Something I've been researching since I bought my house is how and where to store the firewood in my living room for the upcoming wood season. I've used wood as my primary heat source for years, and I love not only how much I save on oil but also the ambiance of a nice warm fire on a cold night.
But as you can see, my living room is long and narrow with not a ton of space to store wood. I could get one of those circular, metal wood rings but it bugs me that it serves no other purpose, other than wood storage. In my online research I decided I'd be making better use of the space if I stored the wood in a console table rather than a wood ring. At least it can be used to hold decorative items on top such as plants, photos, candles, holiday decor, etc.
I found some photos online where other folks had the same idea.
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I thought I found the perfect piece here:
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Boom! Done. Whew. Cross another thing off my list. So glad.
And I never heard another word about it. Not a peep. It's been a month. I have attempted to contact the company SEVEN times via phone and email. And I have never received so much as an inkling of a response. Nothing. Nada. Nil.
So today I finally gave up and got in touch with PayPal to let them know what's happening and to cancel payment.
And now the hunt begins again. This time around I'm thinking of my sweetie's concerns and looking for a console without a bottom "shelf" but rather where the "shelf" sits right on the floor. Yes, sweetie, I'm listening to you. Yaaaasssss.
It's not the easiest thing to find. I'm shocked that more people haven't had the same idea for wood storage - it just seems to make more sense to have an item do double duty, especially in a narrow space like mine.
I found a few options so far but I'm on the fence.
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What do you think? Any favorites?
I'm no help with the wood, we have gas fireplace, but your idea sounds great. I absolutely love your fireplace, the whole room is just dreamy!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kim! It is still very much a work in progress but the process is so much fun!
DeleteI honestly have no clue / what did they do in the old days...
ReplyDeleteHi Deb! What DID they do in the old days? They probably just had a pile of wood on the dirt floor next to the hearth! I don't think my wood floors would be too happy with that...right now the little bit of wood I have in the house is still in the wood carrier, sitting on top of the antique picnic basket that I use for kindling. That surely won't suffice once the season kicks in!
ReplyDeleteI like the first one and the third one. I would be afraid of the ones that have middle shelves. The one with the drawers is actually my very favorite, but it doesn't look like it would hold as much wood - which is the purpose! Especially if you needed to load it up for a few days in a row! Love your blog - just found it - new subscriber!
ReplyDeleteHi Vickie - welcome and Happy New Year!! I did end up finding a solution that seems to be working - you can find that post here http://www.mountainmamaonline.net/2015/10/firewood-storage-solved.html
DeleteSo far, so good - and it holds enough wood for a few days! Apparently the wood stove will be going strong from here on in - winter has truly arrived! Monday is predicted to reach -1 oh boy - brrrrrr!!