Ugly Green Tile...you gotta Go!

This was my trial of what to do with this thing!  The green tiles were dating our house.

We have three fireplaces in our house.  Two have now been redone with the slate tile.  I have no plans to redo the 3rd since it is a nice white color with timeless tile.  Trying to pick a timeless decor is essential when you are planning to put this much effort into updates. 

My thoughts were maybe a white tile, chevron.  I went with a more timeless stone.  

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After

Replaced with slate tiles and a diagonal design on the bottom.

This is after I also replace the flooring with the plywood flooring I blogged about as well. Fireplace and floors holding up amazing!

Hammer time!

Ummmmm, this stuff is really sharp!  Sorry for all of you that can't handle the site of blood. This ol' nurse, doesn't phase me a bit!  So, if you hammer out your tile, wear gloves! 

Slate tile from Lowes.  Comes in sections. Used it on our last house fireplace redo also. Classic.

I ended up doing a diamond shaped pattern on the base.  It's all fun and games until you get to the multi-cut corner pieces.

 Hey, atleast I had on my safety goggles!