Fireplace Finished in Time for Christmas

As some of you have already seen in my Facebook posts, I managed to get the fireplace project finished just in time for Christmas. Actually, I don't think it was finished until 4:30pm on Christmas Eve! Then, after cleaning the house of all the construction debris and sawdust, we carefully carried an ice-covered Christmas tree into the house and decorated it. Between wrapping presents, putting together toys for the grandchildren and decorating, I don't think we made it to bed until 1:30am on Christmas morning.

Since we started renovating the house about five years ago, we have seen various parts of the house in multiple stages of construction. So the purpose of this post is to show some photos of the progression of the living room project over the course of a few years. There is no doubt that the living room is a much more comfortable and 'warmer' room today than ever before.

Of course we still have a lot to do... ceilings, floors, another wall which is shared by the living room and kitchen which will also involve new siding, insulation, windows, electrical and probably half a dozen unforeseen problems!

Right now it is time for a much needed break and enjoying the new cozy fireplace...

This is a shot from when I first started renovating the house... front door was removed and replaced
with a double hung window... front door was moved to other end of wall closer to the camera...
picture window was removed because it was stained between the double glazing...
and eventually, the interior was renovated as well.