Are you in the mood to recreate a Romantic atmosphere in your home by the warm presence of a fireplace? Fancy a quiet evening for two in front of dancing flames and let your imagination turn them into shapes coming from old fairy tales.
This eternal symbol of family and togetherness has now been reinterpreted and reintegrated in the modern home in the form of new gas fires.
New gas fires come in a variety of types, some imitating the old classical fireplaces while others, like the hole in the wall fireplace, evincing a more modern inset design.
The source of heat of modern gas fire is, as their name testifies, gas.
No more cracks of the wood burning in the fire and so long to the pleasant smell of resin.
Everything now is measurable and accountable and translates into figures.
For instance, the maximum heat output of a hole in the wall fireplace can be 3.
9kW.
No need for matches and sparks, just use the remote control.
With some of them, you can even select your flame pattern.
Hole in the wall fires can be made of granite, marble, corian, metal and stone; brushed or polished steel are the most favored finishes.
Prices depend on designs and both vary enormously.
So do fires and fuel types.
Hole in the wall fireplaces are back in fashion not because people have rediscovered their Romantic vein in their hearts but simply because they can now be more easily installed.
Most people look for hole in the wall fires as a secondary heat source and most of the gas fires on the market meet that condition.
It is more difficult to find a gas fire as a main heat source.
The main reason for choosing a hole in the wall fireplace or a wall fire is obvious: the scarcity of space.
Then, people who go for it are perhaps not so Romantic and prefer a more modern version of the traditional hearth.
Although they can integrate well in both modern and traditional homes, what they bring about a touch of sophistication characteristic of modern consciousness.
They are the contemporary touch and a statement of attitude.