Finally got these pictures together from our latest DIY project. We are so happy with how it turned out, the new tile brings a brightness to the room and we love the timeless, classic feel of the tile without it becoming traditional feeling (which is not our style-type generally).
We knew we wanted white or a bold solid color, but in the end felt like the white would help keep that bright, clean feeling that is really important to me especially and allow our artwork and decor to bring the bolder color statements. Eventually we'd like to make a custom cabinet to fit in the odd shaped nook next to the fireplace but for now the toy baskets do a great job giving things a place. (which I'm a bit neurotic about...)
I try to have good "before" pictures as much as I can, to give a real and realistic comparison.
The stonework we had before definitely wasn't AWFUL but it was darker, dirtier feeling and more rustic than is our preference. (and the boys loved to try and climb up it)
So when we realized we had saved enough for a smaller DIY project (it is maybe our favorite shared hobby) we knew this was what we wanted to do. We also pulled all the gross, black logs from our fireplace, cleaned it up (the boys always got soot everywhere and it turns out it's super hard to get out) and put in LED candles instead.
*You can check out past DIY projects: main floor, master bath, shared boys room, second bath and nursery accents.
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