chimney. The fireplace is electric, so we just plug it in. It is for looks- I guess that tells you the kind of person I am. It does give some heat, but it mostly to fill some space on our HUGE wall in our great room.
After testing many different shades and techniques, I came back to black as my antiquing color. It turned out okay for my first go at this .
Here is the finished product. I will love hanging my stockings from it and decorating on it for the seasons. Thanks Ammon, you're the greatest!
6 comments:
When I babysat, it looked like it was coming along well! :) It looks really nice.
I am even more jealous now! It looks awesome! If Ammon is ever bored, send him our way:)
Wow!, Ammon and you are very talented people. It!s sure nice to
have a "Handy Man" around. The
cookies look great and yummy. I'm
sure Ada had a fun time making
them. Thanks for inviting us for
Thanksgiving, it's always nice
to be with others on holidays. The
weather is really nice too. Thanks
again for all you do.
Love ya!!!!! Mom
That is awesome! We are getting one for Christmas this year too...I am tired of cold feet watching television, I like the FAUX chimney idea...hadn't thought about that....
I am not an oak fan either.... love the black. :)
It looks great Alison. I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
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