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

Vogue UK established in 1990, is a leading manufacturer of heated towel rails, designer radiators and accessories and constantly responding to today’s changing fashions and functional demands.

Their heated towel rails and radiators are much more than practical devices for warming rooms and towels – design-lead and innovative, each of the many handsome ranges on offer, will bring a unique dimension of style to any room in your home.

The towel rail and radiator range is a lively and successful blend of traditional, contemporary and ultra-modern, with most models available in hot water, dual energy or all-electric versions, to compliment any style of bathroom or kitchen design.

Available in Chrome, Gold, Nickel, Stainless Steel and bathroom suite colours, all products are manufactured from the finest materials and individually tested to exceed stringent Quality Control Standards.

Featured here, is the eye-catching Axis dual energy ladder style towel rail in chrome finish, a fine example of the company’s extensive Multirail range.

Dimensions Height 1410mm; Width 560mm; Depth 185mm. (AX141-056B)
Priced at £1264.

Vogue UK products are covered by a 5 year guarantee and available countrywide through reputable and professional bathroom and kitchen retailers.

Visit the website to view a huge selection of Vogue UK products:

Web: http://www.vogue-uk.com
Tel:  (0870) 403 0101

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

Radiating Style is renowned as a progressive and specialist supplier of individually designed radiators and towel rails.

The company have introduced two cutting edge monocolumn radiators called ‘Actus’ and ‘Alpha’. Each style is the epitome of radiator chic and offers a way to modernise any room in the house; both are contemporary in style and create additional space as they sit very flat against wall surfaces.

The featured Actus comes in a sleek polished chrome finish, which is both stylish and elegant. It has a highly reflective surface that helps brighten a dark room, and cleverly doubles up as a full length mirror due to its polished surface.
 
This model is also available in an antique copper, brass or various painted finishes and can be installed horizontally as well as vertically.

Available from h 600mm x w 655 up to h 2000mm x w 655mm.
Retail price £405.
 
The Alpha radiator is available in a white or chrome finish and is the true definition of ‘city chic’; just perfect for smaller apartments or weekend pied à terres where space is a rarity.

The tubes on this model have been cleverly mounted back to front, rather than side by side to help generate the same heat output within a smaller area, without compromising on the overall style and look. 

Available from h 600mm x w655 up to h 2000mm x w 655mm.
Retail price £400.

Both models are recommended for use on closed/indirect heating systems.

Web: http://www.radiatingstyle.com
Tel: (08700) 723 428

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

FloorHeatingDirect the UK home heating specialists, supply quality electric under floor heating systems at an affordable price.
 
The current technical developments in the construction of buildings and the enormous improvements in insulation techniques, has caused customers to demand a higher level of sophistication and reliability.
 
Floor heating systems create a very pleasant heat radiation due to the equable distribution of heat over the entire floor surface; other benefits include:

• The floor temperature reaches a pleasant comfortable level, providing the same temperature from floor to ceiling.
• No more cold feet and hot head.
• No more cold drafts at floor level.
• No radiators taking up valuable wall space, which means you can experience total freedom in your interior furnishing.

The company supplies both Mat and Cable floor heating systems to fit all requirements - the Mat System as featured in the photograph is designed to go under tiles, stone, marble, or slate etc. and can be installed on concrete and prepared timber bases, directly in flexible tile adhesive; the mat has an output of 150 watts per m².

The digital self-adjusting clock thermostats are easily programmed to provide a high standard of comfort.

All the FloorHeatingDirect products are fully certified to the highest European standards and meet all current UK & European regulations and come with a 10-year guarantee.

Web: http://www.floorheatingdirect.com
Tel:   (0870) 8506704

Enerfoil Magnum’s designers have come up with innovative designs for Bio-fireplaces, which can be used in modern or period houses without the disruption caused by installing a chimney or flue in your home.

These real fires don’t require any specialist installation, since there is no smoke or smell from the environmentally friendly Bio-fuel; just one litre will burn for 3 to 5 hours, with a heat output of 2.0 kW.

There is a range of designs on offer, from the contemporary Jupiter model to the more traditional Windsor in Antique Cherry or the corner Calvados fireplace.

The Toscana fireplace featured here adds a new dimension to interior design and could create a heart-warming focal point in any room.

Bio Fireplaces provide an ideal 21st Century solution to the provision of warmth and ambience, without damaging our environment or incurring the expense of a chimney installation.

The Bio-Fire comes complete with sand, ceramic logs and stones, fuel pot and a safety lighter.

H: 868mm / W: 1042mm / D: 652mm

Priced at £2279 includes – Bio Fire, 1 Box of Fuel, VAT & Delivery.

Web: http://www.glassfires.co.uk
Tel: 01887 822 999

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