Fireplace DIY

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Just wanted to share the before/after pics of our newly updated fireplace & hearth. Like everything else, it started out as an idea I had in my head… then it all unfolded from there. :) The best part about this project is that my husband and I worked on it together. I had the “vision” and painted the brick fireplace white, and he did the “cough cough” manual labor (of replacing the old tiled hearth with this super awesome black textured slate). Yes, this may look like a small job…but it’s not.

The best part about our house is that we enjoy making it a home together. As Ryan (the hubs) told me, “he is half man / half amazing”…lol.
More DIY projects to come!

(p.s. thanks Kate Hanson for the idea to spray the fireplace grate black. Looks great!)

(p.p.s. thanks to Rob Guise, the “consultant”)

Twine : Listen to your world, talk to the Internet

Twine is a wireless module tightly integrated with a cloud-based service. The module has WiFi, on-board temperature and vibration sensors, and an expansion connector for other sensors. Power is supplied by the on-board micro USB or two AAA batteries (and Twine will email you when you need to change the batteries).