| Much improved technology coupled with marked | | | | or blower. On many models you can select flame |
| improvements in design and styling hasturned the | | | | only, heat only or heatand flame. They can be |
| electric fireplace into a very upscale piece of | | | | turned on and off with a switch mounted on the |
| furniture. New designs andengineering have made | | | | cabinetry orcontrolled remotely. Now these are |
| it possible to add an electric fireplace to almost | | | | not meant to replace your primary heat source, |
| any room. Spaceis really no longer a limitation. | | | | butthey will give off some heat - about 4000 |
| Now you can make that empty wall or corner the | | | | BTU's. That's about enough to heat a smallroom. |
| focalpoint of the room. | | | | When selecting an electric fireplace you have |
| Having a fireplace once meant the need to clean | | | | several options to consider. If you'relooking to |
| and inspect chimneys, remove soot andashes and | | | | renovate an existing fireplace you will want to |
| haul wood all season long. Forget that! The new | | | | select an electric fireplaceinsert. These are |
| ventless fireplaces haveeliminated all that. Now | | | | available in different size fireboxes to fit your |
| you can have an elegant electric fireplace that | | | | existing fireplace. |
| assembleseasily and plugs into any standard | | | | You can also purchase a fireplace surround and |
| electric outlet in your home or office. The | | | | mantel if you want to completely redo |
| newadvances in engineering and design makes | | | | thefireplace look. The other and probably more |
| these ideal for apartments, condos, | | | | popular approach is the freestanding orportable |
| offices,conference rooms and anywhere else you | | | | electric fireplace. |
| don't want to tear out walls, install chimneyflues | | | | Electric fireplaces are available in wall and corner |
| or take on major remodeling activities. These | | | | models. The options for cabinetrystyles and |
| portable fireplaces can easily bemoved from room | | | | finishes are almost unlimited. Styles range from |
| to room or packed up and moved to a new | | | | rustic to contemporary toclassic. Many finishes are |
| home or office. While mostpeople choose the | | | | available with mahogany and oak being two of the |
| portable models, there is the option of hard wiring | | | | mostpopular. Various fireplace doors and grills are |
| for a permanentinstallation. Be careful if you | | | | available giving you more choices tochoose from. |
| choose this option and then you go to sell your | | | | One thing is for sure. The electric fireplace has |
| home. Itwill be considered a permanent fixture of | | | | come along way in design andengineering. It has |
| the house unless you explicitly exclude it onthe | | | | become an elegant upscale piece of furniture that |
| sales contract. | | | | will significantlyenhance any setting and provide |
| These electric fireplaces have many new features | | | | flexibility in interior design. Now you can add |
| designed to make them both a versatileand | | | | astrikingly stylish piece of furniture to your home |
| functional piece of furniture. They include the | | | | and at the same time add the warmthand charm |
| simulated flickering flame, a heatsource and a fan | | | | of a beautiful fireplace. |