[greeneyes]

That sounds great. We used to have a wood stove (not a range). After we finished the basement, we had no place to put the wood stove. I miss it though when the weather gets cold.

[ApplegateRanch]

The wood range was there when we bought, and we decided to leave it, and remodel around it--no electricity or plumbing beyond a hand pump on the kitchen sink. A gas range sits opposite it, and does most of the cooking duty, but the wood burner is used for heat to keep the electric bill reasonable.

There's also a wood stove in the utility room that keeps it & the down stairs bedroom warm, and sends heat up the stairs to the upper bedroom, as well.

The utility room is directly underneath the kitchen; and the kitchen floor is its only ceiling, it also keeps the kitchen floor toasty: happiness is a warm puppy floor!