Fireplace Re-Tile... Part 1

When we had the floors redone this is how they "finished" off things around the fireplace. This needless to say did not sit very well with me. They intended for us to add another layer of trim where the gap was, the problem with this is then there would be 2 trim pieces showing: the new and the original beat up trim on the floor. So to resolve this newly created situation we decided we'd take on re-tiling the fireplace.

Current/Original Fireplace

Samples for new fireplace

So given our tiny fireplace, and non existence of the current tile size anywhere. We went to multiple stores, sketched out multiple options with various tile sizes until we'd settled in on a plan. We found a trim piece that will go along the top of the fireplace and use 12x12 tiles elsewhere. A friend at work pointed us to All Natural Stone in the area. They were really nice and helpful. So we've finally settled on the small tile on top in the picture on the right. Kyle will be off this week to order. I'll be very happy when we finish up home improvement for the time being.