Hi. As I sit here on this gorgeous June night thinking of what to write in this pre-post message to you, I find that I'm drawing a blank. Yet, at the same time I'm filled with many things I want to say. Perhaps what this means is, while I have nothing newsworthy to share per se, there's so much I feel like writing about... Before I get tempted by the latter, let me simply say, I hope you had a fantastic week. Mine was absolutely wonderful.
The saga of our hood is long and a bit of a tearjerker, so I've spared you the gory details and jumped right to the happy ending. The new one came and I love it!
The pendant lights still need to be installed, so one more thing before the final 'ta-da'.
The hood is by Vent-a-Hood and is part of their create your own option called "Build-a-Hood". Click here for more info.
The living room fireplace was in need of a major make-over.
before
The wood above the slate still needs to be painted. I'm very happy with how the chunky mantle turned out!
The fireplace on the lower level had a close call with extinction.
before
after
Sorry for the poor photo. Even with the flash off, the lighting is very unnatural, because I took it at night. Anyway, you get the idea - new slate surround and hearth, reclaimed beam mantle and some paneling to add architectural detail. The brass piece is not staying.
The above two fireplaces were existing and are wood burning. Our contractor suggested we add gas log lighters to both, which we did. We added one new fireplace to the Master Bedroom and per California code it's gas.
Taken during the day (above). Taken a few minutes ago - almost midnight (below).
Sweet dreams.