My New Fireplace

I finally have a finished fireplace in my new great room. I was complaining about it here and a couple of weekends ago we finally got going and finished the front of the fireplace.
To catch others up to date, last spring we torn down a one car garage, had a two car garage built with a great room over it that connects to our kitchen and living room. We did all the finish work ourselves to save money but somehow the fireplace was never high priority on the list of things to finish. It was a working gas fireplace but the front was not finished.We bought these slate tiles way back last July with only a general idea of what the opening and hearth size would be.
My husband did a great job tiling and we did not have to cut any tiles-they fit perfectly! It's almost as if we actually knew what we were doing but trust me, we were just sort of making it up as we went along. One of the things that we just decided on at the last minute was to buy textured wallpaper to put on the rest of the face to disguise the uneven surface underneath, rather than putting up drywall which would have put the surface too far out.
We painted it to match the walls and I think that is one of my favorite parts of the fireplace. And in the end guess how many tiles we had left over-4! These 4 lonely tiles which I decided we should make into a medallion and frame. I love it! We certainly have enjoyed sitting in this room with the fire going, watching the snow fall. It makes winter much more enjoyable. I hope your winter is enjoyable wherever you may be. Happy New Year!