Fireplace Facelift

So my Husband and I both always have loved stone fireplaces. When we moved into the house we went over all the projects we would want to do in the future and giving the fireplace a facelift was one of them. We were shopping at Lowes for another project when we came across a product called Airstone. Its a lightweight stone that you can easily cut and apply yourself. It was exactly what we were looking for to finish the fireplace. So at 7 on a friday night we decided to redo the fireplace. It comes in corner pieces, flat edge, and rigid edge. We only need one box and we went with the flat edges. The best part about it is that it only cost around $50. You have to get the adhesive in addition and we bought a few tools to take down the old tile, so the whole project costs us around $75. You cant beat that. So there we were around 9 on a friday night ripping apart our fireplace. We first debated on leaving the existing tile and just applying the stone to that, but we didn't think it would be a rough enough surface to stick to. So the husband had a good time with the sledge hammer knocking down all the tile. Unfortunately when we took down the tile, the wall behind it started to come off, so we ended up just ripping it all out and starting from scratch. We had a few moments where we got frustrated, but it was all worth it in the long run we are cuddling by our new stone fireplace. We def recommend the product of you are looking to do a budget friendly DIY fireplace facelift. Now a few pics of the whole process...

Before

tile gone

new wall

the finished product!

Graycee loves to lay by the fireplace