Living in Laundry

  Fireplace Makeover Pt. 2:  Baby Got Brick Watch on YouTube! Before My husband and I tore down stacked stone and built a new mantel, to see how we did that check out this blog post:  Fireplace Mantel Build pt. 1 Material List -  Old Mill Brick Veneer  I used 1 full box and about 15 from a second box - thinset or mortar - spacers - sanded grout (bright white) - bucket for water - sponge - grout or mortar bag How I Installed the Brick I used Old Mill brick veneer in Castle Gate: Link:  Old Mill Brick About Old Mill Brick: Old Mill Brick Single Thin Brick Flats are made from the highest quality genuine kiln fired clay brick. Single Thin Brick is designed for quick and easy do-it-yourself installation. Castle Gate is a distinctive blend of reds, grays and blacks, tumbled for an old weathered look. A perfect fuse of colors representing the homesteads on the Old English countryside. The texture and color is an excellent look for any interior or exterior project....

Fireplace Makeover Pt. 1  New Mantel Build for Under $100 Watch the whole makeover on YouTube! This is the first step in a big makeover my husband and I are doing on our downstairs area. We will be updating the fireplace from a stacked stone wall to a timeless craftsman brick design. Along with the fireplace we will be laying Luxury Vinyl Plank flooring throughout (bye bye orange tile!) and the final project will be updating our kitchen, I'll be updating this post with the links to those blog post once available! We have to do the fireplace first because the new floors will be going directly overtop the tile and if look at the before picture you will see we had a raised hearth and that had to go. Also, I knew I wouldn't want to be doing stone demo on new flooring. Demo Time After staring at this wall for over four years (and never liking it) I can not tell you how much I wanted to just start throwing hammers and sledge hammers at it! lol Unfortunately my husband wouldn't al...