So after pestering Kris for months, ok honestly YEARS, he finally took the wood burning stove out for me. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gosh, that thing is UGLY!!! (not to mention rusty)
Hey look, the stove is gone!
Boy did we have fun moving that 500+ pound thing out of the living room. I’m still not sure how we did it. And well, it probably wasn’t the smartest move on my part. Now looking back, I’m sure it had something to do with my back going out a few weeks later. Still, Kris was a trooper about the whole thing. We ended up putting it on a dolly and wheeling it onto the deck and out the backyard. To make it lighter, Kris pryd off the top and sides.
Now what to do about that pesky pipe sticking out of the ceiling…not to mention the huge gaping hole it will leave!
TA DA!
Oh boy, that’s a big hole!
And then…drum roll please…
Not bad, eh? The gaping hole is now a spotlight. I actually came up with that idea! Probably my only contribution to this project. I have to give Kris all the credit. He worked really hard on this. Poor guy was up in the crawl space when it was about 100 degrees in there.
So now, my dream… I’d love to BUILD a fireplace facade in the space where the tv is currently residing. This would require some research and of course lots o money. Honestly, I’m very happy how it looks now and EVENTUALLY we’ll get that fireplace.
Thanks Babers. You did great! This will keep me happy for awhile…
I love you.