How long does it take to complete one simple project? My answer to that is, "It all depends how many "life" interruptions you have, and how many people are ahead of you on your helper's schedule." This post picks up where this post left off. As you may remember this flue wall used to have have a gas fireplace that had been decorative (non-functioning) for the last 37 years that I know of, and probably way longer than that. This is the piece intended for that wall after the mantel had been removed and the firebox hole was covered over. I am happy to report it is now in place. ( Not a one person job for sure, and considering I was post surgery, my brother had to handle the bulk of the job by himself.) The two windows that flank the bed are on a diagonal in the bay. I have had venetian blinds on these windows for many years. Somewhere along the line I broke the wands. Since then they have remained perpetually open. ...