A Christmas focal point
Posted on December 24, 2014 at 10:30 am
At Christmas time, a beautiful Norway Spruce or Douglas Fir tree, dominating a corner of a lounge or living room is the obvious main attraction. With a star or angel perched precariously on top and adorned with twinkly, sparkly fairy lights, festooned with silvery tinsel and decorated with shiny baubles and traditional trinkets, the tree is a “must” for the season of goodwill. However, for an additional focal point, a multi-fuel wood burning stove comes a very close second and complements a beautiful tree just perfectly. A glowing fire can easily be seen through the glass door at the front of the cast iron stove. A woven basket full of chopped logs and a copper scuttle filled with coal to the side of the hearth completes the traditional look. Carefully arrange cut pieces of holly laden with berries, tendrils of ivy and small branches of fir along the top of the mantelpiece and the Christmas look is complete. Of course, once January 6th has passed and the room seems so bare with the Christmas tree moved outside and the decorations stored for another year, the cast iron stove once again becomes the main focal point of the room, emitting a lovely warm glow and belting out a scorching heat all the way through dismal January
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