subject: Electric Fireplaces Add A Special Warmth To Any Room [print this page] Whether you make your home in a small one-bedroom apartment or a large 10-bedroom mansion, your home has enough space for an electric fireplace. These fabulous, easy to use fireplaces come in a wide variety of designs and colors, any number of which would be perfect for the style of your dcor and your lifestyle.
There are numerous recent surveys that have shown that, generally speaking, one of the most anticipated features of a new home is a fireplace. Electric fireplaces, however unlike traditional wood-burning ones provide an easy, inexpensive heat source for any room of your house or apartment living room, family room, bedroom, dining room, even your kitchen. Regardless of whether you choose a modern brushed steel or prefer the traditional terracotta finishes, an electric fireplace will add a nice, new, warm feeling to any room of your home.
One of the greatest benefits of an electric fireplace is the remarkable energy efficient manner in which it will heat just one room in your home or the whole house. When you use an electric fireplace in combination with a prefabricated duct system, the heat from the fireplace will travel from room to room. Often, however, this is not allowed if it hasnt been installed during the construction of your home.
Additionally, electric fireplaces are very easy to use. You turn one on by simply using the remote control or by flipping a simple on/off switch that is located on the unit itself. A thermostat will allow the heat to be adjusted to the perfect temperature for you and your family. Electric fireplaces will often also come with other programmable features, too, that will allow you to manage the intensity and other features as well.
Sometimes you may be able to store wood on your property, however many rural areas do frown on it or ban it altogether. An electric fireplace is, of course, fueled by the electricity of your home, so regulations dont apply to this type of fireplace. And, an electric fireplace will require far less maintenance than a wood-burning one as well.
Whether you decide upon a realistic looking pile of wood (prefabricated ceramic logs), or the look of Victorian-styled coal, your new fireplace will be lined with a special material that resembles stones or brick. We usually expect an unappealing, blue flame to emit from fake logs, however, electric fireplaces today produce flames that are quite natural looking and give the appearance of a real wood burning fireplace without all the work and mess of a real one.
You are sure to find that electric fireplaces can be just as unique as you are. You can have one framed in wood, tile, stone, or stucco finish; most will fit in with the design of any number of interior schematics. Once youve installed your fireplace, youll notice it become the focal point of the room or patio, so be sure you choose the materials that will look great and give you a sense of pleasure for a long time to come.
