Yesterday I was away looking at wood beams for over our stove in the snug, I have picked a pine one out so once the chimney and fire surround is completed we will be installing the beam. I hope it looks as good as the beams below :)

Here is the type of chimney I want in my snug. I am getting either of the two stoves I have images of above, both stoves are Irish Waterford Stanley wood burning stoves which will heat the room, more than 9 radiators and water. Both stoves are nearly €2,000. It's expensive! But worth it in the end I hope as it will keep the house nice and cosy. Now I have to look out for a timber rustic beam for over the stove.

Well my new home is coming along well, all the upstairs walls are in place and they need to be slabbed and plastered. We are currently looking at windows, which is proving more difficult than I thought. Anyway I was very excited when I heard this good news. I am having a wood burning stove which will heat the snug, up to 12 radiators and also the water. I want a stanley stove which is an Irish brand. In order to fulfill our brief the Waterford Stanley Erin Stove was the one we would have to go with. I wasn't that keen on the look of it though. Here is an image of it below, it is based on more traditional style.

But low and behold they just launched this new stove- Stanley Reginald Solid Fuel Stove which I really like, I love the more streamlined look and it will look much nicer in my new home. What do you think?? I have not yet priced it though so fingers crossed it won't be too expensive!!  

{Images from Waterford Stanley}