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.
