It has been a busy day with work, rehearsal and then moving stuff around in the dining room, foyer and living room to prepare for the painting that will start tomorrow.

The great news is that the fireplace is done!!! The guys were here and finished installing all the river rock, installed the hearth and then grouted the whole thing. As Tony the Tiger would say "It's GREAT!!!"

I also took another picture of the mantle from a higher vantage point to give you a better sense of the size of this thing. It's huge and looks fantastic. I can't wait to have the room painted to see what it looks like with the new color. Robert from Ideal Building suggested ripping out the carpet and putting in a maple hardwood flooring in this room. The whole first floor (except the formal living room) so I am not sure. Nonetheless, he is going to price it for us and we will decide before we move stuff back in. The one thing I am realizing now, is that our art deco furniture that goes in this room may not fit in this room now (!!!). What to do?

Anyway, as I mentioned the painting will start tomorrow and between the first floor painting, master bathroom touch ups and the exterior painting of the house and garage door - we hope to have that all done by Friday. Yipee!!!

That is all for now. Look for my next post with pictures of the new wall color.