Make Your House A Home With Beautiful Marble Victorian Fireplaces
It is not surprising that fires have been used as a form of heating in the home since the ancient times
. We have however come a long way since they were simply a hole dug in the ground inside a shelter with the billowing smoke filling the room. The invention of the more traditional fireplaces has enabled fires to become more than just a means of containing a fire, they have become a must have interior design feature making any house a home. This is especially true for beautiful marble Victorian fireplaces.
A fireplace is a structure that is built in any room that requires a fire. It acts to enclose the fire and funnel the gases and other fire residue upward and out of the home. This keeps the room a smoke free environment. They work on the principle of heating the cold air extracted from the room. So therein lies the first way that a Victorian fireplace can make your house a home. There is nothing cosier on a bitterly cold and blustery winters day or night than snuggling up by a fire to watch television or read a good book. This can be done on your own but is certainly more romantic when done with a loved one.
When you have guests over to entertain, a fireplace is certainly a way to create a welcoming ambience. They are the centrepieces of entertainment in which people can gather around and make conversation in a scene reminiscent of by gone days. The flames can be enticing and the crackly sound homely.
Victorian marble fireplaces can make a feature of any room. Their ornate and elaborate or simple straight-lined design can be arched or rectangle with respect to their opening and can be white or dark in colour. Some can be straight marble while others may be a combination of granite and marble depending on the desired look. Although not traditionally Victorian, they can also incorporate lighting within the facade to really bring out their effect. When placed against a feature wall the character of the fireplace is really brought out. This makes it stand out with astonishing effect.
The fireplace can also make the room more personal as the mantle can be used to shelve decorative pieces with sentimental value or photographs depicting the owner's life. These can tell a lot about a person such as places they have travelled, hobbies they may have or interests they may pursue. It is these intimate details that make a house a home.
While they can be used in more modern style housing, when used in older period homes, they can maintain the theme throughout the home. This adds value to the property as some people wish to purchase heritage styled dwellings.
Marble Victorian fireplaces are certainly a way to make a house a home. It is a feature of a room that can draw the attention of the owners or guests not just for their design but also for the purpose for which they were built and the very personal decorative objects placed on their mantle.