Wood stove platform ideas

Dave and I decided to gift ourselves a wood stove for Christmas. Exciting right? Well, it was exciting for me. No I have a cozy new place to knit, and we have back-up heat in case of a power outage...a must in the mountains. Best of all, it gave me an excuse to build something new and beautiful. This beautiful tile was 30% off. I built a slightly raised hearth, and also tiled the wall. Tiling the wall was not easy, as it was most definitely not flat! But a little elbow grease and some thick…

Wood and brick hearth

Wood stove installation diagram.

We’ve been cold for a while now… … Our farmhouse came with a propane furnace when we bought it. But even though the house is pretty small, the poor little furnace just couldn’t keep up–especially with the 60+ mph winds we get in the winter… We avoided the idea of a wood stove for quite […]

This wood stove uses Buechel Stone's Glacier River Rock for the back and risers, and Fond du Lac Steppers for the hearth pad area. Want to see more? Check out www.buechelstone.com/shoppingcart/products/Glacier-River-...

Wood stove hearth pad - Family buys $50 worth of tile and adds this to their living room wall - A lot more modern looking than the ones that are available for sale online - we weren't expecting this!