The Wall

Well, construction is complete on our wall! It turned out fantastic! We kind of knew what we wanted, but weren't really sure how it would turn out. Luckily, we used an excellent contractor that exceeded our expectations (I met his lovely wife at our playgroup). If you ever need anything done to your house - call Matt! Here is his link: http://www.montgomerycustomhomes.com/

To appreciate the greatness of our wall - you have to see the not so greatness of what it used to be. Here's the before (a whole lot of brick):

And...the AFTER!
The wall was instantly updated by covering all the brick with the stone/sheet rock and removing the gold doors.
And we now have a media center (which I need to do some work decorating and hiding the cords). The only thing that is missing is the glass in the doors. That is coming soon.
It feels good to have that complete. And it is funny because we were so thrilled that when we bought the house - we didn't need to do a thing to it. However, Kevin and I had lunch in our empty house the day we closed and got to brain storming - where to put the tv/arrange the couches, etc. I am a huge fan of an open feel and unless we put the tv on that wall, it was really going to section off the room. One thing led to another - and here we are with an awesome new wall. Tonight the McCoy's come over and we watch one of our fave shows on it - can't wait!