We are gearing up to redo our kitchen in our 1850 1-1/2 story cape here in seacoast New Hampshire. The kitchen has an older chimney that could fit a 6" liner and is in otherwise good condition. We've been considering installing a small wood stove in the room to help keep the area warm, provide a cozy spot to hang out, provide some back up heat to the oil burner and for power outages. The kitchen is 25 feet long, but the first 13 feet is about 7.5 feet wide, while the last 12 feet is about 13 feet wide = 260 sf. The narrower part is the kitchen area and is a lean-to on the back of the main cape portion of the house. The wider part is in an extension that connects to a small office and then to the barn. This is where the kitchen table and seating are placed. The stove would be against the wall farthest from the kitchen area and backing up to the small room that connects to the barn. The entire area is over an unheated crawlspace and the ceiling is poorly insulated, although we're hoping the "cash for caulkers" program might help us with some insulation improvements this year. Generally, this is the coldest part of the house except for the room connecting to the barn. There is one doorway, located where the room widens, that leads into the main cape part of the house. The total house is about 1400 sf. 600 ft upstairs. I was looking at the small Morso's which are on sale down the road. Have also seen the Woodstock stoves on sale. Don't know what size I should be looking at. The small Morso's look like they could take some work making small pieces that will fit in them. Looking for stove recommendations. I have a 1976 Vermont Castings Defiant sitting in the barn that I removed from the living room when we moved in. It was on the same flue as the boiler and it took up half the room. I've assumed it is just too big to comfortably use and perhaps out of date for running regularly now.