Removing an Old Gas Fireplace

Happy Monday all! Hope you had a nice long weekend. Did you have a long weekend? I sure did. Let’s just say I had two cups of coffee this morning and I don’t even drink coffee.

The other weekend I made some small but significant progress in my office that I wanted to share.  You haven’t read much about my office yet.  Like most rooms, it’s no where near blog-worthy, it’s a work in progress.  It’s the bedroom in the front of our house on the 2nd floor which has beautiful bay windows and a fireplace.

There’s not much style in there yet, only a random collection of furniture I hope to make into a beautiful retreat for myself someday.  A glamorous retreat, with lovely colors, and feminine details with a warm feeling.

But until we get there, the office needs a serious makeover.  Earlier this year I painted it.

In the room is a fireplace which used to look like this.

With an old ugly gas insert. I couldn’t even guess when was the last time that baby lit anybody’s fire.  All we knew was that it had to go.

For the longest time we didn’t know how we were going to get it out of there. I even called to gas company to ask. Nope they don’t do it, but recommended I ask my heating service provider. Wala! The heating company does take it out and haul it away. I scheduled an appointment.

A few cut and capped gas lines later and we had this.

 Love it! Now I have my fireplace back. Now if I can just think of what to put in there and how to decorate this office of mine. Ideas welcome.