I should be taking possession of my first home soon and im excited to start doing a few projects to make the place as I want it. Think one of the first things I want to do is with the living room. There's a fireplace that i'd like to expose the brick of the chimney (and eventually I want to put a wood stove in front of it and pipe it into the chimney). Was wondering how I go about starting this... Maybe make a small hole to get a look at what's behind it, then just start tearing down the drywall?
It's a small living room and I'd like to open it up a bit. There's some shelving on either side of the fireplace (It's hard to see from the picture, but they are about 2' deep... I dont really want them there and and I think it would open up the room a bit with them gone. Also if that drywall around the fireplace wasnt there it would make the room seem a bit larger).
Any suggestions/ideas on the process would be greatly appreciated!
It's a small living room and I'd like to open it up a bit. There's some shelving on either side of the fireplace (It's hard to see from the picture, but they are about 2' deep... I dont really want them there and and I think it would open up the room a bit with them gone. Also if that drywall around the fireplace wasnt there it would make the room seem a bit larger).
Any suggestions/ideas on the process would be greatly appreciated!