Whether traditional or electric, a fireplace is nothing to scoff at. If you’re fortunate enough to have a fireplace somewhere in your home — whichever room that may be — it deserves to be the focal point of your decor. This applies to both the fireplace itself and the wall…
We no longer build fireplaces for physical warmth. We build them for the warmth of the soul. We build them to dream by, to hope by, to home by. -Edna Ferber It’s the classic Christmas scene; a family gathered together, all cozy around the fireplace with a crackling fire warming…
The fireplace is arguably the oldest household accoutrement, and undoubtedly the most revered. Here is where our ancestors gathered on dark nights, where lovers convened and families warmed their hands during cold winter spells. We may be past the vital necessity of the fireplace, but that certainly doesn’t deter from…
The fireplace is truly the hallmark of a home that honors traditional values. Since the dawn of early man, a crackling fire has been a place of gathering, feasting, and connecting with friends and loved ones. The fireplace is a safe retreat and sanctuary, a place of warmth and comfort…
If the fireplace is the centerpiece of the home, the mantel acts as one’s personal signature and everyone’s eyes will be drawn to the fireplace mantel when they enter a room. For centuries, fireplace mantels were intended to show off one’s worldly goods and objects of interest, providing a kind…
