Recently, I had the fun of working with my favorite Zumba teacher and her family.  They ultimately want to redesign nearly all of the "public" areas of the entry level of their home.  Their Kitchen has already been remodeled; it's gorgeous.  We started with the fireplace surround. 

Here's the BEFORE:  Photo taken from upstairs.…

As you most likely know, I am currently living with my 93 year old mother.  When the subject of my taking my turn being present for Mom came up, frankly, I was allergic to the idea.  Whenever I would visit for a week, I'd need another week to recover from the visit.  So the thought of being here 24/7 for many sevens in a row freaked me out.

One reason the visit was so stressful is I am liberal minded, mom is ... uh…