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It's not just the heat that makes an indoor fire so enticing - the smell, the sound, the warm soft light; it is almost impossible to replicate the atmosphere conjured by a real, roaring log fire.
Fireplaces evolving for centuries at the forefront of technology and design, their decoration becoming increasingly elaborate, their materials more luxurious. The carved fireplaces to be found in grand historical houses are often mind bogglingly impressive in their scale and opulence.
Now of course, in the age of central heating, their functionality is no longer a necessity, leaving us free to enjoy their decorative beauty and the important architectural focal point that their presence lends to a room. Even if it is no longer in use, a fireplace gives an instant jolt of character.
Fireplaces evolving for centuries at the forefront of technology and design, their decoration becoming increasingly elaborate, their materials more luxurious. The carved fireplaces to be found in grand historical houses are often mind bogglingly impressive in their scale and opulence.
Now of course, in the age of central heating, their functionality is no longer a necessity, leaving us free to enjoy their decorative beauty and the important architectural focal point that their presence lends to a room. Even if it is no longer in use, a fireplace gives an instant jolt of character.
Open fireplace has, on one side of it, an African carving and, on the other, a fun-size alligator - shot by a forebear. A basket of sawn logs, straight from felled garden trees, feels very English.
In this West London sitting room the fire surround from Chesney's has a strong linear design with echoes of Art Deco; a perfect foil to the cool palate of greens and blues.
This simple, yet ultra-modern open fireplace has been softened with a traditional cast-iron basket.The monochromatic colour scheme niftily detracts from the look of the television.
Teal walls are contrasted with traditional, Victorian-style brass fittings in this living room.
Marble fireplace with over mantel mirror in the sitting room.
Symmetry characterises this sitting room, where the owner's nineteenth-century wooden armchairs covered in a woollen fabric and a pair of custom console tables are centred around a Fifties Italian mirror and a recently added marble chimneypiece.
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