Survey: Have a Fireplace at Home?

Most would agree that a fireplace is such a plus when apartment hunting or home shopping. Thankfully, Chicago is full them. We are wondering how many of you have a fireplace...and if you do, does it get used often? This weekend is set to be a cold one, and we'll definitely get ours going. Tell us:

(Image via Roy Terry Fireplaces)

Comments (4)

I do not have one in my apt but GOD I'd love to have the one in that picture. That is one of the most beautiful that I have ever seen!!

posted by orangejuce on November 30th 2007 at 11:07am
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our apartment came with one, didn't really need it but it looks fancy. the only problem with it is since it occupies a corner of a room with only 3 walls, and the other corner has the door, and one wall has a window, it makes arranging thing a problem, i seriously spend over an hour tonight trying to figure out how to make it work with a christmas tree...

the only thing i truly dislike about it being gas is the color, it's really blue. which i guess says a good thing that's it's really clean and has a really clean flame, but it doesn't look like a fire as much. just the tops of a few are orange.

Does anyone know of things or have suggestions of how to make it more orange? Didn't know if there were things to put in it or a method. I would probably use it more if it looked more like a fire.

Thanks

posted by jmorey on December 1st 2007 at 6:38pm
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We have a gas fireplace, but we had the gas disconnected. It looks more like a Bunsen burner and would cost a fortune to upgrade. Also don't think it would make us any warmer.

posted by klem on December 2nd 2007 at 5:21pm
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I actually have three, but they haven't been functional since heat was first installed in my house - long before I was born or owned it!

posted by JohnnySlimane on December 3rd 2007 at 4:20am
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