Fireplace screens are the most seminal fireplace accessory in use at present. They add appeal to your fireside and also provides warmness and comfort to your habitat. Fireplace screens impede the sparks that come out of the fireplace from reaching outside. That protects your carpets and the ground beside the fireplace. Also your kids and pets are prevented from getting too close to the fireplace. Fireplace screens also can reduce wind interference. If the fireplace is not covered by a screen then there is a possibility of wind entering inside through the smokeshaft.
Fireplace screens are also decorative items. As they are located close to a heat source they are made from materials that are opposing to heat. Having a larger fireplace screen can give out an display that you are having a big fireplace. Fireplace screens are agile, and can be removed freely when not in use. Also most of the fireplace screens are foldable which means storing them is also not an issue.
Fireplace screens vary in magnitude and shapes. They are normally up of panels which can be in a line or curved. The most common fireplace screens are the ones that have three or four panels. But of late, one panel fireplace screens are the preferred ones. Fireplace screens are available in brass, bronze, copper, iron and also in a wide variety of colors. No matter what type of fireplace screen you pick, just make sure that the screen is considerable larger than the fireplace.
The only drawback that fireplace screens have is that they have to be moved for you to tend to the fire or add logs. This hassle has also been attended to by the introduction of doors into fireplace screens. With the help of the doors, now you need not move the screen as a whole. By opening the doors you get access to the fireplace to tend to the fire. A revolution which has helped fireplace screens get even more popular.
Fireplace screens with doors are available in single, three and four panel screens. In a single panel screen, the panel is divided into regions to allow the door to be added. Depending on the size of the single panel screen, one or two doors are fitted on to the screen. As for three panel screens, the middle panel is used for the door and usually comes with two doors as three panel screens tend to be bigger. In four panel screens, the middle two panels are used for the doors. You can find two or even four doors in the four panel screens.
But having doors also can be a problem. With curious kids at home, the presence of a door reduces the safety a fireplace screen offers by preventing kids from getting too close to the fireplace. But even this can be addressed to by making sure that the screen doors are closed properly and if possible locked using a small lock.
A fireplace screen is not just a safety equipment, but it doubles up as a decorative accessory. Well decorated and artistic fireplace screens can add charm to your fireplace making it look larger and even more attractive.
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