A little Planning,                                                          a little Cutting   ……  A little Mud…                           And Viola! Note the clever built-in slot to hold the fire Poker.Originally we were going to have the stone go all the way up to the soffit but now we are going to add a trim board (mantle) at this level and plaster the rest of the wall.  We will use the left over stone on the back of the bar counter.

We accomplished a lot this weekend including installing the guest bedroom door and painting some of the exposed steel.