Q: I saw a home show about massive European-style fireplaces that can heat an entire home with only a 30-minute fire during the morning. Do these really work and are they energy efficient? A: These ...

Many people love their fireplaces, but if you have an open masonry wood-burning fireplace, you may want to consider updating it with a fireplace insert. Every minute they are burning, open masonry ...

Q–We have a fireplace in our home that we never use. The reason why is it is a wood-burning fireplace and it’s a pain to deal with. My husband wants us to look into something called a masonry ...

I’m departing from my usual question-and-answer format this week because I was blessed to have an interesting email exchange with one of my newsletter subscribers. I want to share it with you as an ...

Inside the ground floor of The Cavalier Hotel, the air feels cool on the skin. The dark, cavernous space smells damp and musty. Sunlight sneaking in through an open doorway is overcome by shadows from ...

September 17, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google If you're remodeling a room and the new colors don't match the brick fireplace, painting the fireplace is an ...

If you have a brick, wood-burning fireplace in your home — congrats, you won the cozy lottery. But with great power comes great responsibility, as there are some hidden downsides to having a ...

I’m departing from my usual question-and-answer format this week because I was blessed to have an interesting email exchange with one of my newsletter subscribers. I want to share it with you as an ...