In our quest to undo the 70s we've decided to remove the faux chateau fireplace settings. These are hideously pointed stone extrusions jutting out from the walls, hiding whatever was originally there. In the dining room we had a little hint of what might have been. Poking out from within the left stone column was a façade of painted slate. All very promising.
Enter the SDS drill and plenty of chipping later and there it stood: a slate slab with a slightly messy top with a thick coating of paint. The left side was the surer one as there was already a glimpse of the surface. The right side was completely obscured though...
Some more chipping later and... no dice. There's a flat surface exactly the right size and shape for where there had been one but nothing else to show for it. Nuts. Back to the drawing board for this one.
