Fireplace Accessories Glossary
Andirons: Fireplace Andirons not only add an elegant touch to your fireplace, but they also perform an important function in the care and maintenance of your fireplace. Andirons are designed to hold firewood in place, preventing logs from shifting or rolling out of the fireplace during the burning process. Andirons keep the firewood elevated to facilitate air circulation under the logs for a more efficient burning. Bellows: These decorative and functional devices are used to blow more air into a wood burning fireplace, increasing the combustion and producing strong flames. These fireplace accessories are triangular shaped bags usually made of leather, on wooden frame with a brass nozzle at one end and two handles at the other end. Fireplace bellows eliminate the need to blow directly into a fire, thus...