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3 Seasonal Uses for Non-Working Fireplaces

So, your apartment has a decorative fireplace. But what good is it when the cold weather comes around and you can't build a fire? Well, the fireplace can still keep things looking warm and cozy duri...

5 Great Mantelpiece Displays

As the traditional place of honor in a home, mantelpieces can be intimidating to decorate. It's hard to find the appropriate balance: structured without being overly formal, full of character but no...

Wood Burning Fireplace Ban in Montreal?
Montreal Gazette

From the Montreal Gazette's green living column, Green Life, we read the recent piece, Falling out of Love with Fireplaces, by Michelle Lalonde. It's all about the environmental pollution caused by ...

5 Styles of Fun Faux Fireplaces

Click on the Thumbnails to View all PhotosFive very different styles of faux fireplaces (trompe l'oeil, traditional, vintage, modern and rustic southwest) which are all currently only for "show", thes...

Thin Cast Stone Fireplace Mantels

We love a good mantelpiece. One of our favorites is the white marble mantel in Anna's Old-and-New Newburgh Victorian. If your home didn't come prestocked with an amazing Victorian mantelpiece, thin ...

Look! Fireplace-less Stocking Hanging

This year we are fireplace-less and needed a place for our stockings (hand made by Mom!). We turned to our windows as a stocking holder fit upon each one perfectly. It makes us happy each time we l...

Creative Reuse: Newspaper Brick Maker & Log Roller

At this point, we are pretty much digital only when it comes to the news, but we know we are in the minority. So when we stumbled across these interesting, sorta old fashioned products we thought we'd...

Look! Built-In Closet by the Fireplace

Our friend Mike's bedroom has a fireplace (we're so jealous!) but no closet space. To make up for the lack of storage, he modified the built-in cabinets that flank the hearth... ...

Decorating a Non-Working Fireplace

Sarah's post on Degerkas' Orange Fireplace from earlier this week got us thinking - we can't ignore the fact that many Chicago homes have fireplaces ...and not all of them are working. We think that ...

Subway Tile Fireplaces

Oh, subway tile, we love you so much - in the kitchen, in the bathroom, and especially in a fireplace surround. Click below for some lovely ways to use subway tile on a fireplace. ...