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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Cabin or Lodge Style

With hurricane Sandy making its way up the east coast, many of us are avoiding making plans for the next couple of days and instead counting on staying in and hunkering down. Lodge style is all about making the indoors cozy when conditions outdoors are less than hospitable. The look is achieved with Pendleton blankets within easy reach, wood floors layered with rugs, collections of antlers, sporting paraphernalia hung on walls and at least one fireplace with logs set ablaze. On a side note: a good friend once told me that love is like a fire -- it needs air to live. Fuss with it too much or leave it alone and it will die out. To avoid the cabin fever that sometimes comes with being stuck indoors too long with loved ones, it may be necessary to run outside every now and then. There's nothing like getting soaked by rain and jostled by heavy winds to make close but warm quarters inviting again.

Images: House Beautiful magazine, February 2011 issue. Canadian House & Home, August 2010 issue. British Homes & Gardens, November 2010 issue. Cote Paris magazine, April/May 2011 issue. Country Living magazine, July/August 2010 issue and unknown issue.

Fireplace Mantels

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In college, the choir that I belonged to spent every spring break touring one section of the country. We would perform in churches and then divide up into pairs to stay the night with the brave parishioners who were willing to host us. Some nights I stayed in suburban mansions and other nights the accommodations were a little less roomy (a trailer in Indianapolis comes to mind). The very first night on a tour of the Midwest my freshman year is the one I remember best. The house was average and the family was welcoming -- fixing hot cocoa and inviting us into the kitchen for conversation. That night, my friend was placed in a small guest room while I was put up on a mattress in the living room. I might have been disappointed if it weren't for the fact that the fireplace was lit and its warmth kept me company most of the night. Since then, the dream house in my mind has always included a working fireplace (though the house itself has morphed from a city loft to a lodge to a stone cottage throughout the years). Even when there is no possibility of setting a real fire, a mantel can add a focal point and architectural interest to an otherwise bland room. In the summer, it can house a giant bouquet of dried hydrangeas. In the winter, a mass of candles approximates the effect of a real fireplace. Fitting a mantel with an upholstered piece of plywood turns it into a headboard with a handy shelf for books. A mantel headboard gives new meaning to the idea of falling asleep in front of the fireplace.

Images: Vogue Living magazine, November/December 2011 issue. Period Living magazine, October 2010 issue. BBC Homes & Antiques magazine, September 2010 issue. Country Living magazine, British Edition, April 2011. Girl at Home. Poetic Home.

Modern Fireplace Designs

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Fireplace Design

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Save money by closing your home modern fireplace design
To make more savings, remember to close the foyger your modern fireplace. Find out the details for the steps.

The fireplace flue is closed far more economical than the fireplace design because it only takes very little heat thereby raising the cost of heating. That is why many people with a fireplace increasingly interested in the system that allows to transform in closed fireplace . Thus it is necessary to call a professional to choose the first or the most appropriate device to ensure the feasibility of inserting the device you want to install the fireplace design . Close an open fire can be performed by a professional.

The first thing to do is check the condition of the fireplace flue. Indeed, the latter shall in no case include crack and must be clean. It is an essential step before the casing pipe. Besides, there are laws governing the installation of casing and safety of the duct. The modern fireplaces at risk include those who are called into office after a long period of inactivity.
Installing a modern fireplace in an apartment

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The tubing in the apartments is more delicate because of the considerable height of the duct, but doable because it is necessary that it poses no danger to other floors is why it is always important to check state of the duct. Refurbishment of a home fireplace and close it may take a few days of work, but within a week. This will depend on the height of the apartment and access conditions on the roof which also means the length of tubing. The location of the facility will also be taken into account.

To installing a modern fireplace with an insert, it takes about 2500 euros. By cons for building a home closed, there should be double that amount. An expensive but worth it because the wood heating is the most economical. Indeed, wood is the cheapest resource market. More wood is a renewable resource and respecting ecology. Moreover, its installation has a tax credit, so close your modern fireplace to help warm your home in winter.