Home Is Where the Hearth Is

Home Is Where the Hearth Is

by | Feb 7, 2007 | Design Log

When our prehistoric ancestors discovered fire, you can bet that the first thing out of their mouths was “that’s cool, how can we control it”?!? And so, the fireplace (albeit primitive) was born. When you stop and think about it, bringing a force as dangerous as fire into one’s home seems like a pretty nutty idea, but today, one of the most seductive features in any home remains the...