Fireplace Ideas & Inspiration
Explore inspiring fireplace ideas that will drastically make your home more efficient & appealing.
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The Best Firewood to Heat Your Home
Learn why one wood is better than another, the differences between hardwood and softwood, and safety tips for your wood-burning appliance.
8 Uses for Wood Ash at Home and in the Garden
Don’t throw away your wood ash from your fireplace—read these tips for how to put it to good use in your home and garden.
The 5 Best Electric Fireplaces (2022 Review)
Whether you want to heat your home or create a cozy aesthetic, an electric fireplace can be an affordable and low-maintenance option. In this review, the This Old House Reviews Team researched the five best electric fireplaces available on Amazon to help you find the product that’s right for you. The products included in this article are available at various retail stores, local home centers, and online retailers like Amazon.
The Best Fireplace Inserts of 2021
Adding a fireplace insert to a living room or other area of your home can help keep you warm and cut down on expensive heating bills. Keep reading for our recommendations on the best fireplace inserts. The products included in this article are available at various local home improvement stores and online retailers like Amazon.
How to Tile a Fireplace
Tiling a fireplace surround is an elegant upgrade well worth the effort.
How to Choose a Home Fireplace
Ask This Old House host Kevin O'Connor walks through the best options for home fireplaces
10 Ways to Warm Up a Nonworking Fireplace
Put this living area focal point to use with these creative ideas
What's Their Story? Fireplace Summer Fronts
Cover up ashes and more with these practical beauts
Colorize Your Mantel
Add oomph to this natural focal point and bring out the beauty of the woodwork with some unexpected color
Best Fireplace Before and Afters 2013
You showed dozens of your stately and inviting hearths and mantels. Now see which ones were finalists in our annual Reader Remodel Contest
How to Reface a Fireplace
A big DIY upgrade for your hearth that doesn't require a big budget
Tiles for the Hearth
Masonry products ideal for fireplace decoration
Fireplace Design Ideas
On a cold night, an industrial drum filled with coals is a beautiful fireplace. The trick is to create a fireplace that is art without a flame. Like these, for example.