Here is our ultimate guide to buying a fireplace for your home. While on the face of it a fireplace may seem run-of-the-mill, the fact of the matter there are a ton of options. We set them out below. Having a fireplace in your home is fantastic. In fact, you can have fireplaces in multiple …
Fireplaces are awesome. They create a great mood in the home, the way they sound gives me this nice feeling in my stomach, and they keep the place nice and warm on cold and dreary nights. It’s like popular author Gladys Taber once said: “A house with no fireplace is a house without a heart.” …
As winter approaches, you start to plan how you and your family will keep yourselves warm. It can be difficult to decide which one to go with, with all the options out there, including fancy gas heating options. Pellet stoves, wood stoves, and fireplaces all produce a tantalizing amount of heat, but which one is …
Have you been here? You’re enjoying a cup of cocoa in front of your wood fire. You normally enjoy watching the flickering dance of the flames. But tonight you’re having a hard time following them. They seem to disappear and reappear, and you realize why. They’re disappearing behind the dark smudges of your fireplace’s glass window. …
There are few things more pleasant than relaxing with your favorite beverage and gazing into the flames flickering in your fireplace. Provided, of course, that you can see those flames. When the fireplace glass has become so soot-stained that you can’t even tell whether the embers are still going, it’s time to do something about …
Welcome to our gallery featuring a series of comfortable, cozy and stylish living rooms with oh-so-cozy fireplaces and a guide to how much they cost. Historically, fireplaces were used to heat the home. These days, however, the fireplace is all about ambiance. Fireplaces can be made to match any style of home, from traditional to …
26.29% of dining rooms (recent designs and new homes) have a fireplace. That figure based on recent research we did of 13,173 dining rooms surprised me. It seems quite high; but then thinking about it, today’s popular open-concept living means there’s a fireplace viewable from the main living spaces including the dining room, kitchen and …
100 years ago some form of fire, usually a large cooking fireplace with stove above was commonplace in the kitchen. These days, a fireplace in or near a kitchen, while not necessarily a luxury, is not terribly common… but is growing in popularity as open concept living is implemented in more and more homes. With …
Thanks for visiting our primary bathrooms with fireplaces photo gallery where you can search a lot of primary bathrooms with fireplaces. Related: Types of Fireplaces for Your Home | Primary Bathrooms | Powder Rooms | Infrared Fireplace | Average Size Bathrooms Photos Contemporary gray and white primary bathroom with floating gas fireplace next to the …
Thanks for visiting our primary bedrooms with fireplaces photo gallery where you can search a lot of primary bedrooms with fireplaces design ideas. Related: Types of Fireplaces for Your Home | Primary Bedrooms | Kids’ Bedrooms | Baby Nurseries | Guest Bedrooms | Living Rooms with Fireplace | Dining Rooms with Fireplace | Kitchens with …
The owner of this property came to Hoedemaker Pfeiffer looking for a personal retreat inspired by a treasured stone and wood home lost to fire decades earlier in the hills of Appalachia. The design firm’s task was not to recreate it but rather to give its spirit new form in the Pacific Northwest. Taking inspiration …
The fireplace mantel is a decorative frame that surrounds the fireplace and its protective frame on both sides. They often serve as the room’s focal points and has become an integrated part of interior architecture and design. These decorative frames first appeared in the American homes in the Colonial periods. The first American fireplace mantel was …
Sitting by the fireplace sets a cozy and romantic setting. Picture yourself sitting in front of the open hearth with the one you love and listening to the crackling fire. It’s also one of the best ways to warm up the home during wintertime. In some cases, however, wood-burning fireplaces can be an energy drain …
Project Description The ‘lanes’ in Amagansett, New York, are a set of walkable streets perpendicular to Main street, dotted with a diverse range of houses and styles, that are walking distance to the ocean. In a departure from recent additions to the area, where houses extend from side to side, on a given parcel, often …
As we like to say, ‘Home is where the hearth is.’ Still, what’s there to be done if your home can’t accommodate a traditional wood-burning fireplace? The fact is many jurisdictions have banned the installation of wood-burning fireplaces in new houses or as part of a renovation. This leaves you to choose no fireplace, gas …
Fireplace tools are must-haves beside your fireplace hearth. They do not just add a homey atmosphere but are also vital for certain tasks such as building and maintaining fires and cleaning out the fireplace. Interestingly, archeologists discovered that one of these tools — the poker — has been used since the Paleolithic period. Andirons appeared during the 16th …
The right firewood storage can save you a lot of money, not to mention a guarantee of warmth on wintry nights. To ensure proper storage, there are only three things to keep in mind: (1) make sure the top part and just about a foot or two on the sides are covered, (2) it should …
The earliest gas fireplaces existed in the 19th century with the first commercial model marketed and sold in the mid-1850s. These early versions were simple, standalone, movable gas burners. At the turn of the 20th century, hundreds of companies were selling gas fires. By the 1920s, over a million gas fires were being sold each …
How Do You Choose an Electric Fireplace? With so many different options to choose from, how do you know what it is you need? We have tried to help narrow it down by using these criteria: Functionality – How does the electric fireplace function? Will it suit multiple needs? Popularity – Don’t take a risk …
The percentage of fireplaces in each room varies significantly by each room. Here are the percentages by room that HAVE a fireplace: Living Rooms: 75.72% Family Rooms: 73.94% Home Offices: 13.79% Bedrooms: 19.12% Dining Rooms: 26.44% Basements: 46.18% About the data Our data is based on analysis of 346,843 rooms that have or didn’t have …