Our insanity grows - introducing the dream stove

In the last two years, we have moved to Pittsburgh from two different locations, started new jobs (two for me, one for Mike), bought the Money Pit, gutted the second floor, replaced the porch, replaced all windows, replaced the front door, remodeled the second floor bathroom, adopted a third dog and a guinea pig, planned a wedding, got married, and done some other things.

But it's never enough. So now we're going to refinish an antique stove for our kitchen. Meet...the dream stove!



We scored this A-series Chambers range from Craigslist. It likely dates between the late 1930s and mid 1940s. The people we bought it from helped us load it on Bessie, the truck. When we got home, my dad and I promptly dropped it out of the truck on Mike's leg. He's OK now, I think.

It's mostly cast iron (just like the dream tub!) and easily weighs 300-350 pounds. Chambers are absolutely killer stoves, and there is a small but passionate online community devoted to their restoration and use.

We're also lucky that one of the people who is recommended for restoration work and parts is located in Pittsburgh, right across the Ohio river from us.

Up close, it doesn't exactly look dreamy. But with some cleanup and TLC, we're convinced that it'll look fab in our future kitchen.



I think she needs a name. Suggestions, anyone?