Hey folks! Am busy setting up my apartment so unable to respond to you or come around to your blogs. While I am at it, care to tell me
What do I do with a fireplace in a place like Houston where the temperatures always make you feel you are in an oven?
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i looooooove fireplaces . my old home used to have it..my new one doesn't :(( . Is there a way u can send me the fireplace?
Very simple...
at night place lot of different size candles and light ...makes the place look nice and calm...
and if it is a real fireplace with a chimney...you could actually put a exhaust fan at the base....it will suck the interior air out and keeping the window open will get in fresh air...(it is called stack effect)
LOL convert the mantle to a nice decoration place :)
mini kitchen stove;
so that guests' hunger dies simply by observing you cook sev spaghetti, which sevs you enough time to write a thesis on their 'supposedly odd behaviour'.
@ Pavi,
Fireplace in the midwest or East coast is understandeable. TEXAS??????????????????
@ Ceedy,
Aah the architect speaks!! I don't think its a "real" one.
You want me to place the candles where? On the mantle, outside the fireplace, or inside?
@ Vandita,
Done already! :)
@ Metrosexual,
Haha!!! Who knows..they might love it so much that they might come back again and again!
If it is not real..then the fan thingy wont work...
and here is a link for the candles idea...
you can use colors and style as you want...
remember to have a glass of wine next to it with some close friends :)
http://www.colonialcandle.com/assets/department/large/CTM_Comfort_Fireplace2.jpg
stuff a fridge inside there. or have u heard of a fireplace bar?...
neither do i, but thats a good start.
Considering Santa wont be dropping by in this life time, just plant something in it.
@ Ghost,
What is the malay comment? Is it for publishing or showing it to my mom for translation?
If I publish it, no point. No one understands it.
But if I do not, what do I do with it?
How about Air conditioner in Fireplace? :)
there is a Malay comment?
@ Ghost,
Untuk memileh something something.
oh damn! it came here! sorry...the cat tools for my translation auto capture memory. so when my first comment here was slow to go through, i just hit ctrl v. sorry, dont pub it.
Okay I will try to make it SWEET! :P
I would go with Vandita's option. That's the most creative one. Best part is, you can keep changing it every week.
Btw, hope the storm wasn't that bad. Are you close to downtown or the bay?
Ah.. I love fireplaces! The place where I live - Kerala - is as hot and humid as the Amazon Rainforest..
Coming to your qn., you can use it as a rocket-launching pad, easy access for ignition, and straight port for exit!
Sorry.. was completely lost for ideas :D
put your TV in there!!
place your dining table right in front of the fireplace and enjoy shows while eating!! :P :D
seriously! u can get the extra space all covered up neat! get in touch with an interior decorator!!
peace!
waitdaminute! but u got the other not for publishing msg right?
send it here, am shivering with cold! :(
Good luck with setting up the apt.
As for the fire-place, you know you can buy a candle stand that covers the fire-place and holds over a dozen candles. It looks gorgeous. I think you can get at Pier 1. I'll look it up and send you the link. You can always arrange multiple candles of various heights in front of it. Thats what I did in my old apartment. Also, if you have a mantle, that is the best spot for pictures!
Have fun!
http://www.fireplacemall.com/Fireplace_Candelabra/fireplace_candelabra.html
ha ha ha ...did you reply to me in some comment that you like hot...may be houston seems too hot da :):))......
but then are there no winters in houston?
you can put some lighting there and will glow and give your room some light (dim lit room)...
or just cover that place with some curtain...
hehe..I don't know whether you're a 'typical'thrifty Gujjuben,but,if so,I'd suggest you use it to store all the lovely milk bottles,jars,plastic ni thelis,et al.:)
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If not,then,what about a nice aquarium in the fireplace?At least,I'd do that-to utilize the unused space.:)
nys place for the barbecue...
unless u r a veggie...:D
Invite people over and let them go "Wow! you got a fireplace!!! Do you use it?!"
- "No"
I have been doing it for over two years now.
You should be thankful it doesn't snow in Houston. And the weather isn't any hotter than it was in India!
arre do it up nicely... it'll look real lovely!
i love fireplaces. i think they add a lovely look n feel to the apartment.
@ Tuhin,
I love the snow!! I have lived in the midwest for 8 years now. This is unbearable for me!!
BTW, will people actually ask that question? DUH!!
@ Humble,
UGGH!! BBQ inside my home? AC lagakar?????
@ Amit,
GOOD IDEA..the first one!! YAY! Now I don't have to buy that bag dispenser from IKEA for 5 bucks! THANK YOU! :p
@ Phantom,
Winters in Houston are like winters in Bombay! I am sure no one uses a fireplace in Bombay, do they?
I like HOT food, not HOT weather!?
YIKES! Its unbearable here.
@ CG,
Good idea! Do you want to send me an "apartment warming" gift? :p
@ Lukky,
Why cold? Sick?
@ Ghost,
Yes I did! Hehe! You are so funny!
@ Swati,
Interior decorator?????
I am thinking of eating 10 cents Ramen noodles for lunch and dinner to save on money!!
BTW, that dining table idea is so whacky! :D
@ Rayshma,
Come over and help me! I cannot decorate things I have never seen before other than in movies.
@ Sriram,
HAHAHAH! Rocket launching pad? Provide me with the rocket!!
BTW, Kerala is beautiful. Houston is NOT!
@ Kanan,
Close to downtown. You familiar with Houston? Storm was not bad at all. It rained a bit but I was indoors doing NOTHING then. :)
Mantle decoration almost done. :)
@ Aneesh,
Haha! Antithesis eh? Already have an AC in the apartment. Maybe will put a box fan in there!
@ Ghost,
Plant what? Durian tree?
@ Ceedy,
That page is not opening up on the website. :(
See if this one works..
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/chicago/3-3-08fireplace2.jpg
CG kinda suggested the same thing...but if you dont want to buy anything for a temp place right now...cheapest will be to buy 3 packs long burining candles from Ikea...and place them like the pic above...
funny? i thought like if i die today from an asteroid impact...ud be the first ever girl i say that. ever. honest true from da heart. untainted. all this while i was afraid to say this, and i was miserable, but not anymore. im happy now.
plant mushrooms. u can eat it. it likes the dark as well, so its a win win situation. of course, if your creative enough, and it is large enough, i can some chicken rearing, fish pond....
or u can jst turn it into a mystery hole.
@ Ceedy,
Damn! This aparment is fancy!
@ CG,
Now your link is not opening!!
@ Ghost,
WOW! Rear chickens, grow mushrooms, and then light a candle, cook them and eat them, right?
BTW, that asteroid comment..publish or not?
then why came to houston....jaane dhena re...waise bhi maine USA map bi teek se nahi dekha....houston ho ya kuch bhi...usa tho usa hai...yeah if you compare houston to bombay then its ok...no need for fireplace...but then is there a fireplace in any home in bombay...kya baath karthi hai re!!!
ya tho aisa ghar lo jisme fire place hi na ho...and ghost wants to hatch chicken there...kya fry pan hai ya hatchery ka business karna hai...bird flu ho jaayega unheiginic conditions me...chicken guniea ho saktha hai...(just joking da :))
do what i said...
use that place as a decoration...
ha ha ha ha ha... :)
http://www.candlesbyconnie.com/fireplace_candle_holders.html
I hope this one works.
Also, check out your local Garden Ridge store. You will most likely find something similar there.
@ Phantom,
FYI, Ghost does not know hindi so kindly translate the comment for him.
Also, I do not choose my places of work and study based on the WEATHER. Do you do that? Then I guess you would not be in Ahmedabad.
And I do not know if Mumbai has fireplaces or not. Never lived there.
@ Phantom,
What does USA toh USA hai mean? Do you think the entire USA is the same?
what the! the one who uses part of my name...
i can sense some disease and spreading and bad farming techniques in your comment.
But i am very sure, with enough resources, a small chicken coop can be started there. and also the mushroom farm.
and a terrarium would look splendid.
or one of those zen waterfalls.
or Sol, you could write the names of all the bloggers u hate and burn them daily.
if i drop by, we can do a bbq inside there...
or u can get one of those animation fireplace screen thingy.
if you can clean it and stuff the ventilation hole, u can turn it into a boohshelf.
oookay...thats a book-shelf. typo. my bad.
i got to look at this~
http://www.shakinstyle.com/images/2007/11/13/kephrenpyramidfireplace_2.jpg
oh an someone really did star a vivarium inside a fireplace...http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/enclosures/2825-fireplace-terrarium-re-decorated.html
Get urself a pet kitten and make it her pad :)
Its not meant for winter or any season. Its just for Santa U know...
buy an AC..bring down the temps to 10-15 F and then use the fireplace..
A Vodka bar is good enough....
Come on..you have the exhaust already....just ready a small low polished mahagony table, get a rack, some glasses....a compartment for bottles...and BOOZE!!
and oh..there'll still be some space for a CD changer.. :P
whoa! ancientmariners idea is cool.
Me got a few ideas -
1) Light it on a rainy day when you n your guy are all dripping wet...and well you get the rest of the idea if you watch Aradhna :P
2) Candlelight dinner
3) Make biryani in your fireplace...it tastes yummmmmm
4) Use it for your cooking...save gas. Be environment - friendly
5) Dare the most obnoxious guy to climb it during a party & then board it up from below :P
6) Keep milk & cookie next to it on Christmas Eve for Santa
leave it as it is..
when winter comes what will you do..
lol
MIP
u kno wat... jst move to a new place sans the fire place.
its jus nice to have one...i remember when i was young we had a fireplace in every room...i feel so cozy n romantic jus seeing one :)
Sol, only a little bit. Have visited the place numerous times before and have driven around quite a lot so. Is this your first time there?
cover the top so you don't have rain/snow dripping down....
Then with the use of some lights.. it'll be the most attractive area in your drawing room..
LOl @ write names of bloggers you hate on paper n burn hem there everyday !!!!!
Who has all that time bhai to think of creepy bloggers....lol ?!!
I'll go with Ceedy's idea, candles n stuff give a nice endearing feel..
I wrote a whole thing about how you could put candles there. Then realised just about everyone's already told you that. So, ditto.
@cind, sol
im thinking satan worship will b so cool. like that movie...that....i forgot the title...but that movie. then everyone gets killed. yeh.
Switch on room aircon to very very low temperature and then light the fire & of course enjoy the luxury
TC
CU
arey ... use the fireplace for precisely the function it is meant to do ... just install a couple of high capacity air-conditioners in your living room ... & whenever you feel like lightning a fire in the fireplace ... start your a/cs full throttle ... and in a few mins you will be relocated from Houston to Minneapolis :)
Make it a barabecue...and and araam se khana banao waha :P
hot ke upar hot..kya baat hai..iska koi upaye nahi hai bhai:)
If its cold put burning coals and logs in fireplace.
If not, put a heap of big ice cubes.
From practical pt of view, cooler is enough.
never had or have so it will be all filmy from me!! :P
use it for ur pets i wud have said, but then i realise u dont have one... u rnt a cat person!! :P
use it as a bar i wud hv said, but then as far as i know, u dont drink much!! :P
but i think.. make it a nice place which u can decorate, with candles, photos, wine bottles, frills, watever.. decorate it!!
i know i m poor with it!! :P
waise ya.. one more.. use it as a book shelf!! :D
@ Ankur,
Sahi pehchana! Ek nerd hi use kar sakti hai fireplace ko bookshelf ki tarah!
@ Stupid,
Why so matter of fact today?
Houston and cold...just do not go together.
Icecubes in the fireplace for a flood in my apartment? Have had enough floods...no more!
hehe.. nerd nahi geek.. bola tha na maine!! ;)
lolzzz
@ Rakesh,
Basically people are going to burn with envy that I have a fireplace, and I am going to burn regardless.
@ Daydreamer,
Haan..it will seem like olden times. Chulha jalate hai types..
@ Hiren,
And power bills?????????? Well, I guess it will still be cheaper than a flight from Houston to MN. Right?
@ Compassion,
Switch on AC to low temperature, and turn the fireplace on? Might as well stand in the balcony for a minute of heat and save on the power bills!
@ Ghost,
Have you not taken your medication today? You are hallucinating again.
@ D,
Haha! I am now actually going to go buy some!
@ Cindy,
Apparently, Ghost does that!
Candles is a good idea.
@ Arjun,
It does not have a chimney so no problems with rain and all.
BTW, the most attractive place (for me) in my living room is where the TV is. :D
@ Kanan,
No.. my third time here but first time living here. When's your next visit?
@ Mayz,
Cozy and romantic? Sahi hai! Will give it a shot.
@ Ghost,
Brilliant suggestion....NOT! You must be nuts!!!!! Why don't you come pack and move everything for me?
@ Man in Painting,
Winters in Houston are like summers in Dayton!
@ Vrij,
Don't you know????????? I am allergic to cats!
hehe..okie..watch shows that showcase home decor..on the very same tv that u r gona throw in! :P
peace!
arey sahi...
i'd convert it to a bowling track.. apna 10 pin wala... :D
Abe Soli... what will ur friends say now when they r in trouble?
Huston we have a problem...
Huston we have a problem?
LOL
@ SMM,
Lots of problems with your ideas!
1) Light it on a rainy day when you n your guy are all dripping wet...and well you get the rest of the idea if you watch Aradhna :P
Which guy?
2) Candlelight dinner
With who?
3) Make biryani in your fireplace...it tastes yummmmmm
Don't like rice. :(
4) Use it for your cooking...save gas. Be environment - friendly
I will probably only use the microwave to make noodles, anyway.
5) Dare the most obnoxious guy to climb it during a party & then board it up from below :P
Hhehe! You cannot climb it. Its not real.
6) Keep milk & cookie next to it on Christmas Eve for Santa
Hehe! Santa will never come to my place. I have too many unrealistic wishes.
Ab kya hoga?
@ Ghost,
Waterfall is out! I don't want my room to flood. What is a Zen waterfall?
Bookshelf is a good idea.
Maybe even do a "friends" like thing where I can burn all the memories of my exes in there! yayyyyyy! Great idea!
@ Apoo,
What do you ask from Santa? Unlimited daal dhokli?
@ Ancient,
A lot many people suggested that!! Are you all serious???????
@ Nitin,
You wanna come join me for the party? No fun doing all this alone!
@ Swati,
Good idea! Till then let the fireplace be!
@ Iceman,
Hahahahahhahaha! Aye aye!
Bowling! What a unique idea! Will put some coke cans there today and roll a tennis ball and see what happens!
sooo...when can I move in?
@ Ghost,
Into the fireplace? Anytime...as long as you pay rent. Will give you a discount since its a small place.
hey u never know, I might fit. i'm very low maintenance....but I never sleep.
ha ha ha...a li'l correction...at least i am not particles of ghost...ha ha ha...
well well...ghost particle i was talking about the chicken gunea and bird flu when infected chicken is used....
hey solitaire, your reply comment to me is a question as well as answer...ha ha ha ...i dont know about USA and you dont know about Mumbai... cheers...
hey Soul, you can put some fireflies in the fireplace, which will glow and make the place bright...also no electric bill or wood cost...wot say?
even you can use it for meditation and going to trance...or put some crystal ball to gaze at the bloggers...ha ha ha...woodoo...
@sol: okay..now tht u have found a way to use the place as a decorative mantle..im sure ur not gonna look arnd for ways to send it to me :|
You are settling in houston?? great!! I live here too.. You might need that fireplace in december..it may get little colder during that time of the year..but if you have lived in east coast earlier then forget it..this is nothing compared to what you must have gone thru..
-'P'
intelligent people think alike :D. You should give some serious thought to that idea then.
Dedicate that place for your dream guy (For his photo) of the day...
hi .. nice place for bbq i guess.. hey u can speak malay???? :) thatz cool!
Just for information - w/ref to dropping the temperature of A/C to low 10-15Deg C
A regular home A/C can cool upto 17 C (64F) Any cooler than that causes the evaporator to ice over, clogging the air flow to the room, which in turn increases the temp. to rise even though the A/C is running...
@Sol, no idea about next visit. I will let you know as soon as it comes up. :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikungunya
its not chicken guinea...its chikungunya and it has nothing to do with Chickens. Its carried by mosquitoes...oh never mind. Its seems to be a predominant spelling mistake in India.
there is a long history behind particles of ghost.
hehehe sol... now they know u can talk Malay.
Make That A Temporary Dog House...!!
Eh.. HoTDoG..
LoL..
TkCare Sweety..!!
Happy Independence Day...
:)
mere ghar k bagal mein ek bhains ka tabela hai...main waha se gobar k uple fedex kar doonga...wohi jalana and roti pakana :P
i do not love fire and not fireplaces; its not cold here anymore..
dinner by the fireplace wud rock buddy try it out :)..decorate with candles all around...
urs..hemu..
@ thinker,
Where is here?
@ daydreamer,
Will it stink? The FedEx guy might pass out on the way!
@ cm,
Photo of the day or guy of the day? Guy has been the same for 20 years now. Its aamir Khan.
nahi na badboo nhi maarti :P
india mein toh har village mein use hota hai :P
:) is it large enough for a secret 'make-out hide-out?'??
;)
good place to build a fifferent kinda fire;) kitschy and kinky :)
@ Jane,
Haha! I do not think Aamir Khan is visiting Houston soon, though.
@ Daydreamer,
Aisi baat? Bhej de!
@ Hemu,
OKIE!! Thanks dude.
@ Am in trance,
HAHAH! Great use of words!
@ Ceedy,
YIKES!
Thanks for the information. No more yanking up the AC and lighting the fire idea guys!
@ Anits,
Hehehe....thats a secret.
You speak malay?
@ Anonymous,
YEAHHHHH! But what's the point of knowing that? You are anonymous! :(
@ Phantom,
Again, the name is SOLITAIRE please.
fireflies idea sounds good but who will catch them?
I was born ready for a party..!! especially something that implements my ideas..
so when is it? :P
so what if i call you "Soul"...even otherwise Solitaire is just your blog name...ha ha ha...i dont know your name...dont bother much...
Someone might have suggested this already -
Get that electronic stuff that looks like a fire - so basically with a switch of a button, you feel a fire is on but no heating happens.
Make tandoori naans...if u like murgi shurgi...learn making tandoori kababs....
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