I tried to make some cabinets I already have fit into my laundry room and it just didn’t work. I did the math and by the time I bought enough additional cabinets to make it practical, I was over $5000. I used those cabinets in …
This new complete house kit on Amazon makes a 648 square foot small house. It is small, but big enough to be a home. Or add it beside your house to use for guests, office space or to earn extra money as a long term …
I found this great tablecloth on eBay. It is white with wonderful cross stitch in cobalt blue. The pattern looks kinda Scandinavian. The size seemed just right to make curtains for the guest room. You can likely see how I cut it. One end made …
I am trying to find a way to get all of Cliff’s guitars, amplifiers and the rest out of a big pile leaning against walls and at least a little more organized. There are a lot of posts and pages on the subject, but most …
I’ve been looking at photos of the fireplaces in historic houses. I was trying to decide what will look best, or at least not stupid when I try to use an antique fireplace mantel with a new efficient gas heating stove. The idea is by …
We want a gas stove that will actually provide practical heat. We want to use our antique mantel. And we don’t want our house to burn down. The stove cannot be pushed in close under our mantel. Minimum Clearances from the Stove to Combustibles This …
We have pretty much finalized on the Jøtul GF 400 DV Sebago. We just have to check all of the clearances now and make sure it will fit and won’t burn the house down. The PDF begins with “If the information in these instructions is …
We want to have a fire in an antique mantel we bought. We have concluded that the mantel will go on the outside wall and the fireplace will vent through the wall. We gave up on the idea of it looking like a fireplace, so …
I kinda had my heart set on adding a gas fire to make our antique mantel look like a real old fireplace. But it’s just not working. Anything that will fit doesn’t put out much heat. With the clearances it says we need, they won’t …
We bought an antique mantel to put into our new house. We want to make the best choice for a gas fireplace to go in it. Vented or Non-Vented At first it seems like a non-vented fireplace might be better. They say they have up …
