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“A stove is more than a heat source,” she continues. “It’s a design, a focal point, and the glow we’re all looking for, but didn’t necessarily know we needed.” Your main options are wood burning, multifuel and eco-ready, each of which has its own advantages. Wood-burning stoves use renewable fuel and wood (depending on its source) is considered low carbon. Multifuel stoves have the undeniable bonus of not limiting you to one type of fuel, so you have multiple ways to produce heat. Finally, the term ‘eco-ready’ is something you’ll hear a lot if you’re shopping for a stove, and it refers to the fact that, by 2022, all stoves will have to adhere to the set of EU guidelines on emissions and air pollution. Eco-ready stoves are already in line with this, and can produce up to 90% less emissions than open fires, and around 80% less emissions than a standard stove. The team at FPHS is seeing a rise in stoves with a more modern look, such as Henley Stoves’ Hazelwood, a current bestseller for them. As well as an appealing contemporary look, it’s one of the most eco-friendly models on the market.
for outside or kids’ rooms, you can now buy sophisticated string lights in all kinds of styles – we particularly like the soft and fluffy Pom pom lights from Sparkle Lighting (pictured below), which can frame a bookcase or chair beautifully, or be suspended in a traditional festoon. Through layering different light sources, you can create a welcoming, atmospheric setting: try placing a few flickering candles together on a tray to create an appealing focal point – Angela Reed and Iris & Violet both have plenty of options. home, you can create similarly comforting characteristics with a stove. “A stove gives the room a central focus point that isn’t the television,” says Laura Shearing from the team at Furnace Plumbing & Heating Services (FPHS), which offers a wide range of products, plus installation services. “With nights drawing in and Christmas just THE HEAT IS ON If you don’t have a fireplace in your around the corner, watching the flames flicker provides the comfort blanket we’re all craving!
THROUGH LAYERING DIFFERENT LIGHT SOURCES, YOU CAN CREATE AN ATMOSPHERIC SETTING
CREATING AMBIENCE Pom pom lights from Sparkle Lighting, £34.95 (left), products fromGarden Trading (above) and a stove from the range at Furnace Plumbing & Heating Services (right)
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