Now that's a modern fireplace... I have to admit, the FilioFocus free-standing fireplace (pictured above) is one heck of a home stove. With its full-radius steel fire bowl, its super-sleek steel flue pipe and all-glass surround, it represents a high...

With the Right Fireplace and a Good Sweater You Can Endure Anything According to USA Today, there is now a trend whereby people abstain from using their furnaces, even in severely cold weather. Has anybody out there tried this? Is it a good idea? Or...

Now that's a modern fireplace... I have to admit, the FilioFocus free-standing fireplace (pictured above) is one heck of a home stove. With its full-radius steel fire bowl, its super-sleek steel flue pipe and all-glass surround, it represents a high...

Custom Fireplaces Attract Attention I've never been to the Crow Creek Brewing Company in Rapid City, South Dakota, but I get a kick out of their fireplace. I mean, I wouldn't want a jug-shaped fireplace facade in my home -- too whacky, too weird --...

Chimney Code De-coded Nothing says you can't add onto your home near the fireplace, bringing the exterior chimney brick inside. My oldest brother Kyle recently did just that when he walled-in his patio as a TV room, and I must say, it looks fantastic....