After I received all the inspiration I needed from The Tile Shop, I was more than determined to demo the heck out of our old, outdated hearth. To get things started, I used a hammer and flat head screw driver to pry up the front piece of wood trim that surrounded the hearth. I slowly, and carefully, worked my way across the piece of wood...focusing my efforts where each nail was shot into the wood. By prying things up in those areas, I had less of a risk of splitting or cracking the wood…
