As we prepare to take our first steps into the New Year, you may be making some new year’s resolutions for yourself. Maybe to get fitter, eat healthier or to join the gym. But don’t forget about the other important aspect of your life; your fire. Start as you mean to go on with these few simple steps you can take to make sure your fire is in tip top shape for 2017.
General Cleaning
Give your fireplace a new year’s clean and get rid of all the ash and residue. This will maximise your fireplaces potential and will generally make it work much more efficiently, as well as giving off much cleaner heat and flames. This Christmas gift to your fireplace is sure to present a much more pleasant aesthetic for the room as well as being environmentally friendlier and cleaner.
Exterior Cleaning
If you have wanted to decorate the exterior of your chimney or fireplace area, this is the perfect time to get it done. Don’t put it off anymore, and get some ideas flowing. Whether this is tidying up the paint around the area or clearing some branches around the chimney; this can make the area much nicer in general. Other aspects of this could be some structural work or some clearing up; by doing these bits of work, your fire will be much safer and a lot more efficient, as well as creating a hub for you and your family.
Investigate the Smell
Always wondered what that weird smell was from the chimney or fire? As a part of the resolutions for your fire, this is the time to really investigate. If your fireplace has been giving off a peculiar smell or generating too much smoke, you should make sure everything is in working order by making sure the chimney is entirely clear of any debris or rubble. Again, this will make for a much nicer atmosphere and a cleaner, friendlier fire.
Consider a Design Update
Whether it’s a feature wall around your fireplace or a general new room design, by adding or updating new design aspects to your fireplace or surrounding area, you can bring new life to the old design. Simply changes can really make a big difference.
Get a Fireplace
Maybe you’ve already set your own resolutions but you don’t even have a fireplace. You could make 2017 one to remember, and create utter relaxation by installing that dream fireplace. You could provide your family with an affordable, stylish and practical heating source as well as a tranquil heart of the house for family and friends.
