Rescued from the saltillo

We're pretty proud of this find in the new house.  Underneath the saltillo tile on the hearth, the beautiful white stone continues down to the floor in a nice curve, and what looks like it was a planter box at some point that's now filled in.  Pulling the tile and the deep mud bed off the foundation of the house was hard work, but a big find like this really brings back some beauty to the place.  Who knows what they were thinking when they installed all that.  Hopefully not too many people will say that about the design decisions we're making along the way!