Go Vintage When Decorating Your Hearth
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Article by: Martin Swinton With the weather , Futon Slip Covers Protect While Adding A Decorative Designer's Touch! cooling, it's time to put on the fireplace. Curling up near a cozy fire , Low Cost Kitchen Remodeling is a wonderful winter , Making Artwork Arrangements pastime but you'll need the right tools , The Convenience of the Portable Massage Chair to tend your fire. , Wallpaper - Choosing The Right Type Vintage fireplace accessories , Selecting Chandelier Lighting for Your Home can add just the right atmosphere to your décor. Here's what you'll need to keep your fire , How to Decorate Ethnic aglow. Fireplace Tool , What to Look for in Selecting Kitchen Flooring Sets. In the 18th and early 19th centuries when a fire , Antique Chandeliers was the only source of heating a home, , How to Build Your Own Cuckoo Clock a large fireplace was essential. You may notice that vintage fireplace tool , Choosing An Interior Decorator sets can be larger in scale than modern sets. The reason is simple - larger fires , 7 Ways to Use Concentrated Fragrance Air Fresheners required large tools , Alternative Down Comforters to maintain it. Tool , Making Artwork Arrangements sets for the fire , How to Make a Wrought Iron Headboard The Quick and Easy Way - a shovel, poker, brush and pair of tongs were usually made of brass, bronze or wrought iron. Bronze tools , The Convenience of the Portable Massage Chair are more valuable than brass or wrought iron. Look for fireplace tool , Wallpaper Borders sets to match the décor of your home. , Selecting Chandelier Lighting for Your Ornate Victorian tools , Interior Designer Elsie de Wolf - A Rebel in an Ugly World suit more traditional homes. , What to Look for in Selecting Kitchen Flooring More modern decor , Feng Shui - Use the Art of Placement to Improve Your Quality of Life lends itself to the simple linear tools , Wallpaper Borders reminiscent of the Arts and Crafts , Chairs - Choosing A Rocker period. Andirons or Fire-dogs. Andirons are iron supports used to rest burning logs in the fireplace. They were utilitarian and not particularly decorative. However, in the 18th century the French fancied up their andirons with ornate figures such as dogs, lions, fish, , “Too Much Stuff” Syndrome or How Decorating and Organizing Can Help Your Sanity mythological creatures or people. These were dubbed fire-dogs. Today, the terms andirons and firedogs are used interchangeably. Now, we hold the burning logs in cast-iron grates. You'll still see andirons in antique shops. Use them to add a striking panache to your hearth. Fenders. A fender is three-sided rectangular shaped metal , Wallpaper Borders piece that keeps sparks from jumping onto carpets , What to Look for in Selecting Kitchen Flooring and flooring. , There is a Variety of Vinyl Materials on the Market Today They could be very ornamental at times. Decorative Screens. There were several styles and purposes for screens - to combat draughts or shield from heat. , “Too Much Stuff” Syndrome or How Decorating and Organizing Can Help Your Sanity Some were used to hide the fireplace in summer , Interior Designer Elsie de Wolf - A Rebel in an Ugly World months. These were called cheval screens. They could be decorative and were made from mahogany, rosewood or satinwood with needlepoint, tapestry or embroidery details. Some were made with unwanted fabric or leather. A pole screen was used when the fire , Futon Slip Covers Protect While Adding A Decorative Designer's Touch! was lit. It was small, light , How To Buy Kid’s Rugs and portable with an adjustable panel that could be square, oval or shield-shaped. It was used to protect the face when you were near the fire , Guide on Expensive Antique Chandeliers Collections - either sitting to be warmed or stoking the fire. , Ambient Orb or Mathmos Color Bubble Pole and cheval screens are hard to find these days because as central heating became available, screens were often discarded. If you do a cheval screen, you can still use it to hide the fireplace during the warmer months. Mesh screens came along later and served the same purpose as fenders. They held the popping embers in. Look for older mesh screens. They'll have two small rectangular notches at the base that were to allow for the andirons. Value. A matching set consisting of a fireplace tool , Carpets: 8 Tips To Extend It's Life set, fender and andirons is more valuable than a mismatched set. It's hard to find a complete fireplace set because over the years the sets were often broken up. If you have one, hang on to it. Good News. There are lots of vintage fireplace tools , Baby Bedding – A Guide To A Safe Crib. out there. Since they were made of brass, bronze or wrought iron, many have survived over the years. You'll often find vintage fireplace tool , To Frame or Not to Frame - That is the Question sets more affordable than new sets. Plus, vintage sets will have that great patina that newer sets cannot duplicate.  |
  
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