The Entry ~ a continuation

In a prior post on my new curtains, Out From Under I mentioned that I thought it would be easier to do an additional post on the new brick flooring in the entry hall and alcove.


A little background...the previous owners of the house had enclosed the front porch to create the entry and the alcove beyond. Because of this, the flooring in these two areas is cement; the rest of the house is hardwood. This created a problem, previously we reconciled the difference by putting carpeting throughout the room including the alcove, and brick in the entry. But in the current remodel I wanted to  refinish the original hardwood floors, which meant installing brick in the entry hall and the alcove area. Besides, I liked the idea of the brick going all the way across ~ I thought it would add continuity.

Now here is the messy part...and no, I didn't attempt this myself. Both the carpeting (hooray! I don't like carpeting) and the old brick was removed.

Everything was cleaned up.

...and the lovely new brick was put in!

I couldn't resist sharing a close up of my monkeys, I absolutely adore them, my brother who deals with antiques gave them to me and my father made the wall holders many, many years ago. he also made the stained glass window above the door. I did the faux painting of the flowers, I wanted the entry to look like a continuation of the garden.

Looking from inside the front door all the way through. I love it! The hardwood floors in the main part of the media/library room have now been refinished and look great against the brick, but that is a story for another day.

Thank you for visiting me. I hope that your day is full of good times and creative projects.

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