Living in a grain bin

People ask all of the time, what it's like to live in a grain bin.  To us, it's normal.  As you can see, we have coats hanging in the corner, junk on the tables and counters and dishes in the sink. 

Yes, that's a dog bowl on the step AND the battery to the drill!  Must keep that charged and handy!  :-)

Real plank floor

After  we removed the carpet (YUCK) we put planks down on the floor.  I spent time scraping each board until it was properly "dinged up".  The idea was to try to get it to match the foyer floor as close as I could. As you might remember the foyer floor are boards from the old corn crib.

Wood Stove to Fireplace

What do you do when you want a fireplace?  Build one!

But the first thing you need to do is hack a big whole in the wall.  Here is how I made our fireplace.  It may not be how you would have done it, but that's how I did it and it works for me!  The bricks on the floor are re-claimed from the old Opera House that was in town.  When they took it down, I went with my truck and picked up hundreds of bricks. The firebox is from Menards. (I would not recommend you buy yours from there. It was expensive and I'm not that impressed with the quality.) In the case you are wondering... the shelf on the wall is where the great big TV calls home. Since these pictures, I've washed off the mortar from the bricks.