Not bad for a day's work. My wife was a champ and got all of the painting done, while I kept the kids (2 & 4 legged) occupied for the day. Sorry for the horrible cell pic. I've got some better pics at home on the camera:
Here's a quick rundown of what we did:
- Laid out the lines in 3m electrical tape
- Pulled mantel off wall
- Removed old tile and patched wall (new tile to come)
- Get kiddos and doggies out of wife's way
- Wife goes into painting trance and all is done when I return
- She left the tape up and easily wiped off any paint from the tape as she went
- Put TV back on wall
- Put up mounting blocks to remount the mantel
- Reinstall mantel
Still to go is picking out new tile for the surround, running some cable mgmt raceways, install speakers, enjoy.