Swapping your traditional hearth for this cottage-like alternative will bring more warmth and comfort to your home without ...

Plastics should never be placed in a fire, including household plastics such as plastic cups or bubble wrap. “Burning plastic ...

Dear Jim: I always buy firewood to use in my open fireplace. I burn it just for ambiance, not really for heat. I thought about using fireplace logs instead. Are they as efficient and as good for the ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Air quality regulators extended a ban on indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of the Southland through Tuesday due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The ...

Homeowners may wonder how a wood-burning fireplace differs from a gas fireplace. Well, both heat your home, but their similarities mostly end there. A wood-burning fireplace offers a rich, crackling ...

So you don't have a fireplace, but you want to feel cozy in your living room this Christmas? Well, since the 1960s, various TV channels have broadcast a never-ending Yule Log to simulate that warm ...

Although considered by most to be a low-cost method of heating a room, traditional, open-masonry fireplaces create the reverse affect on the rest of your home. (Staff-Shot) Q. I am renovating my home ...

There’s nothing like a fireplace to set the mood on a chilly evening. Whether you’re envisioning the crackle of logs, the ...

When I moved into a new apartment four years ago, one of the selling points was the fireplace. Who does not like a crackling fire, especially during the winter months when there is a chill in the air?

PARIS – A ban on wood-burning fires in Paris has provoked such a backlash that even the French environment minister calls it "absurd." Regional authorities decreed as of Jan. 1, no home in Paris or ...

I have a dream every holiday season. It’s Christmas Eve, and I’m sitting in front of a roaring fire. Christmas carols are echoing through the living room. Faithful friends who are dear to me gather ...