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An original fireplace can be one of the best features of a house, but this one was very boring and outdated. I added a modern take on it by painting the surround a modern charcoal and added a little bit of wall paper detail. I stripped the paint off the top to reveal the solid jarrah underneath that matched in nicely with the existing floor boards. I then used the audit feather finish concrete over the top of the tiles. I didn't want a real wood burning fireplace so I got an electric fireplace insert and filled the gaps with some wooden logs.
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