Light My Fire: Big Trends in Fireplaces
Oh January, that time of year when your eyelashes start to freeze the moment you step out the door. To keep the home fires burning this year, we’re offering this countdown of the most popular fireplace options for adding spice and warmth to your home décor.
Classic, modern, minimalist, in metal, concrete, wood, brick, or fieldstone, with or without a mantel, electric, gas, wood-burning, propane or ethanol; there really is a fireplace for every taste out there. Cast your eye on this selection and spend this beautiful winter’s day dreaming!
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Choosing Your Fireplace
1. Electric
Available in a variety of colours and styles, the popular electric fireplace doesn’t require a combustible. Providing the aesthetic and heat of a natural fireplace, it also gives you the option of having all the ambience without the heat if you wish.2. Gas
More eco-energy efficient than a wood stove, the gas fireplace heats a room and allows you to control it with the lift of a remote. With endless designs available, all you need is a gas input in your home.3. Propane
Offers great performance and requires very little maintenance. An excellent choice if you don’t have a gas input in your home, as propane is a derivative of natural gas.4. Ethanol
Freestanding or built into a wall, ethanol fireplaces combine the aesthetics of a real crackling fire with the practicality of an electric fireplace. Even more eco-energy efficient than the latter, it uses the least polluting of combustibles and is very popular in condos.5. Wood
Today’s modern wood stove is more eco-energy efficient than its predecessors, while providing exceptional heat and filling the room with the irresistible scent of a wood-burning fire. Investigate pellet-burning stoves, which are even more efficient and emit less smoke.
The Home Fires Are Burning at Les Manoirs-de-l’Île-Claude
See how this white stone fireplace adds a classic and elegant touch to this superb open-air space.View all pictures for this project.
Happy January!
