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Challenge of the Cheminée   I have never lit a fire in a fireplace. En fait, I don't know how to; but I know I'd want to come back one day after a long and exhasting riding session, walk into my warm living room, take off my boots by the fire and just lay down there watching the flames. The good news is: I have three fireplaces in my living/dining rooms The bad news is: only 1 of them works, and it's the one in the (currently) dining area.  Ideally, I'd like the fireplace to be in the sitting area as opposed to dining - it's nice to have a fireplace in the salle à manger and the kitchen, but in the living area it's an absolute must. The first fireplace (first on the left) which is located closer to the entrance of the place has a fuel something inside of it (no clue what exactly) but I've been told it will be -very- hard to revert it back into a fully functioning fireplace.  Unfortunately, the one in the middle room is not working either, and has no hopes of renovation as the previous tenants closed the ventilation leading to the roof (whyyy?) -- my best bet for this one is to use it as a nice storage area, I love the idea of storing wood or books in there..   My challenge is convert the dining into a sitting area (very easy) but that would mean that dining would have to go elsewhere (first room on the left?) but my sentiment towards having a dining table far from the kitchen is not very pleasant. Some of you may be asking why not have the dining somewhere in the middle room? Well, mainly because that arching window you see there has a beautiful view of Wisterias hanging all over -- There, I'd like to have a small writing desk, a laptop, & a small vase to hold freshly picked flowers to scent my mind for writing. So no, a dining table cannot go near a writing desk. I have asked a friend of mine to pick up a copy of Les Cheminées on her way back from France, a magazine that specializes in everything to do with fireplaces, I'm hoping I'd find an answer to my questions and a solution to my dilemma; but in the meantime, if you think of something and would like to share, send me your comments, pictures, ideas, and everything you find inspirational on the subject to my email: my nickname at gmail Lots of love, and have a fabuleux day! Labels: Deco $3 in my moola box | link | email this post |
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