Week of Purchases

Well, this has certainly been the week of expenses. First cabinets, followed by flooring, and now most recently, a fireplace. Even though we’ve received deep discounts on all of our purchases, it’s tough doling out money! We have to keep reminding ourselves that the immediate expense will eventually reap dividends in the end.

We found our fireplace this past Wednesday on Craigslist. Both Scott and I have been scouring Craigslist daily after discovering that retail prices would not really be feasible within our budget. We ended up scoring an absolutely beautiful file place that had only been used for one season. It came with a thermostat remote, brick refractory, blowers, and even a really upgraded face-front. All we’ll need to purchase is a venting kit. Here’s a pic I found on the internet:

We are planning on a doing some small tiles around the actual fireplace and then encasing it in a white wood surround and mantel.