Mark and I spent the weekend adding slate tiles over the top of the brick surrounding our fireplace. Talk about crouching and bending! Me at the fireplace and Mark doing the cutting; we both had sore backs when it was all done.
Of course, its NOT all done, though. Still have to grout. But the hard part is done and I love the look. Have a peek:



I'll post another pic once the grouting is done, but it will have to wait until this weekend.