Tag: library

One reason I love this house – the fireplace

Doing some housecleaning today in the kitchen and the room next to it. The room next to our kitchen is kind of a warming room, at least that is how I look at it, but we also call it the library annex since it is next to the library and will, most likely, contain a number of bookshelves and lots of books.

The room’s most distinguishing feature is the mantle and fireplace. It is gorgeous. They literally do not make them like this anymore.

The most important function of this is, of course, to provide a place to hang stockings at Christmas time for our furkids.
The mirror just needs some cleaning, but otherwise is in great shape. Not sure how old it is, but older than us for sure.
Love these details. Beautiful.
The cast iron insert and cover, which are rare enough to be notable, were clearly designed for coal. Still, we should be able to build small wood fires in it.
Close up of one of the columns.

I can’t wait until the day I am able to make a small fire in there, and enjoy the space by sitting with Kelly while having a glass of port or Madeira and maybe some of the furkids warm themselves in front of it too.

~Geoff