We got a new wood stove this week. It's pretty nice, but wood stoves are not really a thing I think a whole lot about. Austin, on the other hand, has been salivating over this wood stove for ages. Our old wood stove in the kitchen had a small firebox which meant it was really annoying to operate and couldn't keep a fire going all night. Opening the firebox all the time decreases the air quality because it's when you open the lid primarily that particulate matter enters a room. Our old stove had a great antique charm, but it also was broken which made the particulate matter worse than it was rated to be, which is not as good as they make nowadays anyway.
So, for the sake of Austin's sanity, having a warm kitchen/main living area, and our lungs, we have a handsome new wood stove.
