I got my stove to supplement my gas heat and add some ambiance, but since I have my stove what I've noticed is that my family has grown closer together. It would always be my teenage daughter was up in her room (door closed), my wife was in the kitchen, my son, when home, was up in his room (door closed) or the basement and I would be in the family room or mulling about independently.
What I have noticed now is that everyone is coming into the living room where the stove sits. Putting a TV in the room I'm sure helped a great deal too. But it's nice now to be able to talk with the kids without rush and spend some quality time in the warmth of a wood burning stove. I actually feel like the Waltons at times ....lol. We're not a close family in the sense of open emotions, except maybe for the wife, but we are no doubt a strong family unit. The stove I feel just brings us a little closer, especially as kids get older and think of their parents as uncool, or quibble when the parent has gotta draw the line in the sand.
It's amazing the unintended perks a stove gives and keeps giving. I could name more, but I'd like to hear some of your added perks.
What I have noticed now is that everyone is coming into the living room where the stove sits. Putting a TV in the room I'm sure helped a great deal too. But it's nice now to be able to talk with the kids without rush and spend some quality time in the warmth of a wood burning stove. I actually feel like the Waltons at times ....lol. We're not a close family in the sense of open emotions, except maybe for the wife, but we are no doubt a strong family unit. The stove I feel just brings us a little closer, especially as kids get older and think of their parents as uncool, or quibble when the parent has gotta draw the line in the sand.
It's amazing the unintended perks a stove gives and keeps giving. I could name more, but I'd like to hear some of your added perks.