The delightful vision of an open fire never fails to generate a warmer and cosy atmosphere in the home, but what if you don’t have a flue or gas supply and refuse to spend thousands of pounds on installing them?

The novel new range of biofuel fireplaces from Living It Up, may provide a stylish solution that’s sure to bring excitement and warmth to any environment.

• Living It Up’s ultra contemporary biofuel fireplaces can produce a striking feature for any room in the home:

• These versatile and easily moved fires can also be used outside, adding a glamorous aura to patios and gardens.

• Although it’s getting colder outside, if you have a versatile biofuel fire from Living It Up, you can drive out the chill and still relax outside on the patio.

• You don’t need a flue or chimney and there is no installation cost. whatsoever, due to bioethanol, a renewable and green energy source, derived from the sugars of wheat and rape seed. Furthermore these fires produce no more carbon dioxide than when you exhale.

Living It Up has tried hard to provide a choice of contemporary designs to suit most modern households:

Within the range you’ll find some table-top flames designed to create a romantic atmosphere at dinner.

Some freestanding fires to warm your living room; and some terrific column fires to provide a focal point in your garden.

The fires are all constructed of top-quality materials: high-grade stainless steel, tempered glass and durable paint.

So, if you’re looking for a non-toxic, clean, friendly and suitable fireplace–not to mention incredible contemporary and smart designs–then Living it Up has the solution!

Prices
Mazama Freestanding: £398.99.
Bora Freestanding: £499.
Magma: £499.
Irazu Coffee Table: £449. (Featured here.)
Tambora: £369.
Blaise: £399.

To view the new Living It Up collection of biofuel fireplaces, please visit the website.

Tel: (0116) 269 5960

Looking forward to a joyous family Christmas in warmth and comfort, whilst the snow is deep and crisp outside?

You may well achieve your dream with a Harmony wood-burning stove from Euroheat.

The Harmony collection offers a great choice of stoves including traditional cast iron styling, coupled with the very latest heating technology, to make sure that your home is kept warm and welcoming throughout the festive period and beyond, while keeping that dreaded fuel bill to a minimum in the future.

It is a fact that wood-burning presents an environmentally friendly and energy efficient alternative to conventional heating methods, such as gas and oil.
However, the Harmony collection goes one step further, with the very latest heating and burning technology, to ensure maximum burn time with minimal wood consumption.

This includes a unique Plexus air supply system, which offers accurate stove control for high efficiency and long burning operation, plus Euroheat’s innovative ZR combustion technology, for highly advanced and clean combustion throughout the burning process.

There is nothing more welcoming than the sight of a real fire and with Harmony the view of the flames within the stove remains clear, thanks to the innovative air wash technology that keeps the double glazed door of the stove effortlessly clear and soot-free.

Available in a range of sizes and with various heat outputs to suit any size space, the Harmony wood-burning stove collection offers style and grace in abundance and will guarantee your home is kept warm and inviting, for family and visitors over the Christmas period, enabling you to sit back, relax and let it snow.

For further information and to view the Euroheat Harmony choice of stoves, please visit the website.

Tel: (01885) 491100

Homes now using log burning stoves, wood burners or multi-fuel stoves, in the UK now number around one million.

It is essential these days to find a reliable and cost effective fuel supply, especially as the winter months draw closer - keeping an open fire stoked can be expensive.

Another freezing cold and snowy winter is predicted by experts this year. *

Add to that the average 11% rise for electricity and 18% rise in gas bills, and finding cheaper alternatives becomes crucial.

A smart solution is provided by Verdo renewable wood briquettes, which burn for twice as long as traditional logs and are sourced from renewable, managed wood supplies:

• One pallet of Verdo briquettes costing less than £300 delivered to your home - has the same output as 10m3 seasoned wood, that would cost around £800, or 500L of heating oil, which costs over £300 but does create more serious carbon emissions than wood burning and is not sustainable.

• Ideal for open fireplaces and wood burning or multi-fuel stoves, Verdo wood briquettes are more eco-friendly, convenient and cost effective than logs or coal.

• The briquettes are clean, compact, can be split by hand and create minimum levels of ash (typically less than 1%), so less cleaning up is needed. And they don’t leave that black soot on the glass door of your wood burner either.

Managing Director at Verdo, Richard Smith said:

“Many people don’t realise the saving they could be making by swapping their normal logs for wood briquettes. One of our pallets will last the average consumer a whole year and is the same weight as five bags of logs - but burns for twice as long.

”It’s still a fairly new option in the UK, but is well established in Scandinavia, a region which knows all about how to keep warm.”

The Verdoi wood briquettes have historically been available through hardware stores, garden centres, fuel suppliers, log burner and stove retailers.

For further information about Verdo wood briquettes, please visit the website.

Tel:   (01264) 342 000* Weather experts www.exactaweather.com predict that 2011 / 2012 will follow the same pattern as last winter with early snow fall and very low temperatures especially in Scotland.
**Fuel prices taken from http://www.metro.co.uk/news/870083-fuel-bills-rise-170-as-third-firm-ups-cost.

We are all facing another large increase in fuel prices in the UK this winter, so now might be the right time to consider installing a multi fuel or wood burning stove.

A wood burning stove can save around £400 a year on your energy bills.

There are many other benefits of installing a stylish wood burning stove in your home:

• Open fireplaces let up to 90% of the heat escape up the chimney, thus wasting fuel and burning money.

• Performance of multi fuel or wood burning stoves, is measured in efficiency ratings and the higher the rating, the more efficient the stove.

• High performance stoves cost a lot less to run, typically attain 80% efficiency, cleaner burning and produce fewer carbon emissions.

• Well-designed wood burning stoves are lined with vermiculite - a natural mineral that expands with the application of heat. Vermiculite helps to increase the stove temperature improving efficiency, saves money on fuel as less wood is burned.

• A wood burning stove is a much cleaner option than an open fire.

• For instance, when using a WilsonBailey wood burning stove every day, the ash pan only needs emptying once a fortnight, which is nothing like as messy as clearing out an open fire grate daily.

• WilsonBailey high performance multi fuel and wood burning stoves are British made, and suitable for all homes. Priced from £1450.

Another essential feature to include when you’re considering installing a wood burning stove is a ‘clean glass’ airwash system, which ensures you will always see the flickering flames and glowing embers. A poorly designed stove means you’ll end up cleaning the blackened window on a regular basis..

If you haven’t used your fireplace for a long time it’s essential to get an inspection to check the chimney is sound and the flue is in good working order, by consulting a professional chimney sweep in your local area. (The National Association of Chimney Sweeps).

Finally, when it comes to installing your multi fuel or wood burning stove, always get it done by an expert.

For detailed information about WilsonBailey stoves, or help with both installation questions and general stove enquiries, please visit the website.

Tel: (01202) 894 549

Eurostove are specialist exclusive importers of quality wood burning stoves, wood boilers and branded cookers from the EU marketplace, and distributors of Saey, Westfire, KVS, Jide and Scancore.

Experts in their field, Eurostove present an excellent range of stoves that will compliment any home; from contemporary inset wood burning stoves to the more traditional cast iron wood burners.

Featured here is the Eurostove Oranier Polar 6:
The Oval shape of this stove gives you the wide sweeping effect of the curved front window, leaving your view of the fire uninterrupted, and with its top warming compartment this stove has function as well as form.

Priced at: £1,748.68.

For those also looking for a greener approach in the kitchen, the highly efficient and fine-looking wood cookers are an ideal alternative to the ever escalating gas and electricity prices!

Why not treat yourself to a warm and welcoming home?

To view the extensive ranges of Eurostove wood burning stoves, please visit the website.

Tel:   (01934) 750500 for stockists/installers.

The newRichmond  slimline ‘TV Fireplace’ has been introduced by Picture House TV Furniture, providing a great way to hide your TV.

The elegant fully functioning new fireplace hides the TV inside:

• The TV automatically lifts to viewing height when the remote is pressed; press it again and it magically disappears and the television switches off automatically to save power.

• The fireplace, which emits 2kW of heat, has a small footprint making it a perfect choice if space is restricted and there are no messy wires and cables, as they are all hidden from view. It will accept TVs up to 52in.

• Picture House’s ‘TV Fireplaces’ are environmentally friendly, as the TV is turned off when not in use and automatically turns on when it’s raised up. Since the TV is not on standby it doesn’t use any power unless it is being watched, thereby reducing the household power consumption.

• Other new designs in the Picture House portfolio include, the Corvado, the Havana and the Valenza.

Award-winning inventor and furniture designer David Free, who runs Picture House TV Furniture and presents “The Great British Woodshop” on Discovery Shed says: “My living room looked soulless with this big black box on the wall - so I came up with this idea of concealing the TV inside a working fireplace - which creates one focal point for the room.”A choice of different electric flame effect fires suitable for the fireplace is available. Prices start from £3,000.

For further information about Picture House TV Fireplaces, please visit the website.

Tel:   (01932) 345184

Beauty & Function - The Art of Fire…

Following an exhaustive programme of research and development, Chesney’s is manufacturing a unique range of gas fires to suit its fireplaces.

Its new Alchemy range of gas fires successfully combine the latest technology, with a design aesthetic that places the product that surpasses the competition in terms of both beauty and functionality.

Following endless experiments, flame patterns that are both generous and realistic have been achieved.

With any gas appliance safety is of paramount importance so the Alchemy gas fire incorporates both a flame failure device and an oxygen depletion sensor.

The new Gas Log Rack, featured here with the Greenwich Heritage fire surround, is another beautiful piece from Chesney’s, which joins their Alchemy fire range.

• Each log is cast from an original piece of charred timber and individually hand painted.

• The Log Rack features exceptional detailing, to recreate a realistic roaring fire for the winter months and an attractive focal point for the room in the summer months.

• An Alchemy gas fire can be operated either manually or by hand held remote control. The remote control function is available either as original equipment, or as an upgrade to any Alchemy fire, post installation. Priced from £1,194 inc. VAT.

The Greenwich Heritage fire surround:

• Includes a wealth of architectural detail and features an inverted breakfront mantel-shelf and conforming frieze, above an attractive Gothic Arched opening.

• The Greenwich is shown in Bianco Avorio limestone. Priced from £1,380 inc. VAT.

For further information and to view the Chesney’s range of Alchemy fires, please visit the website.

Tel: (020) 7627 1410

A burning fire is the very epitome of Christmas as it represents the heart of the home around which Christmas festivities unfold.

Chesney’s has launched a new collection of traditional and contemporary stoves available in up to ten finishes, including olive green and claret red: perfect for the festive season.

Providing warmth and light in an environmentally friendly way, a Chesney’s stove will be the focal point of the room and make for an unforgettably cosy Christmas.

Chesney’s Stove Collection is a great new way to introduce heat and a fireside experience into urban environments, as everyone, not just country dwellers, can now enjoy a wood-burning stove at Christmas:

• The clean-burn and air-wash technology, which Chesney’s stoves use, means that the polluting by-products emitted by the initial burning are re-ignited and burnt again in the stove.

• This double combustion substantially reduces emissions, contributes to a cleaner, healthier environment and can be used in smoke control areas throughout the UK.

Featured here is The Barrington 6KW.

• With its elegant refined appearance, The Barrington stove draws its inspiration from the delicate interiors and fine furniture of Barrington Court, a Tudor manor house owned by the National Trust.

• Available in black, ivory, sage green, Atlantic blue, terracotta and silver finish.

For over a quarter of a century, Chesney’s has become widely recognised as the country’s leading supplier of quality fireplaces. This reputation has been achieved by a rigorous and uncompromising commitment to the finest craftsmanship and integrity of design.

Working in association with the National Trust, Chesney’s has now applied the same values to the development of this unique range of wood burning stoves.

For further information about Chesney’s new stove collection, please visit the website.

Tel: (020) 7627 1410

EcoSmart Fire’s minimalist Aspect fire will create a stylish centre piece in any room. It is fully portable as it does not require a flue or utility connection.

The EcoSmart Aspect, like all models in their Designer Range, cleverly refashions the traditional fireplace concept. Clean lines define this simple and stylish rectangular-shaped fireplace, with a clear focus on enhancing the decor of a variety of interiors.

A contemporary fireplace for apartments, houses, offices, bars and restaurants, the Aspect makes an urban design statement and lifts the ambience of any interior. Versatility is paramount, and as a portable, freestanding piece of furniture the Aspect is a popular and well-proven choice for any location:

• It comprises a completely stainless steel firebox, cleverly designed with a cut-out to accommodate the EcoSmart flueless Burner.
  For your unique architectural environment, there’s the choice from a vast palette of colours for the fireplace surrounds.
• Like the other models in the Designer Range, Aspect is fuelled by denatured ethanol - an environmentally friendly, renewable energy – which means you can enjoy warmth that’s clean and green.
• The Aspect fire is designed to stand the test of time, made from durable materials such as stainless steel and toughened glass.
• The fire measures H950mm x W1145mm x D392mm. Priced at £6,172.

The fire includes Wind Screen Static; a clean and simple wind screen that increases the safety of your open fire, without compromising the view to the flame.

Featuring four circular attachment screws and a flat panel of toughened glass, the wind screen has been designed to fit seamlessly and easily onto almost all of the Designer Range and Renovator Range models.

To view the full luxurious Designer range of portable fires please visit the Ecosmart website
Tel:   (020) 7173 5014

Jøtul the well known leading stove manufacturer celebrates its tenth year of success in the UK this year.

Jøtul was initially introduced in the early 70’s and was the first wood burning stove brand to appear in the UK, but the real established business in its current guise made its mark from April 2000, under the driving power of its vibrant Managing Director, Nick Sloane.

Nick comments.“Wood burning has long been the preferred source of heating in many countries, with the wood burning stove the first choice to harness its benefits.

But it’s taken some time and lots of effort to really make its mark in the UK. However in the last few years with other fuel resources spiralling in costs, people are recognising not just the efficiency of the stoves,but also the carbon neutral and environmental benefits they provide.

Cast iron and steel are the perfect recycling materials and heat conductors so provide the ideal heating solution.

We still manufacture all our own products from our Norwegian foundry so the quality is the best available”.

Featured in our picture is the Jøtul F 473:

• These stoves have a unique and beautiful teardrop shape, a large curved glass door with guillotine solution, and special details combined with exciting materials.

• The large curved glass door gives an exceptional view to the flames because the glass extends to the sides of the stove.

The Jøtul brand has an enviable reputation for cast iron stoves and fireplaces of outstanding quality, longevity and efficiency.

Innovative designs from the classic to contemporary, appeal to discerning customers who recognise the company’s strong environmental focus, as well as the benefit in fuel savings.

A wide variety of styles from modern freestanding through to built-in models are available from its UK wide network of specialist stove dealers, who all have exceptional knowledge on the best stove to suit each customers individual requirement.

Please refer to the Jotul website for more information.