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Are you kidding me? This is awesome! GREAT job, Lee!

Absolutely fabulous changeover. The color on the walls is perfect NYC~ and the flooring is excellent to go along with that~ in fact, you've now given me an idea to do the same thing, though I no longer live in NYC. I'm out in Ohio and with thedreary winters here for 7 months out of the year just about), our floors could really use some sprucing up!!

Depending on the style of your house, I'd go with a gorgeous mantle. Look on Craigslist for amazing deals.

There's nothing so beautiful as an antique solid wood mantle with carvings in it. Or even if it's plain, but just old and solid.

You can also have that brick sanded, or treated and restored. I think it's called repointing, where someone can come in and it takes care of the crumbling.

I'd leave the brick, but restore it properly, and then get an old gorgeous mantle, and then your once eyesore (in your eyes) of a fireplace becomes the great centerpiece of the room, and perhaps the house!

You get what you pay for, and I can totally relate to the love affair with the Miele brand.

We splurged several years ago on a Miele canister type vac and it's worth every penny.

Good old German engineering~ it's definitely like the BMW of vacs. This thing is lightweight, rolls around super easily on its revolving wheels that turn whichever way you do~ but the best thing is the suction power it has, I actually prefer it to our Sears upright which weighs a ton. Oh, and it's so quiet, it's not even as loud as a hair dryer. (Not kidding).

Their uprights must be great, but with having wood floors in our new home, the little red canister will do just fine. If you've got the money~ go for it.

OK~ that was my free advertising for the day!

@ Proboscidea~ Hahahaha!
Thanks for the laugh, I needed that today.

Sweet and adorable! You are very fortunate to own such a lovely home~ and I saved the shot of your front entry for future ideas for our own new (old) house.