Brick Facelift

so we've got a decent amount of exposed brick in the house.  2 fireplaces, the entire east wall [from the entry to the top of the stairs] and one of the walls of the master bedroom [it goes up about 12ft too]

for years, the brick was covered in heavy plaster and mortar to hold it up.  the downside is that you couldnt see it.  the upside it that it was preserved in almost pristine condition the whole time.  so once we did demo, you could see the potential of what lay behind those old plaster walls.  just before they paint, the crew scrubbed off the remnants of the old stuff and brought out the true color of the brick.

it looks frikkin awesome.

all they have left to do is get a coat of polyureathane on the face to keep the brick dust from coming off and we're in business...i know, i know...i tried to not "over-do" it on the brick...but it just looks so damn GOOD.  it will go well with the painted walls [almost done!]