In Singapore, where public housing renovations have mandates, an architecture team cheated the system with artificial design tricks. Welcome to How They Pulled It Off, where we take a close look at ...

Russell Pray of Attleboro wanted the look, feel, warmth and glow of a real fireplace when he and his wife decided to redeco rate their home on Wheaton Drive. So, he went right out and bought a fake ...

Fireplaces are indisputably cozy. They evoke fresh snow and hot cocoa, winter weekends holed up in rustic cabins, favorite stews simmering on the stove. While installing a real, wood-burning one ...

Honestly, does anything shout “Christmas” more than a fake fireplace? Every year my father would set up the stepladder in our second-floor hallway and climb up into the garret, there to retrieve all ...

You know what they say: the hearth is the heart of the home. A fireplace is an attractive accent, heating source, and interior mood setter. And if you-like many-are a hearth-less homeowner, an ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Fake fireplaces do not need real rules on energy efficiency. A federal appeals court on Friday threw out an Energy Department rule that could have forced decorative fireplaces to ...

Q:I'd like to buy a fake fireplace for my new apartment, which would only have fake wood with tea lights (small candles burned in little glass cups). Is this generally a satisfactory substitute for ...

A WOMAN has been praised after making a faux fireplace for her council flat using DIY skills and “blind confidence”. Charl is in the process of turning her flat into her dream “cosy home”, and decided ...

The cooler temperatures of late September and early October will invariably tempt many homeowners and apartment dwellers to turn on the heat. Those of us who like to plan ahead may even be thinking ...

Dear Jim: I am thinking about using artificial fireplace logs instead of messy real firewood in my open fireplace. Do they burn more efficiently and cleaner than real wood? - Lauren W. Dear Lauren: No ...