It is my dream to drywall in front of our existing living room fireplace wall, recess a flatscreen and install a sleek, modern fireplace. Maybe someday. But for now, I wanted to update our wood burning fireplace and make it more usable for us. We never burn a fire – too messy, smelly, and too much work. Instead, I burn candles in the fireplace. I wanted to use some left over tile we had to create a new envelope for the firebox. Now our fireplace is clean and easy!

Fireplace Before

Yuck!

Fireplace After!

Closeup