The Travelmate Portable Fireplace by Conmoto is made of black powder-coated steel and glass with an adjustable steel fuel-holder and burns on bio-ethanol liquid fuel (not included). Now you can put a fireplace where you want or need it for warmth or atmosphere. It's smokeless too. Safe to place on carpet, a table, near furniture, or outside. The glass pane is held on with magnets and only is removed in order to light the fire. Once the glass pane has been replaced, the fuel tank can be opened and closed, using the stainless steel slide at the front of the fireplace, so the flames can be regulated from the outside. I would love this in my home! Dimensions: 20" H x 28" W x 8" D, 55 lbs.($3,300)
There is a chill in the air, cider on the stove and snow will be here before you know it -- must be time to crank on your fireplace (well, if your fireplace is gas)! Consider these chic beauties for your home and dream of a cozy evening indoors.
Of course there are more models than I could count, but nothing I have seen has ever been this amazing. Enjoy the gallery and the fireside days to come!
Fireplaces have been bringing a sense of cozy elegance to rooms every since they were replaced functionally by the invention of central heating and ended up falling into the "extra" and "decorative" categories. And even though they're fairly common, whenever somebody has one there's always that little mental note in the back of your mind thinking 'nice!' and if you don't have your own at home that thought is usually followed by a pang of jealousy.
So the solution is to make sure that you do have your own at home, and why not one of these Vendome Stove fireplaces? They're made to burn 7-14 hours and designed for both maximum ease of use and maximum safety. The unique cylindrical design looks great anywhere, either free-standing or up against a wall or corner. $6,328
You could hope your new house comes with a really cool piece of stained glass or vintage fireplace mantels or you could make your own luck by picking up a vintage piece from Architectural Artifacts, a company which I wrote about back in 2005 for their wrought iron specialties. They have stained glass, wood and marble fireplace mantels, lighting, doors, tiles, religious artifacts and amazing artifacts such as a the entire entrance of the Hillbrook mansion. The carved limestone entryway from Hillbrook, the estate of George Arents in Purchase, N.Y., includes a raised panel entry door. It sells for $135,000.
The German-made Bebop Fireplace Tools set is minimal and modern, lacking the ornate detailing that is commonly found on the handles of many older tool sets. It was designed by Andre Gilli and is made of solid stainless steel. Along with the stand, the set includes a brush, poker, tong and shovel, and measures 29.13"H x 10.62"W x 9.05"D. There is also a coordinating log holder available if you have a wood-burning fireplace or simply want to use real logs to accessorize a gas/electric fire installation. Price: $467.
Finally! The weather has cooled down to the point where we can light a fire at night without having to wear tank tops to sit near it. While working with some trusty old fire tools, the thought of getting some new and improved ones is appealing. The Ferro & Fuoco Fire Tools from Ameico are elegant, but are made from iron salvaged from unused railroad tracks. Hand-forged, the shovel, tongs, and poker can be mounted on the wall or kept in a basket, depending on how you prefer to display them. Price: $600.
Traditional fireplaces require so much space, upkeep and ventillation that they just aren't in the cards for many homes, especially not if you live in an apartment or condo. The Vertigo Fireplace, from West Country Fires, has none of the drawbacks to a tradiitonal ireplace and can still fill any room with warmth and light. It is a gas-powered fire that is flueless and needs no ventillation to run safely. In fact, it uses a unique catalytic system that burns the "odorous and stale air in the room and efficiently return warm and neutral air back into your airspace." The Vertigo comes with a template to mount it on the wall. Price: $2,450 (£1,299).
While it's still quite warm to be thinking about the cold days and colder nights of winter, there is no harm in being prepared - especially since you can use the Vision Steel Fireplace Tool Set with your patio fire pit in addition to an indoor fireplace. The black-matte coated steel tools include a poker, a shovel and a brush, all of which have stainless steel handles. The triangular stand is also stainless steel and takes up very little space; the whole unit measures 29.5"x10"x10". Price: $628.
Fireplaces are not relied upon for light and heat to the degree that they once were, if at all, and now serve more often as an accent piece, a live-action art display. The Table Top Fireplace is a miniature oil-burning fireplace that looks like a work of art but doubles as a light source, giving it a degree of functionality that most other fireplaces lack. It measures only 10"x14" and is made of stainless steel "logs" on a slate base. Use it as an accent in an office or take it outside when entertaining as a substitute for a firepit. Price: $340.
If Hansel and Gretel was your favorite fairy tale
because you never made it past the bit where they find an edible house, Prudence Emma Staite has created the perfect room for you. She has
designed a room made entirely of chocolate. The chocolate
rooms have a solid chocolate fireplace and hearth, skirting boards, chocolate paintings, lickable chocolate
walls, lickable chocolate sugar paper, a chocolate chandelier and chocolate vases and logs. The rooms can feed up to
500 people and prices start at £2,500.
EcoSmart Fire is an Australian innovation that
makes an environmentally friendly open fireplace. The EcoSmart Fireis flue less and doesn't need to be hooked up to a fuel supply so it is perfect
for apartments. The fireplace uses denatured ethanol that burns clean and is low maintenance. The EcoSmart Fire lends
itself to a bunch of cool designs including the Cube and the Igloo (shown here) which is a free standing piece of
furniture with a toughened glass frame for the back and sides and a non-comubustible floating shelf made of corian that
can accommodate a tray that the EcoSmart burner is inserted into. The Igloo sells for $8249.40 from The Magazine.
The Travelmate Portable Fireplace by Conmoto is made of black powder-coated steel and glass with an adjustable steel fuel-holder and burns on bio-ethanol liquid fuel (not included). Now you can put a fireplace where you want or need it for warmth or atmosphere. It's smokeless too. Safe to place on carpet, a table, near furniture, or outside. The glass pane is held on with magnets and only is removed in order to light the fire. Once the glass pane has been replaced, the fuel tank can be opened and closed, using the stainless steel slide at the front of the fireplace, so the flames can be regulated from the outside. I would love this in my home! Dimensions: 20" H x 28" W x 8" D, 55 lbs. ($3,300)
Finally! The weather has cooled down to the point where we can light a fire at night without having to wear tank tops to sit near it. While working with some trusty old fire tools, the thought of getting some new and improved ones is appealing. The Ferro & Fuoco Fire Tools from 
