Indoor Fireplace Upgrade

OK, here's a project from a couple of years ago.  We had a fireplace in our basement that was very plain and ugly.  I had a friend offer me some free stone from his property, and I already had my concrete column forms created, so I dug in. Here's the progression of the project...

My daughter loved helping me place the concrete for the new hearth, columns and mantel.

Here's the hearth and columns in place.

Next the mantel was cast and then all of the concrete was stained.  Then it was time to start placing stone!

All of the stone placed.  Now it is time for some ironwork.

Here's the design I came up with for the doors.  I think they turned out really well.

And now the finished product...

Wrought Iron Gate

Here's a few pics of the gate I built for my parents house.  These pictures are of the test fit of the gate (no paint, just bare metal).  It has since been painted black.  The gate gives access to the air conditioning units on the side of the house.

Here's some pics of the gate being built in my driveway...



New Fountain for the entryway

Found a great deal on a fountain earlier this year and installed it near the entry to the house.  I think it turned out really well...