![]() I picture a large basket, crate, galvanized tub or something like that with wood logs inside, tucked just to the side of the wood stove. This is where we boil our kettle for tea before we settle in our wing chairs on a chilly night. It looks like it’s intentional and tells a little still-life story. In the inspiration picture, they had an old kettle on the stove and I love that! I think a little enamel or copper kettle would be fitting on Sarah’s stove. If that’s the case, let’s make it look really charming. ![]() Sarah said she initially wanted to get rid of it, but they’ve decided it’s not going anywhere. I think what it needs is permission to be a wood stove. It has a nice shape and looks to be in a nice location. The good news is, I don’t think Sarah’s stove is an eyesore. I live in PA where old farmhouses with big, ugly stoves are pretty common, so I’ve seen some doozies. While there is a charm to them, those big, black pipes and the big black metal stove sticking out in the room can be an eyesore. There was even a grate to allow the heat to go to the second floor. We actually used to “farm sit” for some dear friends and their wood stove was the only source of heat in the house. I think wood stoves can be very charming and functional, since they’re a great source of heat. L et me address the wood stove first and we’ll go from there… I picture it like this floor under the stove… It’ll blend better with the stove and the floors and won’t show dirt, ash, etc. My dream for that floor, if it were mine, would be to replace the tile altogether with something dark, like slate, or even brick. Sarah pointed this out to me and, she’s right, what in the world is up with that shape?! If it’s at all possible, I would change that, but that might be easier said than done. The other thing that’s a challenge is the shape of the floor tile. Traffic paths like that can be very limiting to a space. You have to leave a traffic path smack in the middle of the room for people to get to the kitchen and up the stairs, which I’m sure happens often.Īnd it looks like you have to step over a sizable napping dog, too! So, I think right off the bat that the challenge in this room isn’t so much the wood stove, although that might be bugging Sarah, but it’s the fact that this room is a glorified hallway. ![]() You can see that she has a great sense of style! The chairs are opposite the stove and a staircase is to the left of it and the kitchen is to the right. The reader, Sarah, was asking for advice on decorating around a wood stove in a room they call “the fireside room.”Īnd this is the picture I saw in CL that inspired me… Of course, I can look at a picture and throw out some ideas, but what if it’s not functional for their family or it doesn’t work at all with their style? Is that really valuable to them, then? And, if it’s not valuable to them, is it even worth doing?īut then, I was looking through the latest issue of Country Living magazine as I was hanging with the boys at the pool and I had some inspiration for one reader who had asked for some help with her space, so I decided I would write a post about it.Īnd maybe this will become a thing that I do for those who aren’t local to me. I feel like I need to stand in the space, see the homeowner’s style and what they have to work with in order to really be able to help them. I once tried to do a virtual consultation and ended up throwing in the towel before I really got going. Sadly, I’ve had to tell them that’s not really my forte. Once I wrote about working on Megan’s office, I started getting e-mails from readers who weren’t local, but really wanted some help with their spaces.
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