Comments on: One step up from the fireplace DVD? http://manolohome.com/2008/01/09/one-step-up-from-the-fireplace-dvd/ Practical Lifestyle Advice for Homemakers and Home Owners Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:37:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Never teh Bride http://manolohome.com/2008/01/09/one-step-up-from-the-fireplace-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Never teh Bride Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:34:34 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2008/01/09/one-step-up-from-the-fireplace-dvd/#comment-167 Good point, Robyn. The most interesting fireplace removal I've seen involved taking it out and replacing it with a forced air heating grate. Very weird looking, all told. I think, buttercup and Omnibus Driver, that you could whip up one of these babies fairly easily with some nice real wood and a few power tools. You'd have to be a tad more cautious with the open flames, but the trade off would be a less...resinous looking wood pile. Good point, Robyn. The most interesting fireplace removal I’ve seen involved taking it out and replacing it with a forced air heating grate. Very weird looking, all told.

I think, buttercup and Omnibus Driver, that you could whip up one of these babies fairly easily with some nice real wood and a few power tools. You’d have to be a tad more cautious with the open flames, but the trade off would be a less…resinous looking wood pile.

]]> By: buttercup http://manolohome.com/2008/01/09/one-step-up-from-the-fireplace-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-161 buttercup Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:17:08 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2008/01/09/one-step-up-from-the-fireplace-dvd/#comment-161 11 tea lights flickering through wooden holes would create a sensational panorama of light that would really zest up your personal space with some old-world charm. I really worry about the color, though. The wood needs to be darker and give off the appearance of being hefty and thick. And more attention needs to be paid to the shade and tint of the lights so that they do not cast "loud" shadows up the walls. 11 tea lights flickering through wooden holes would create a sensational panorama of light that would really zest up your personal space with some old-world charm. I really worry about the color, though. The wood needs to be darker and give off the appearance of being hefty and thick. And more attention needs to be paid to the shade and tint of the lights so that they do not cast “loud” shadows up the walls.

]]> By: Omnibus Driver http://manolohome.com/2008/01/09/one-step-up-from-the-fireplace-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Omnibus Driver Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:13:58 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2008/01/09/one-step-up-from-the-fireplace-dvd/#comment-159 One should never use "charm," "handcrafted" and "resin" in the same sentence. Ick. One should never use “charm,” “handcrafted” and “resin” in the same sentence. Ick.

]]> By: Robyn http://manolohome.com/2008/01/09/one-step-up-from-the-fireplace-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Robyn Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:16:37 +0000 http://manolohome.com/2008/01/09/one-step-up-from-the-fireplace-dvd/#comment-158 Having lived in more than one place where the fireplace had been taken out of service and painted over leaving a gaping maw in the room, I can say that candles are better than a plant, the stereo or a TV. Having lived in more than one place where the fireplace had been taken out of service and painted over leaving a gaping maw in the room, I can say that candles are better than a plant, the stereo or a TV.

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