I always had a fireplace when I was younger, and in my last flat I had one again and it was great! I didnt realise how much I liked it when I was younger

Not any more though I definitely want one in future homes

Mach said:

You threw your gun in the fireplace?

PANDURITO said:

I wish I had a fireplace . It would have helped a lot over the weekend.I live in a building that was converted from an old school to apartments,no special amenities like fireplaces.
My Mom has one that one of my brothers converted to gas. That seems to have been a huge mistake. She uses it much less now than she did when it was wood burning. It has been a life saver for her over the past week, they still don't have any power in her neighborhood.

I would love one. I find the light and sound to be very relaxing and comforting.

We have a gas-burning fireplace. We've only lived here since August, so we've yet to light it up. We'll let you know how that goes. :-p

I live in an old house so we still got a good ol' wooden fireplace with old-ass chimney too.

Almost had a chimney fire as a result though.

PANDURITO said:

Spookymuffin said:

Tell your parents it needs to be swept every 10-15 years!

I have a wood burning fireplace. Its frigging huge like a whole other room!

I'm thinking of purchaseing one of these for my garden room.
http://www.unicahome.com/...p?id=29778
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If I had a fireplace I would probably fall asleep in front of it every night in the winter

mmmm.. Warm feeling

shellyevon said:

if we had major power outages here i would head to the farm for that exact reason.
gas/steam heat, gas fireplace, the cistern is full of water and the cellar is full of food.

how sad is it that i have been looking at electric fireplaces?
on one hand they suck ass compared to a real fireplace but on the other it might look nice when i redo my living room
and it would help warm the room in winter

there's nothing like a real fire though

emm said:

check out my link above for flueless fireplaces they can anywhere.

there are more designs than those ones if you look around on that site

very interesting... i like the design but even this one is still rather modern looking for my home



not to mention more expensive than the $350 one i was looking at

I have a (wood-burning) fireplace. I love it...it's lit right now.

You had a mighty gorgeous fire going the other night by the way, Mach. Look at those colours!

shockadelicaa said:

it was beautiuos

We have a gas burning one in our living room...the room is an add on with no
other source of heat, so the fireplace MUST be on during the winter months if we're going to spend any time there. The thing blows lots of heat!

We also have an electric one in our bedroom...nice to turn on during my 5:00am pee breaks...the room will be all cozy by 9am!

emm said:

My sister lives in the country, she heats with a Vermont Castings woodstove almost all winter, has well water and they grow most of their food too. She would never move back to the city.

SpisaRibb said:

One of those would look good in my apartment. I wonder what my landlord would say?
And they're building an ethanol plant not too far from here. Homegrown corn for fuel.

Something went wrong with my fireplace.

althom said:

you arnt supposed to burn the bodies in it

Mach said:

shellyevon said:

yes and you can take it with you when you move. Or place it in different rooms.
I think its an excellent investment, especially with the rising electric prices.
I keep it cool in the house and use supplemental heat in what ever room Im in.
If electricity goes out. You still have some heat!

My parents have a wood burning....a Buck Stove brand I think. I hated it. Sure it may have cut costs, but that thing would have the whole house burning up. I don't get cold easily, so you know I was suffering. They'd use it maybe 3 times a week. The temperatures are still in the 70's here, so there's really no need for any heating devices right now.