Fireplace

So the plan is to re-drywall the fireplace wall because the existing plaster is in bad shape (major cracks) and the wall paper will not come off easily.

so i first removed the mantle surround...which came off in one piece

and found that there was more brick behind that surround....

i also ran electrical and cable wires so that we can install a flat screen tv above the fireplace.

so the dilemma now is whether or not we re-use the existing surround  (which is a little too tall for a tv above it)  or do we build a new one?

i think we are going to build a new one...

the hearth stone has been covered in dust since day one...so i poured some water over it to remind us what it actually looks like...

black slate, green slate, black slate, green slate...