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An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.
Examples of fireplace in a Sentence
There is a fireplace in the living room, with a cozy rocker next to it.
Even under the most advantageous application, that of evaporation of water in a steam boiler where the gases of the fire have to travel through a great length of flues bounded by thin iron surfaces of great heat-absorbing capacity, the temperature of the current at the chimney is generally much above that required to maintain an active draught in the fireplace; and other tubes containing water, often in considerable numbers, forming the so-called fuel economizers, may often be interposed between the boiler and the chimney with marked advantage as regards saving of fuel.
She dropped to the floor in front of the fireplace and crossed her legs.
The effect of this arrangement is that the great body of coal reaches a higher temperature than in an ordinary fireplace, and this, together with the reduction of the carbon dioxide formed immediately above the grate by the red-hot coal in the upper part of the furnace, leads to the formation of carbon monoxide which later on, on the spot where the greatest heat is required, is burned into dioxide by admitting fresh air, preferably pre-heated.
At one end of the room there was a big fireplace, where the mother did the cooking.
A fireplace with a native stone hearth occupied most of one wall.
Many of them were ones he had suggested – like the size of the fireplace and replacing the stairs with a spiral staircase.
He rose and crossed to the fireplace and began to bank the fire as the hall clock struck eleven times.
Sasha was waiting for him in his study, sitting beside a fireplace that burned with black flames.
A fire burned brightly in the fireplace.
I lingered most about the fireplace, as the most vital part of the house.
Brick open fireplace with an oak mantel, a brick hearth with oak edging & two display recesses.
The sitting room has a comforting electric wood burner effect stove in the stone fireplace and squashy leather sofas.
The fireplace was removed from a large detached mock tudor property in Winchester and came with an Edwardian painted fruitwood mantel.
Feature stone paved ornamental fireplace recess, timber mantel, textured ceiling.
Feature inglenook style fireplace with inset wood burning stove and recessed display niche.
Medieval Fireplace hoods and ingle nooks saw a return.
Inside Cozy Cove is an old-fashioned bar complete with fireplace and knotty pine paneling.
For an open fire the fireplace recess should be at least 350mm deep.
The fireplace is flanked to either side by recessed display shelving.
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Christmas trees also produce an oily soot which may damage the fireplace.
Inside is a fireplace between two ovens, which filled the center of the outer wall.
If this guide seems long winded it is because making mistakes when installing a Fireplace can have disastrous or even fatal results.
The next winter I used a small cooking-stove for economy, since I did not own the forest; but it did not keep fire so well as the open fireplace.
True to his word, the painting went above the fireplace, pushing aside thousands of dollars of paintings.
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Comfortable simplicity combined with a special personal touch, like for example the knocked through fireplace in our bathroom.
The cottage had no heating apart from a wood burning stove in the inglenook fireplace in the living room.
Feature brick fireplace and tiled hearth and fitted with a living flame gas fire.
Large open fireplace, window seats in bedrooms and dining room.
I don't cook and I don't have a fireplace, but my grandmother's andiron is displayed in my kitchen to pay tribute to our family history.
We have no fireplace in our home, but own several andirons due to my husband's interest in collecting antiques.
Design magazines around the country have featured Melissa's beautifully designed fireplace and mantel.
The fireplace was framed by the most ornate mantel I had ever seen.
Or set aside a burn pile next to the fireplace for starting the fire on cold winter nights.
If you have a fireplace in your office, consider adding a rocking chair.
U-shape - can be used in corners or in the middle of the room facing a focal point (such as a television or fireplace).
Try a simple hickory rocking chair next to the fireplace.
Close the fireplace damper when you are not using the fireplace.
Many living rooms feature a fireplace as a built-in focal point of the room.
However, this architectural feature is often ignored with poor furniture placement or by placing large items in front of the fireplace.
If you have a fireplace, your furniture should be arranged with this focal point in mind.
Placing your sofa or largest furniture piece so that it faces the fireplace is a traditional classic.
Highlights of the Breakers include a blue marble fireplace, rose alabaster pillars in the dining room, a an intricate mosaic porch ceiling, which took Italian artisans six months lying on their backs to complete.
Inside the home, the living room fireplace hearth is made of boulders found on the site.
Even if your fireplace is more for show than function, fill it with pillar candles to get that warm glow.
Check your Fireplace -- Make sure that your fireplace is clean and safe by inspecting the flue and making sure that the chimney is free from bird nests and other debris.
A modern style log cabin may feature a flatscreen TV installed on the natural stone over the fireplace, with a comfortable conversation area made up of a sectional sofa or a couple of cozy looking recliners.
For instance, you might have an Asian vase sitting on your fireplace mantel with two pieces of Native American pottery sitting on the hearth below.