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Fireplace Accessories: Keep the Glow All Year Round

Just because the weather's turned warm and the daylight hours are lingering doesn't mean your fireplace should be abandoned completely. While no one is interested in a crackling fire when it's blazing outside, we are all constantly looking for ways to improve the style of our home. Because of its sheer size and pivotal placement in the room, a fireplace and the right fireplace accessories are natural tools that a keen homeowner will use to spruce up their homes for the summer. Here are some easy ways to keep your home and your fireplace looking great even in the warmer months: Fireplace Screens
Fireplace Screens
  • The obvious (or not so obvious) first step is to clean your fireplace. Whether you do it on your own or prefer to call in the professionals to get their hands dirty, maintenance is an important decorating and safety measure. Not only will your fireplace be clean, presentable and safe, getting it serviced now ensures that it will be ready for the next winter season.
  • With such a wide space for decorating, why not bring some summer life into the room? Place on the mantel fresh flowers, decorations and projects that your kids bring home to brighten up the atmosphere. You can also add large vases in front of the fireplace. Really get into the outdoors theme with garden stones, branches and other outdoorsy items.
  • For something truly magnificent, fireplace screens turn a black hole into the hottest decor spot in the house. Fireplace screens from companies like Meyda Tiffany are works of art all on their own, and so make great camouflage for an empty hearth. In the winter, these fireplace accessories are essential safety measures. Any home with small children or pets should look into decorative fireplace screens to ensure that fires are safe and enjoyable for everyone.
  • A mantel scarf is an effortless decor piece that will add a touch of elegance to the area. Simply drape it over the mantel and let the simplistic beauty speak for itself. You can add small glass figurines, pictures, vases, candy dishes or anything else that will coordinate with your room's theme.
  • Short on sitting room? Add a cushioned bench directly in front of the fireplace for additional seating when friends and family stop by. You can also block up the area with a useful end table, great for creating decor or giving yourself another surface to work with.
  • Quiet summer nights got you yearning for those burning embers again? Gas logs keep the fire glowing without the heat, so you can use them even in the middle of the summer, even with the AC on! These fireplace accessories or window valance to decorate a smaller window or to hide cumbersome hardware.
  • A fireplace makes the perfect frame for any sort of decorative furniture piece. Hang something that you find artful inside, from a cascading plant to a porcelain basset hound or any other flight of fancy you can dream up.
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  • Use reflective surfaces to increase the light in the general area. Mirrors, metallic wind chimes or silver ornaments will illuminate the room in a lovely and subtle way.

Fireplace Screens
Fireplace Screens		 These are just a few of the many ways that you can utilize this large window of design opportunity. With quality brands like Meyda Tiffany, you will be amazed at how easy it is to turn an empty space into the focal point of your living room. From fireplace screens to gas logs, what fireplace accessories will you use to usher in the spring with style?