thinking about fire in may...

While we will not be able to take advantage of our fireplace until it starts to get cooler, which is kind of funny since it is only May and we are already experiencing 90 degree days.  I can only imagine the kind of summer that we will have to endure...hopefully we will get some kind of reprieve from the heat, not enough to light up a fire, of course! 

But, even in Dallas, we can maybe start thinking about lighting a fire in early December or maybe even late November.  During Fall months I can usually remember past weather based on Alabama football or Christmas lights...  And I definitely can remember that we have had a fire blazing during the Alabama vs. Auburn football games which are played in late November. 

But, this year, even the heat is not going to keep me from thinking about fire in May...  Since everything seems to be progressing at light speed, we have already purchased the really cool products that we will have installed in our fireplace - and instead of picturing logs burning in our fireplace, picture glass instead...lots and lots of glass!

If you haven't seen any fireplaces where glass is used instead of logs, check out this site for more details.

Just to remind you of the wall that houses the fireplace - I have provided a rough sketch of the fireplace wall, including notes related to the mantle and hearth, fireplace surround, and audio/video equipment is below.

Like many of the other products that we have ordered for the house, the 60 pounds of glass and burner sits in our house (the one that can usually be seen from space during the holidays...) awaiting installation day.  The fireplace below is not ours, but serves as an example of what you can expect once ours has been installed.

It looks like the folks in the fireplace above chose clear glass.  We chose Caribbean Blue Metallic Glass and one of their smaller 18' burners.

Believe it or not, it takes a lot of glass poured over the burner if you want the recommended 3" to 4" of glass.  Luckily, we were able to save money by choosing 40 pounds of the clear glass to cover the burner and provide the base.  We will then pour the 20 pounds of blue on top of the clear glass which is pictured below.

When lit, the fire will kind of dance on the glass.  It is a beautiful effect and we have seen it in different places.  Most recently, we saw it at the new Omni Dallas hotel. 

I cannot wait to have folks over in the winter and show off the glass crystals in the fireplace - and hopefully celebrating an Alabama victory as we sit and watch the fire!