Christmas at Home begins with the tree and the fireplace… so Chesney’s has decorated this gorgeous fireplace from its brand new collection for this happy season.

A beautiful fireplace really comes into its own as the focal point of a room at Christmas and throughout the year; like a tree, it welcomes decoration and adornment!

The feel-good factor of a real fire can’t be underestimated, particularly during the short days of winter, whether watching a movie or relaxing with friends.

The Navarre fireplace featured is a new addition to the Chesney’s French collection; carved in statuary marble in the rococo style. Priced at £2275+VAT.

Shown here with forged steel fire-dogs (£375 + VAT) and forged steel fire basket (£350 + VAT).

Here are Chesney’s 5 key tips for decorating your mantle for Christmas:

• 1. The key to decorating your mantel is to complement the fireplace with your decorations rather than dominate it.
  2. It is essential that the mirror above is in harmony with the fireplace both in terms of size and style.
  3. A French design, such as The Navarre, is best suited to bright colours and materials such as roses, silver baubles and crystal candle sticks with arranged greenery positioned centrally on the mantel.
  4. Surrounds in much darker material, such as Chesney’s Wessex Colection in St. Augustine marble, can carry far richer decorations. Red and gold are the key colours, which can be translated via red roses and gold accessories.
  5. Take into account the function and furnishings in the room, to ensure that its formality or otherwise is matched in the decorations.

Web: http://www.chesneys.co.uk

Tel: (020) 7627 1410

Although a much-abused term, the concept of a ‘classic’ piece of design is entirely valid; true classics can be defined by their ability to sit happily in many different settings - secure in the quality of their own design.

Fireplaces are a great example of the need for classic pieces and After The Antique has an excellent collection of designs, which work just as well in contemporary surroundings as in traditional interiors. 

The essence of their success is simplicity of line, correct proportions and the quality of both the stone and the stonemasonry. 

Featured here is just one of the company’s superb choice of classic fireplaces:

The Gothic Revival Fireplace (shown in white marble) Priced from £4,100.

Standard mantel length is 1526mm; or sized to order on special commission (Also available in limestone.)

After The Antique is a traditional stonemasonry company, whose skilled craftsmen will hand carve virtually any interior or exterior decorative element in solid natural stone.  This means anything from a fireplace, urn or statue, to an orangery or garden temple.

Web: http://www.aftertheantique.com
Tel:  (01366) 327 210

Now that the nights are drawing in our thoughts turn to enjoying the comforts of a stylish yet cosy room with a glorious real fire blazing in the hearth, to help keep winter at bay.

Haddonstone’s range of cast stone fire surrounds and fireplaces includes
contemporary, classical and traditional styles –a perfect place for a roaring
fire in any home!

Haddoncraft Forge produces a selection of wrought iron fire baskets and
fireplace accessories to complete the scene.

Featured here is:
Tudor Chimney Piece (rose/rose shields) HF603W; Hearth and optional Firebox X890.

Height 1220mm; Weight 232 kg; Width 1485mm. All dimensions exclude hearths and slips. Priced at £1,450.00.

Firebox X890 open inset convector fire to suit most Haddonstone Chimney Piece styles. Priced at £1,150.00.

Web: http://www.haddonstone.co.uk

Tel: (01604) 770711

A Chesney’s fireplace always creates a grand focal point in any room and in the winter months this can be a feature, which looks great while also being a source of warmth and light.
However in the summer, how can you draw attention to the striking architectural presence of a Chesney’s fireplace in a different way?
Dressing the fireplace with seasonal blooms and foliage will show it in a fresh light:

•     Try using catkins and willows to drape on and around the fireplace to maintain its focus in the room.
•     Cascading foliage, flowers trailing to the floor from the mantel, a grate crammed full - and tumbling over delightfully with honeysuckle and jasmine, can be bright and romantic.
•    Change the static and characterless vase of dried flowers, often stuck in the hearth when the fireplace is not in use, to make your Chesney’s fireplace a    joyful and colourful centrepiece for the summer!

Featured here is the Marseilles fire surround from Chesney’s Stone Collection:

An 18th century provincial French design in bathstone, of warm colour and rugged texture, with console jambs, plain frieze and a generous mantel shelf. This design can be seen in chateaux and manor houses throughout France.

Retail prices Marseilles fire surround - £1992; Swansnest grate for dogs - £188; Bath Andirons - £646.

Web: http://www.chesneys.co.uk
Tel: (020) 7627 1410

Chesney’s has introduced a unique and striking new collection of Californian firedogs: Santa Cruz (featured), Eureka, Ventura, Carmel and Monterey.

The traditional role of a firedog is to support and lift the fire basket and though functional it is also ornamental, which helps make the fireplace a focal point in the room.

Made in cast iron and patinated bronze, the Californian firedogs are a bold departure from the style and material of most English firedogs, which are usually very traditional and fashioned in 16th and 17th century style.

Although Chesney’s is noted for its faithful and meticulous reproduction of traditional designs, it is also successful at leading the way in contemporary design; so this simple, architectural Californian collection adds to the contemporary firedog range, which includes the Spherical, Meridien and Totem firedogs.
 
The Californian firedogs are best placed with the Swansnest, Ducksnest and Universal fire baskets, all finished in black and complement any chimney-piece.

The Santa Cruz fire dog is priced at £646.
 
Web: http://www.chesneys.co.uk
Tel: (020) 7627 1410

Aga has launched a new collection of cast iron stoves, which all use the latest clean-burn technology to maximize the efficient use of energy and minimize the effect on the environment.

Many of the new stoves are available as wood-burning models to take advantage of the fact that burning timber is cost-efficient while helping to conserve fossil fuels.

The Much Wenlock Boiler Stove pictured here, is a medium-sized stove with simple, easy-to-use controls and offering durability and efficiency - now available as a multi-fuel boiler and features:

• Rated heat output: 2kW; rated water output: 4.5kW.Heats up to 3 radiators.
• Primary and secondary air system/control.Suitable for burning wood, coal and anthracite.
• Long-lasting high-chrome riddling grate.
• Removable ash-pan, fire fence and front ash-lip.
• Adjustable air wash system for clean glass.
• Cool-touch Aga handles; brushed chrome spin wheel.
• Top and rear flue exit.
• Also available in the standard non-boiler version

The timeless appeal of a cast-iron stove is hard to beat!

Visit the web site to view three more smart new Aga cast iron stoves:

Web:  http://www.aga-web.co.uk
Tel:  (08457) 125207

Haddonstone the leading UK manufacturer of superb architectural features, have expanded their range of fireplaces, mantels and chimney pieces to provide a choice of seventeen standard surrounds from the simple and stylish to the ornate and elegant.

Illustrated here is The Adam Chimney Piece HF110, which is an elegant design in the style of Robert Adam (1728-92), the prolific XVIII century architect.

This chimney piece incorporates legs in the form of Ionic half columns, supporting a mantel featuring swags and medallions surmounted by a dentilled cornice.

•     Height 1191mm Weight 231 kg
•     Width of base 1271mm
•     Width of mantel 1409mm

(All dimensions and weights exclude hearths and slips.)

Priced at £1,333.00 (inc VAT)
Associated Product Haselbech Fire Basket £270.00

Most existing and new designs are available with hearth blocks and slips, to allow for an opening of 572 x 420-470mm (22½” x 16½”-18½”).

The Haddonstone designs are also available in the following styles:  Tudor, Manor, Vanbrugh, and Louis XV.

Web:  http://www.haddonstone.co.uk
Tel:    (01604) 770711

Easily create your own freestanding real fire, flue less, smokeless and environmentally friendly, with the help of Gel Fireplaces, who supply quality flue less fireplaces, burners and fires.

They offer an exclusive range of stylish Gel Fireplaces and Gel fire baskets, from contemporary stainless steel to more traditional pieces, which incorporate a unique drawer system to enable easy refilling; the fire also lights as easily as a candle and is extinguished with a snuffer.

The featured Steel Affinity Flame fire is a compact fireplace available in stainless steel or black satin fascia with a curved mirrored interior; the fuel reservoir is “line of fire” style and includes a stainless steel mirrored lid.

This fireplace can either be wall mounted or recessed, or inserted into a traditional surround (Not included); just fix a mantelpiece to any flat wall, place the hearth at the base and then wall mount the Affinity Flame within.

Fascia 60W x 52H x 2.6D cm
Recessed or wall mounted black fire box 36.2W x 40H x 15.8D cm

The real flame is provided by a clear alcohol based gel, which is easy to use and burns cleanly without soot or mess.
The gel fire holds three gel-fuel cans, each lasting up to three hours and as there is no flue, all of the heat is projected into the room.

Retail Price £495- Special Offer for UK Home Ideas visitors - £100 off if you mention this website when ordering.

Web: http://www.gelfireplaces.com
Tel:  (0207) 486 3378

1. The key to decorating your fireplace is to complement it with your Christmas decorations, rather than allowing them to dominate it.

2. The mirror above should harmonise with the fireplace both in terms of size and style.

3. An architectural limestone fireplace, such as Chesney’s Stirling, is best suited to paler coloured elements such as white roses, silver baubles and crystal candlesticks, with the splendid floral arrangement positioned centrally on the mantel.

4. The Wessex Bolection in St Augustine marble surround from Chesney is a much darker material and will be much enhanced by using richer decorations.  Red and gold are the key colours, which can be realised using red roses and gold accessories.

5. It is important to consider the function and furnishings in the room to ensure that its formality or otherwise is matched in the decorations.

Retail Price of The Stirling Fireplace is £1,550 plus VAT
Retail Price of The Wessex Bolection is £1,750 plus VAT

Web: http://www.chesneys.co.uk
Tel: (020) 7627 1410

Haddonstone is a leading UK manufacturer of superb architectural features and garden ornaments for interiors and exteriors including fireplaces, planters, statuary and fountains in traditional, contemporary and classical designs.

In recent years, Haddonstone’s range of chimney pieces has been greatly expanded, to offer customers an exciting choice of quality surrounds from the simple and stylish to the ornate and elegant.

The company have now announced the launch of The Deco Chimney Piece, the latest spectacular addition to their comprehensive collection of architectural fireplace designs.
 
The new chimney piece has been created in the Art Deco style in response to customer demand and can’t fail to provide a dramatic focal point in any room.

The retail price of the Deco Chimney Piece, as pictured (with hearth blocks and slips), is £965 (inc. vat).

The Haddonstone range of designs is also available in the following styles:  Tudor, Manor, Adam, Vanbrugh, Louis XV and William Kent.

Web: www.haddonstone.co.uk
Tel: (01604) 770711