Talk about out of our league... When I thought about renovating this place, the majority of my daydreams concerned wallpaper choices and wood floor finishes. The thought of a heating system never crossed my mind. Luckily, it had crossed my husband Josh's mind, though only in so far as he insisted that we find a central heat AND air conditioning system so he didn't have to look at those horrible window AC units. (I, of course, have grown up with those units and have never even thought about central air. Ever. It's for office buildings, right?) Well, now it's for our place, too. And Josh actually went online and did the research and found this great system by a company called Unico, which, because it is comprised of flexible tubing and a modular air handler, works really well in an old home with not much room for fancy duct work. Here's a photo of some of the snake-like ducts squirming through our walls:

The only thing you'll see are these small wooden rings around little vents in the floors or ceilings where the air will come out. So no huge unattractive grilles in the floor or the walls. Here's one of the vents now, pre finished wooden ring:

Of course, we have no idea if this baby really works, but they say it's whisper quiet, 30% more efficient than the traditional systems, plus we included a humidifier to regulate the moisture in the air. All very exciting. Once we get the whole thing all hooked up, I'll give her a test run and let you all know how it works out.