To recap what has happened I suppose we should go back to where we left off. After putting the finishing touched on our out little green house we almost immediately put it up for sale. Of course our realtor told us we were crazy for what we were asking but we had faith in our work and knew someone would see what we had created and fall in love with it. Wouldn't you know, 30 days later we were under contract and had our offer accepted for our new home. We decided to move back to my home town to a new subdivision that is mostly spec homes. The house we bought was just being finished and had most of the things we wanted but was very basic, of course Sara knew I wouldn't let it stay that way for long.
The first project I got started on was and still is the statement piece in our home. My father still lives in the house I grew up in and the thing I remember most about growing up in that house is the many holidays, cold winter days and nights spent in front of the fireplace. He built that fireplace himself when I was a baby. Brick by brick he built something so strong it would hold up to every bit of abuse you can imagine a family throwing at it and I wanted the same thing. To me a fireplace isn't just a spot in the house to have a fire, it is where everyone gathers, its where you make your guests feel at home and its where I sit after a long shift at my day job and remind myself why i work long hard hours.
So as the construction began we had to make sure everything was just right, like the perfect position so Ms. Hershey could lay in front of the warm fire.
We chose Airstone after watching some youtube videos reviewing the product. The variations in colors, ease of working with and solid feel really fit this project well. Although I did have some issues with their adhesive so I ended up using a stone construction adhesive that worked much better.
Just for reference this is a 7ft tall step ladder next to the fireplace, that is also a 70" TV hung up there. Everything about this project is super sized but that adds to the overall statement it makes.
Once the stone was all up I began to build the cabinets. It had been a long time since I had done any cabinet making and had never built anything this big but I knew we had a solid design so I kept at it until each piece was done.
