Fireplace: Before and After

December 29, 2008 in Designers We Love,Remodeling with 1 Comment

I very much hope that the lovely Amy of The Adventures and Mishaps of Mrs. Amy B.! does not mind my highlighting her wonderful home decor transformation here at Manolo for the Home. She and her husband are apparently truly talented DIYers. What evidence can I offer? Just look at their fireplace before:

Fireplace with mantel

Pretty blah, right? Now admire their beautiful fireplace after some hard work:

New fireplace

Do note that they don’t actually use their fireplace, nor do they have any plans to ever begin using it, so hanging what looks like a rather fine flat screen television over it will not be a problem. I would not recommend this particular set-up to anyone who enjoys sitting in front of a crackling fire in the wintertime. If, on the other hand, you could give a fig about fire, do feel free to think up your own variation on Amy’s chic fireplace!

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One Response to “Fireplace: Before and After”

  1. Roup August 9, 2010 at 1:59 pm #

    Eh, it feels a little generic and boring to me. There’s nothing wrong with it, exactly, but there’s nothing right with it, either, if that makes sense.