Archive for January, 2009

fireplace shelf

I have been thinking about an inexpensive way to spruce up my fireplace, since it was pretty plain and boring. I always liked the recessed boxes above the fireplace especially after I painted them white with light gray sides, but the fireplace itself has always been lacking something. Instead of a mantle, since our fireplace is off the ground, we got a chunky floating shelf that I wanted to put above the fireplace to see if it would bring extra interest to the area. We like it! Here are a few “before” photos of the fireplace too, enjoy!

In the listing photo, the previous owner had hidden the fireplace completely behind a large TV, not sure why you would want to do that.

Uncovered.

While we were painting.

While we were decorating and finishing up.

cat litter archaeologist

I always wanted to be an archaeologist, and it’s easy to have adventures everyday, when pretending!