Comments on: How Romantic a Fireplace Is

By: MInTheGap

MInTheGap — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:05:32 +0000

@AG: This cabin had almost an open floor plan, and the jacuzzi was right next to the king sized bed. They had an in-the-closet washer/dryer combo…

It’s just too much of a pain to get all the way down to the basement to warm up the towels, ya know?

By: AG

AG — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:28:34 +0000

Gas is better than nothing, absolutely.

When I was an assistant for a team of Realtors, I got to tour a bunch of million dollar houses one day. I found my dream bathroom in that tour. There was a two-sided fireplace that sat between the master bedroom and the bathroom. And the bathroom had a clothes dryer set into the wall above one end of the garden tub so your towels could be ready and warm when you’re finished with your bath.

It was kind of interesting that those two features were the only features in millions of dollars worth of amenities I actually liked. The rest of the homes were so gaudy.

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By: MInTheGap

MInTheGap — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:20:47 +0000

@AG: When we went on our honeymoon to Pigeon Forge, TN, the cabin that we were in had a double sided fireplace– you could see it from the living room or the bedroom. The nice part about it was that it had a timer, so you could set it to burn for a little while or a long while, and didn’t have to worry about sparks, embers, or having to get out of bed to put more wood on it to keep it alive.

Isn’t gas better than nothing?

By: AG

AG — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:10:57 +0000

Yeah, fireplaces rock. I’ve been trying to convince hubby of this for some time now. And I think gas and electric fireplaces are cheating. You’ve got to have a real fire – part of the romance of the fireplace is the heat and you can’t get a roaring fire from a stinkin’ gas fireplace.

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