If you're lucky enough to have a fireplace in your home, you have an opportunity to create a beautiful focal point for your space. With these modern fireplace ideas, you can easily update your hearth ...

Dear James: It’s a mess carrying firewood indoors, so I want to modernize my old brick fireplace with one that uses gas logs. Are there any tips on how to do this project myself? — Kathy H. Dear Kathy ...

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And as the selections below show, even if you have a fireplace already in situ as part of the fabric of your home, a beautiful grate, new surround or club fender can take it up yet further. Amid its ...

Fireplaces and their surrounds can often be a guiding element in any room, serving as both a cozy spot to arrange furniture around and a dynamic focal point that draws the eye as soon as you enter a ...

“Rustic Fireplaces” written and photographed by author and gallery owner Ralph Kylloe, is a celebration of fireplaces and hearths that are sometimes the focal point of mountain homes. The fireplaces ...

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“The fireplace is the center of any home,” says Mary Jeanne Reese, who has turned her passion for fine antique fireplaces into her life’s work. “People sit around it, place furniture around it-why ...