Here's the hole in the ceiling where the old wall/fireplace used to be
Can you see all that icky stuff up there???
And we thought the messy part was over...
When Dave was pulling the last boards off the ceiling, this huge pile of insulation plopped out of the ceiling...YUCK! A very unexpected mess.
Taylor has been a great helper!
Time to raise the floor...
Bye, bye carpet
We now have all one level of floor and the ceiling is patched and will be completely fixed soon.
Dave's getting so anxious, he has even started to build the fireplace.
Here's a front view, as if you were sitting on the couch in the living room (because that's what I was doing) The stone will go up to the ceiling. And the front of the fireplace will have a bench/hearth at sitting level.
And this view is more towards the front door.
We're still struggling a bit on the fireplace. We can't do it on the wall we originally wanted to because the electrical box is on the other side. So we are now building it on the wall shared by the garage. Dave does NOT want to build it into the garage and lose space there (we have a fridge and freezer on this wall that will be hard to relocate). So the fireplace will be built out of the wall in the living room. I have worried what this will look like from the front door....you'll see the side of the fireplace just sticking out. We are planning to blend it with some shelves on both sides.
We plan to get a new TV, as we haven't had one upstairs (well, except the little one in the kitchen). But we REALLY don't want it above the fireplace. So we are planning to create a cabinet on the right side of the fireplace, in the corner, where the TV will be. It will angle towards the center of the room, rather than being set in straight with the wall.
We're just not quite sure on the fireplace plan yet. In fact, at one point today, Dave asked if I wanted to just scratch the whole idea of the fireplace and do a wood-burning stove in the corner. It's an option but I don't think it's the option we'll be taking. We just have to figure out how we want this wall to look.
If you have any suggestions, we'd love to hear them!
Next steps:
New paint color - something to go with the red in the kitchen/dining room
New carpet that will cover this living room area
Start saving for new TV
Finish fixing the ceiling
Make a decision on the fireplace plan
7 comments:
Our neighbors have a pellet stove in their living room that the love! It's saved them quite a bit on their heating bills, too.
Yeah, I love fireplaces, and they look really nice, but we LOVE our wood burning stove, too. And it would save quite a bit of space!!! Either way though, it's going to look so good in there!!!
I think the bookshelves on the side would look nice...either way you go, you will like it. We don't have either, so I'm not much help! Looks like Dave's been working really hard though. Can't wait to see it all done!
Looks great so far - I love DIY projects (even though they can be a pain in the butt more often that not)! Can't wait to see the finished project :)
WOW! You guys are making great progress! Can't wait to see the finished product.
You could do a corner fireplace. Those are really cool. I am impressed at how fast your hubbie is working. I can't get mine to work on the kitchen still. He states he doesn't want to work on it with the kids at home, so therefore, he never works on it :) Great job!
Lots of work, but it will look sooo good when you are done. I think a fireplace is a better bet than a corner stove. That's just my personal opinion.
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