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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Sarah Warwick

What you need to know before adding a fireplace to your home

Living room with pale walls and fire lit white sofas and modern artworks in alcoves and parquet floor.

However efficient your home heating, the idea of adding a fireplace to a house is very appealing. Nothing’s cozier than gathering around the fire together, and a fireplace can also make a fabulous focal point for a room.

A fireplace can complement a range of home heating types, providing extra warmth in the area where it’s fitted, and it can have a traditional look or more modern, sleeker lines to complement a home’s architecture and style of decor.

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