the up side of having a spouse with some time on his hands

i came home from work one day last week to discover that my life-long dream of having a window seat was half-realized! what a great surprise! stay tuned for pictures of it finished!

goodbye colonial mantel and bricks! the next time you see a picture of this fireplace it will be tiled with hand-glazed 2" tiles (the kids and i will be the hand-glazers) and it will have a handmade quarter-sawn oak mantel. can't wait!