No matter where you live, in a townhouse, a lakeside cottage, an urban loft, or in a vintage Victorian mansion, there is always a place for delights of the fireplace. No matter you enjoy the timeless magic of burning logs, or prefer convenience of a gas fireplace, fireplaces today offer an abundance of designing ideas to suit both your lifestyle and the style of your home.

According to the recent statistics, a fireplace is one of the most commonly anticipated features in a modern home. Freestanding gas fireplaces deliver radiant heat to any room in your house – from kitchen to dining room and even bedroom in case of blackout, - or outdoors, warming your patio or backyard. Classic terracotta clay or modern and minimalist brushed steel can give a whole new look to any of your rooms.

Modern fireplaces offer a variety of choices when in comes to fuelling. They may be wood burning, gas- or propane-fuelled, as well as liquid fuelled. The choice is totally up to you. Do you plan to chop wood, or you opt for a convenience of a gas? The kind of fuel you choose is a crucial factor in deciding what kind of fireplace to buy. Consider availability and cost, heat efficiency and your local air pollution standards. There are special regulations that concern the design, verification and labeling of gas fireplaces or imported into the North America.

Gas fireplaces are very energy efficient and can even be used to heat a whole house. With a prefabricated duct system heat travels from one room to another, however, not many households allow doing that. Gas fireplaces, being very easy to use, can be even turned on with a remote control or by the Internet in the new smart home! Thermostats allow for an easy heat adjustment, and with many programmable features you can also change the length and even glare of the fire.

Gas fireplaces are fuelled by propane or natural gas. Propane can be stored in a reservoir on your property and can be more expensive in the rural areas compared to the wood. With this type of fireplaces, you don’t need a lot of logs to chop and store, plus, they require significantly less maintenance.

The firebox of the gas fireplace is lined with a refractory material that looks like bricks or stones. Dancing realistic-looking flames spout from invisible holes in prefabricated ceramic logs that form a picturesque pile on the bottom of the firebox. Some people prefer the burner that looks like a coal in Victorian-styled fireplaces.

Gas fireplaces are becoming a more and more popular alternative to conventional built-in fireplaces. Today fireplaces can be as individual as you are. They can be framed in wood, finished in stucco, stone, or tile, thus fitting into most landscapes and home design solutions. A fireplace or a fire pit can become a focal point of your backyard or patio, and as any room in your home, an outdoor space must bear the same design concept as indoors. That is why choosing a fireplace or fire pit you are most likely motivated with style issues as well as materials that correspond best with certain styles. But no matter which technology or functionality you choose, it is largely a design and materials that give your new appliance its distinctive style and make a design statement. 

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