One
of the most appealing aspects of owning a property is the fireplace
which acts as a focal point to the living room, adding warmth
and character to the whole house.
If they have been removed or inappropriately been altered over
the years, it is possible to find suitable replacements. Extensions,
loft conversions and outbuildings can all benefit from today’s
fires and fireplaces as there are a myriad of styles to suit
every taste.
To do this sympathetically especially in an older house, it
is useful to have an understanding of the historical style of
the fireplace that would once have graced the house.
The owners of period properties often wish to retain a fireplace
centrepiece to their home in the style of the house. It is worthwhile,
then, spending some time looking at the origins of stoves, gas
fires and fireplaces in order to place the design changes in
a historical context of the era in which all, or the oldest
part, of your period home was constructed.
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