Every year we go to my mom’s house and enjoy the family tradition of making gingerbread houses. This year my husband was able to join us (yeah!) so we wanted to make something fun and unique. Looking for some inspiration, we decided to go to our Christmas tree filled with ornaments. We were looking for [...]
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Fireplace Gingerbread House
Posted in Articles, Firebacks, Fireplace Grates, Fireplaces, tagged Christmas, Christmas traditions, fireback, fireplace, fireplace decoration, fireplaces, Gingerbread House, home decor, stockings, traditions on November 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Five Fun and Easy Ways to Make Your Fireplace Candelabra Patriotic
Posted in Articles, Fireplace Accessories, Fireplace Candelabra, Fireplace Decor, Hearth Products, tagged Fireplace Accessories, fireplace candelabra, fireplace decoration, fireplace products, home decor on June 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Looking for some fun and quick ways to dress up your fireplace for the Fourth of July? Here are five great ideas that are easy, but look very sophisticated and elegant for this patriotic holiday. All you need to get started is your favorite fireplace candelabra, some candles, a little bit of ribbon, and some [...]
Ash Buckets – 10 Creative Uses for this Practical Fireplace Tool
Posted in Articles, Ash Buckets, Fireplace Accessories, Fireplace Decor, Hearth Products, tagged ash buckets, ash container, ash shovels, cleaning fireplace, coal bucket, coal hod, coal shovel, Fireplace Accessories, fireplace decoration, fireplace maintenance, fireplace products, Fireplace Tools, home decor on May 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Coal buckets, ash containers, coal hods, call them what you will, but they are very useful fireplace tools. They can be used for many things other than their namesake, though. Here is a list of ten creative ideas about how to use your ash bucket. 1. Hot Ash Container – Here is the most obvious [...]
10 Decorating Tricks for Your Fireplace Candelabra
Posted in Articles, Fireplace Accessories, Fireplace Candelabra, Fireplace Decor, Hearth Products, tagged fireplace, Fireplace Accessories, fireplace candelabra, fireplace decoration, fireplace products, fireplaces, home decor on April 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Enjoying the fresh spring air and the lovely aromas of new green grass and budding blossoms, your fireplace is probably the last thing on your mind. You’ve finished spring cleaning your fireplace and are ready to put aside all your unused firewood for the year. But remember that your fireplace doesn’t have to be forgotten [...]
Fireplace Screens in the Spring
Posted in Articles, Decorative Fireplace Screen, Fireplace Accessories, Fireplace Decor, Fireplace Screens, Fireplace Tool Set, Fireplace Tools, Glass Fireplace Screen, Hearth Products, Single Panel Fireplace Screens, UniFlame Fireplace Screen, tagged brass fireplace screen, fireplace, Fireplace Accessories, fireplace candelabra, fireplace decoration, fireplace grate, Fireplace Screens, fireplace tool set, Fireplace Tools, fireplaces, fireset, flat fireplace screen, home decor, leaf fireplace screen, log holders, single panel fireplace screens, stained glass fireplace screens on March 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Wondering how you can get the most out of your fireplace, even when you don’t want to burn a fire in it? Here’s some great tips: 1. How about creating a fresh look for your fireplace by getting a new fireplace screen? There are so many options out there as far as design and style. [...]
Spring Cleaning Your Fireplace – Fireplace Tools
Posted in Articles, Ash Vacuum, Fireplace Accessories, Fireplace Grates, Fireplace Tool Set, Fireplace Tools, Hearth Products, tagged andirons, ash vacuum, cleaning fireplace, fireplace, fireplace candelabra, fireplace decoration, fireplace maintenance, Fireplace Screens, Fireplace Tools, fireplaces, home decor on March 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s the next installment of how to properly care for and clean your fireplace after the cold season has ended. We have already discussed the importance of cleaning your chimney with chimney brushes to remove all the built-up soot and creosote. The firebox has been given a thorough cleaning using either your fireplace tools or [...]
Spring Cleaning Your Fireplace – Firebox
Posted in Articles, Ash Vacuum, Fireplace Accessories, Fireplace Decor, Fireplace Tool Set, Fireplace Tools, Hearth Products, tagged ash buckets, ash shovels, ash vacuum, cleaning fireplace, firebox, fireplace, fireplace maintenance, fireplace safety, fireplace tool set, Fireplace Tools, fireplaces, fireset on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Once you have finished cleaning your chimney, the next step in cleaning your fireplace to prepare it for the coming warmer months, is to clean out the firebox. 1.Give your firebox walls a good brushing with a nice stiff brush. Knock down all the loose soot and ash that has gotten stuck to the brick [...]
Spring Cleaning Your Fireplace – Chimney
Posted in Articles, Fireplace Accessories, Fireplace Tool Set, Fireplace Tools, Hearth Products, tagged chimney brushes, chimney rods, cleaning fireplace, fireplace, fireplace maintenance, fireplace safety, fireplaces on March 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, I briefly touched on the subject of cleaning your fireplace to prepare it for the warmer months when it will not be in use. In the coming few days I will go into more depth on how exactly to do this safely and properly. In this blog, we will talk about the chimney. This [...]
What Good is a Fireplace in the Spring?
Posted in Articles, Ash Vacuum, Fireplace Accessories, Fireplace Screens, Fireplace Tool Set, Fireplace Tools, tagged ash vacuum, fireplace, Fireplace Accessories, fireplace decoration, fireplace maintenance, Fireplace Screens, fireplace tool set, Fireplace Tools, fireplaces, home decor on March 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Spring is just around the corner. Yeah! So now the fireplace season is starting to wind down. But don’t think that means that your fireplace must therefore go unused during the warmer months. Quite the opposite! Keeping your fireplace as the centerpiece of your home is easy with a few decorating tips. 1. Knock down [...]
Using Fireplace Accessories to Enhance Your Home Decor
Posted in Articles, tagged andirons, fireplace, Fireplace Accessories, Fireplace Screens, Fireplace Tools, home decor, log holders on January 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The fireplace can be a great focal point in your home. Enhancing this focal point with accessories is a great way to add to the warmth of your home. When adding accessories, many people think of decorative items such as flower vases or frames or candles. Another idea that can add a great statement is [...]
