A fireplace is a cozy and warm spot around which a family can gather. The home and real estate resource HomeGuides.com indicates that 60 percent of new homes have a fireplace, which is up from 36 ...

When my family moved into our second home 8 years ago, we were delighted to see a beautiful wood stove situated right in the middle of the living space. Our previous home’s heat source was a natural ...

Keep your wood off the ground, neatly stacked and ready for your next gathering around the fire pit or fireplace with the ...

You might rethink the way you stack your firewood when you see these artful displays that do more than look pretty; they protect wood and help season it.

For humans, gathering around fire is a unique social event. For thousands of years we have been gathering around fires to cook, hold ceremonies and keep warm. Even though today we have the modern ...

Avoid smoky fires and insects in your home by steering clear of these common firewood storage mistakes. Getty Images / Evgeniia Siiankovskaia There are few things better than a warm fire on a chilly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anyone who regularly uses firewood knows the importance of keeping it dry. Firewood needs to be seasoned for a minimum of six ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

There are few things better than a warm fire on a chilly evening. But your cozy night in or campfire get-together can quickly go up in flames if you haven't stored your firewood correctly. Using ...