{"id":1511,"date":"2018-06-01T05:55:38","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T13:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/?p=1511"},"modified":"2018-05-30T18:56:24","modified_gmt":"2018-05-31T02:56:24","slug":"fireplace-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/index.php\/2018\/06\/01\/fireplace-finish\/","title":{"rendered":"Fireplace finish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two weeks ago, the stone guys <a href=\"\/index.php\/2018\/05\/14\/stone-fireplace-mantle-and-hearth\/\">installed the mantle and hearth<\/a> on the large fireplace in our family room.\u00a0 This week the drywall contractor finished the plaster like treatment of the fireplace.\u00a0 We wanted something that looked better than just standard drywall, so they added a texture that makes it look like plaster.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1512\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_0850-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_0850-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_0850-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here it is with the flooring installed around the hearth.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1513\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_0875-1-1280x960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_0875-1-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_0875-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_0875-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two weeks ago, the stone guys installed the mantle and hearth on the large fireplace in our family room.\u00a0 This week the drywall contractor finished the plaster like treatment of the fireplace.\u00a0 We wanted something that looked better than just standard drywall, so they added a texture that makes it look like plaster. 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