Congratulations! If that beautiful baby were mine, I'd wake up every two hours all night long to feed her. Enjoy your beautiful range.

Ohhh, the delivery pains must have been terrible and such a long labor!! But, you have a beautiful baby that makes all of that worth it! I'm sure you will enjoy it to the fullest!

i just realized that photo still has white tape across the middle of it ... not sure if its noticeable but here is one without the packing tape!

{{!gwi}}

OOOHHHH MYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!

Yowza!!!

I bet your face hurts!

Congratulations! You have a beautiful range. However, I am in love with the stone wall....I want one for my kitchen. Can you tell me what you used and who created it? Thank you!

Gasp! Now that is one beautiful bundle of joy. And it looks nothing like Winston Churchill.

Thanks, Claudia.

Well, here is the story. On the other side of the wall is the family room fireplace. We stayed at an inn a year or so ago, and I noticed that they did not hide or cover over any of the chimney- the back of it was actually exposed in the bathroom. I decided I wanted to expose the back of my family room fpl, and put my stove against it.

During construction, however, we found that, for some odd reason, the back of the fpl had a piece of wood in it ( i cant even really explain it). For code reasons, we had to veneer the fpl wall with new stone if we wanted the fpl back exposed behind our range. SIgh ...

Of course, i hear "veneer" and think "yuck". But veneer stone, in this case, means stone just like you would see in real stone structure, but cut 4 or 6" thick, so that you can actually apply it as a facing to something, rather than building a structure from stone.

So, we tried to match the front of the fpl. We actually didnt do such a great job ... the front of the fpl is less curvilinear pieces, and a bit darker. We plan to oil it a bit to darken it up.

But anyway, here is our source:

Here is a link that might be useful: stone veneer supplier

OMG.

Yeah the range is great and all. But you have what appears to be a pot filler embedded in a stone wall.

What do you do when your floors feel cold in the morning, have your oiled slaves lie down naked across them to make a carpet??

My spies tell me: Yes on the oiled slaves, but no on the human carpet. Mtnrdredux's feet never touch the floor. She goes everywhere, inside and out, in a palanquin.

I'm so glad you are posting pictures so I can live vicariously. I love the range and she/he looks fantastic against the stone. I would so love to bake something in that beautiful range. Lucky you.

That range is beautiful! Your stone wall is getting me thinking - can you show pics from the sides too? We are installing a gas fireplace in the LR, and want to replace the fake brick wall with stone veneer like you did on your kitchen side (will be expanding this wall from 5 to 6ft wide). On the other side of that wall in the kitchen will be 6ft. of upper & lower cabs made to look like a hutch piece. Now wondering if I should wrap the stone veneer around the sides and make the hutch piece a little shorter so I can have a little stone showing in my kitchen, and maybe it would make the stone look more real - wrapping it around the drywall on all 4 sides?

FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Marcolo, John,
I have found oiled slaves are too slippery. We had a palanquin in our last remodel but i just don't think it will go in this house.

Potfiller is a sore subject. It is actually an outdoor spigot. I wanted the function of a potfiller but not the timestamp that goes with it. I really wanted exposed copper plumbing against the stone, but everyone else was against it. And yes I know a potfiller should be extendable, but I had one in my old kitchen and found that I rarely did extend it. I usually used the burner underneath if I was filling a pot.

Maggie,
The LaCanche range was my "safety" range. I really wanted an Aga, but I was afraid Id end up like that lady who posted and wasn't able to bake a cake in it. Especially when you hear that many Aga owners also have wall ovens and cooktops!

Here is a link that might be useful: my

ooh, elba, i like that idea, the stone edges just sort of framing your built in hutch? lovely!

I only have one photo from the side, hope this helps:
{{!gwi}}

This is a beautiful range against a stunning backdrop. The potfiller spigot perfectly matches the handles and knobs of the range. I kind of love it... :o)

Wow, that's amazing!

Mazel tov, your baby is gorgeous!

FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mtn

congrats on your beautiful bouncing baby... is it a boy or girl? Did you name him/her?

I'm interested in your infrastructure -
How did you get the plumbing up the chimney? & electric outlet?
Is the hood through separate ducting & up through your roof?
how far is hood from top of range?

Hope the "christening" is not too far off :)

Beautiful range, congratulations on all the wonderful choices you have made in renovating your great house!

elba - You can get real stone in a thinner veneer down to 3/4" now. You might not have to change the hutch if your stone is available in super thin veneer. It's a great idea to continue the stone around if you can.

Wow, that is gorgeous. Your kitchen is coming along beautifully. What a wonderful job you've done with all the thoughtful details. I can only imagine how thrilled you must be. Looking forward to more. Would love to know where you got your key pull.

Hi Jejvtr,

The backdrop for the range is the backside of my family rm fpl, which is original to the 1904 house.

When we bough the house, the area that you now see behind the range was part of a 30' long wall of cabinets. We wanted to 1)make two 5' wide openings between the family rm and kitchen and 2)expose the rear stone of the fpl as a backdrop for my range.

However, as discussed above, when we tore out the cabinets and the drywall, we had a surprise. What we saw was a chimney that for some odd reason had a piece of plywood in it and was parged here and there with ugly cement. I would have just painted it, gone for the texture of stone, and called it a day. But for code reasons, we could not. We had to drywall it again, then put on a stone veneer (see above). That was when we ran the plumbing, electrical etc. Otherwise, we would have had to bring that stuff up through the floor.

Yes, the hood duct goes up thru the roof.

I dont know the answer to your last q. We wanted the hood as simple and as unobtrusive as possible (the anti-focal point). It is plaster. We need to add a small flat trim piece to the bottom.

Thanks, old house, and steff. Only the fellow GW TKO can really appreciate it, right? They are the only ones crazy enough.

Old house, the key pulls are from Anthropologie! I love their stuff! It's like shopping at flea markets around the globe without leaving home. Of course, actually leaving home and going there is more fun, but rarely as fruitful!

Here is a link that might be useful: key pulls

mtnrdredux - the wall looks great from the side, so the sides are veneer too?

steff 1, thanks. I'll talk to my architect, then start a different thread if I need to so I'm not hijacking this one. (Basically, if the wall is 6ft wide, and the kitchen hutch is 6ft, you would only see the stone on the sides, as I was going to do a beadboard backsplash on the hutch. If I only did upper & lower cabs with the stone as the backsplash, then it wouldn't look like a hutch - might look odd, or maybe that's the answer? Will have to see if it's worth losing a little storage by narrowing the hutch to see stone on the kitchen side. We have a cathedral ceiling, and I was going to have the stone end at the fireplace mantle, as I don't think we could afford the stone veneer all the way up - I think it is around $10/ft)

Funny, mtnrdredux, folks like your wall as much as your range!

Just when we thought your kitchen could not get more wonderful...

I echo those who think that such a big beautiful baby fully deserves the hand-crafted stone "cradle" you thoughtfully provided. Spectacular.

Hi Elba,

Yes, the sides are veneer. I am happy that people like my wall --- it's kind of out of style. I would have preferred stacked stone but it was dictated by what we have. I also hope that, by not choosing things that are in, maybe my stuff won't be "out" as soon. My daughters' bath even has the "b word". (brass!)

Some photos of the real stone, from the family rm side:
{{!gwi}}

Another shot, after closing (we bought a few paintings from the prior owner, none of which will go near my stove, : ) )
To the right and left are now 5' wide openings to the kitchen. To the far left the window is now a doorway to a hallway with a mudroom, pr, and craft room.{{!gwi}}

My, you have one big, super-gorgeous baby!! What an utterly gorgeous kitchen space...you must be thrilled!

What a space! Where is the sign-up for palanquin duty?

Holy moly, Batman, did you see that gorgeous room? Yes, indeed, Robin, and man, what a cooker!!!! That cooker rocks way out of space. Beautiful.

Westsider - did you see the posts at the bottom, in re the stone choices?

I just wanted you to know that NO PAINTINGS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS POST. And i promise not to!

oh and thanks!

Very cool - I don't think stone ever goes out of style!

oooh, now THAT's an elegant and beautiful range deserving of a special backsplash like an oil painting or something...lol

Here is a link that might be useful: is this idea totally crazy

Mtn (are we related?),

I have gone an entirely different direction. I've decided I really like the look of live animals against the stone. So I am having a birdcage retrofitted to attach to the backsplash. It will be a little smaller than usual but I am going to use mostly finches, so they dont need much room. And they don't cost a lot, so worst case, I can replace them. Or maybe change them with the seasons/holidays.

Like a partridge in a pear tree? For the holiday.

mtnrdredux, in the same vein, instead of finches perhaps you could add function and authenticity to your "look of live animals against the stone" by setting up a rotisserie for a turnspitz dog?

ps: perhaps related by love of living in the mountains??

Why are you thinking as small as paintings and finches. I say mount some shackles to that stone wall. Sometimes a palanquin porter will misbehave, you know.

Ye gads! I am in range envy. Not to worry about the 'B' word. My master is all 'B', too.

johnliu

Capital idea, but methinks that is another chat room altogether.

don't bother wiping it down...i'll gladly lick it with my tongue!

What a truly lovely stove. I am in the process of deciding which is the right LC for me. I noticed that you opted for one oven. Is that because you have a wall oven somewhere else in the kitchen, or because you only really need one oven? I am going back and forth between a single oven LC and a wall oven VS a 2 oven LC. I would love to hear your thoughts as well as anyone else's who care to chime in.

Thanks,
Ailsa

I have no idea how I missed this last month. All of it -- the gorgeous range, gorgeous house, and talk of licking oiled slaves...

Memorable, all of it!

Becky

Alisa, I believe Mtnrdredux's stove is one of the newer Lacanche models. It is called the "Citeaux." The large oven is flanked on one side by a warming cabinet, and on the other side by a vertical electric convection oven. I think the vertical convection ovens are kind of new. I'm dying to hear how they perform!

Hi Ailsa,

Nutherokie is right, I have the CIteaux. They only started selling them in the US last summer.

My Citeaux has two ovens. A gas oven in the center, an electric oven with broiler on the left, and a warming oven on the right that goes up to 250.

I actually chose the La Canche Citeaux for the oven space, vs other imported traditional looking ranges. Go see a Cornue - ovens are teeeeeny. I think they make a Cornue Fe thats bigger but to me it doesnt look like a La Cornue. And the Aga ... well, a lot of folks with them have not only another oven but another cooktop!

We only moved in a few days ago but I adore my stove. I had a viking 8 burner range with a gas oven in my old kitchen, supplemented by a viking electric wall oven. I stopped using the wall oven because I hated the noisy fan. I do not bake much so rarely needed two ovens. Hence the medium size gas oven, coupled with a small electric and small warming oven, is more than enough for us.

And the la cornue has such a lovely flame, it's turquoise points and blue. No idea why its different that my viking flame, but it is!