Voila!

And just like that, the living room is complete. Here are a couple of shots of our new floor and the renovated hearth complete with a new granite stone and new mirror custom built by the best-looking handy man I know - my husband. The mirror contains recycled wood (some of it from my parents' old bedroom in Hanson and the radiator covers that Chris built contain pieces of his old futon from his bachelor days). The new area rug was laid about an hour before my water broke on 10/5/08 but Chris still managed to get it all done before the holidays. It's so nice to have a sitting room again that doesn't contain a television. I never realized how often we would hang out in the living room until it wasn't available for hanging out. It seems now, the only lingering remodel is the kitchen. Of course, we've saved the biggest project for last, but I'm looking forward to watching Chris work his magic again and hope that I can lend more of a hand now that my uterus is back in order...