Don’t let the simple-looking design of the Plow & Hearth fireplace screen fool you. This spark guard has a lot more going for it than meets the eye. Mimicking a cabinet-style fireplace screen, it has ...

Which fireplace screen is best? There’s something incredibly comforting about a roaring fire, but with all the safety risks, maintaining a fireplace is often a tough job. A burning fire can crackle ...

If you’ve got an inefficient fireplace, you might as well be burning dollar bills. Any heat generated is offset by the warmth of your house being sucked up the chimney and outside. According to the ...

Every house Susan Moch and her husband, Roland Poirier, have owned during their 40 years of marriage has had a fireplace. But fireplaces are notorious for wasting energy because the heat escapes ...

There’s nothing quite like the warmth of a roaring fire to cozy up your living room—both literally and figuratively. But not everyone is lucky enough to have a working fireplace. And if yours happens ...

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