This Is the Right Way to Store Firewood
Cold weather is coming, which means it’s time to light up your fireplace or firepit and build up your woodpile for the season. Whether you’re chopping firewood yourself or buying…
Seven Ways to Hide an Old Fireplace
A fireplace can be a charming bit of old-school design in your home, evoking cozy winter evenings and simpler times when we lacked things like central heating. It’s not uncommon…
Here’s the Math on Whether You Can Save Money Heating Your Home With a Fireplace
Photo: Rasulov (Shutterstock) The first apartment I lived in with my future wife was an old railroad-style place that was heated by an ancient “gas on gas” stove in the…
The Right Way to Clean Your Fireplace
Photo: glebchik (Shutterstock) Ideally, you would have cleaned your fireplace thoroughly in the spring, after you used it for the final time of the season. But if that didn’t happen—or…
Never Burn These Items in a Fireplace
Photo: AlexMaster (Shutterstock) It’s fireplace season in many areas right now, which (hopefully) means cozy evenings spent curled up in front of its warm glow. Or, maybe you were cleaning…
Why You Need to Clean Your Gas Fireplace (and How to Do It)
Photo: Larich (Shutterstock) There’s something special about a real, wood-burning fireplace: The scent, the crackling sounds, and watching the logs slowly burn down to glowing embers. But they’re also a…
Save Your Sawdust for These Household Hacks
Photo: safakcakir (Shutterstock) DIY projects involving woodworking can be challenging (depending on your skill level), but also pretty rewarding—resulting in an actual physical thing you made yourself. But all that…