Lounge room

 

 

The lounge room is dominated by the open fireplace, which apart from not giving off any real heat, is pretty ugly. So we decided to change it.

The old fire
The old fire
Slowly at first
Slowly at first
Not much left
Not much left
New frame work for the new fire
New frame work for the new fire
Fire in, and cement sheet going on the front
Fire in, and cement sheet going on the front
Plastered and painted. A firewood box will go in the hole
Plastered and painted. A firewood box will go in the hole
Random Clive and Sausage shot
Random Clive and Sausage shot
Seems to work ok
Seems to work ok

We got the wood box back from the fabricators and it didn't fit. If there's one thing I hate, it's incompetence. If only I'd measured it right. So instead of having a nice slim arty woodbox, we've got a fat one instead. Oh well.

 

We also got a solid bluestone hearth made. It came in two pieces, and has been hollowed out a bit to reduce weight, and then honed. And then shipped from China! All for $390. We just need to seal it and install it properly. At the moment it's just sitting there.



The lounge has been more or less finished for a while. We had to clear everything out, and get the carpet laid

Clive approves. Sausage's not so sure
Clive approves. Sausage's not so sure