IT DOESN'T LOOK THAT GREAT TODAY, strange way to place it. If you want and can, could you open up the wall to the adjacent room to the west in the picture? Then it immediately feels much better, now a narrow corridor with a truck parked in the middle.
The insert also looks really ugly, as others have mentioned here, it can be fixed of course.
Do the stone slabs have to be on the floor? Mandatory? I would lay stone over the entire floor, or wood on the entire floor; what is there today doesn't look great. Alternatively, if it's possible to mill the slabs to the same level as the wood floor.
Exciting project! I think you should plaster it yourself, it will be fun. It's a bit trendy and nice to build with stone, I don't know what the stone is called, but it looks like regular gray stone but in flatter pieces that you stack a bit irregularly.
The insert also looks really ugly, as others have mentioned here, it can be fixed of course.
Do the stone slabs have to be on the floor? Mandatory? I would lay stone over the entire floor, or wood on the entire floor; what is there today doesn't look great. Alternatively, if it's possible to mill the slabs to the same level as the wood floor.
Exciting project! I think you should plaster it yourself, it will be fun. It's a bit trendy and nice to build with stone, I don't know what the stone is called, but it looks like regular gray stone but in flatter pieces that you stack a bit irregularly.
We really want to open up the wall, behind which is the kitchen, and since there's a fantastic lake view, it would be nice to see it from the kitchen as well. The problem is that you'd have to move the drainage, stove, and fan, which is quite expensive, so for now, we're planning to open a smaller hole and keep the counter with the sink and stove. However, the kitchen is poorly planned, and there's a lot of space that's difficult to utilize.
Regarding the stove, I've been advised to first prime it with Maxit, I believe, and then smooth it with Gypsit, a plaster that's supposed to be easy to work with, and then paint it with regular ceiling paint. That way, it will at least be smooth and white. As for the opening and possibly replacing the cassette, that will have to wait a bit. Many projects going on in this house.
Regarding the stove, I've been advised to first prime it with Maxit, I believe, and then smooth it with Gypsit, a plaster that's supposed to be easy to work with, and then paint it with regular ceiling paint. That way, it will at least be smooth and white. As for the opening and possibly replacing the cassette, that will have to wait a bit. Many projects going on in this house.