Den

[dancerjodi]

I just ordered a gel fireplace http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=353046&pCatg=4780 for our den. It will live on the interior wall, next to the door to our dining room, where the TV used to be http://www.flickr.com/photos/dancerjodi/3111201692/in/set-72157611219060733/.

I've struggled with what to do for a pseudo-fireplace experience. I grew up in a house that had one (both in Wellesley and Waltham) and we had one at the Framingham house. Lensman and Roaming have one of these that the assembled and painted to make much more realistic, and the warmth and crackle from it was very comforting. After ruling out installing a gas one, remembering how pleasant theirs was and weighing our options I am excited to finally have a solution.

We'll probably paint it a gray stone color so that it matches what we have going on in our Den. Brian thinks we should redecorate, saying the tiki just doesn't match this. I'm going to have to ponder it a bit. We went through such effort to decorate this room and I don't feel like repainting. The curtains could probably use some changing . . . there is a lot of green in there. We have so many windows, that finding a good solution for the room is always challenging. Something to ponder (and have fun with).

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Oh and a note on the fuel cans

[lensman.livejournal.com]

The nice crackling effect comes from a brand called "Real Flame", which is more expensive to get from their web site. I've found it for cheaper on-line at Target, and I also found it on Amazon for the same price. While looking up the links for you I also found another brand called "SunJel", Which also looks to be more expensive for the cans, but which also sells refill bottles for their canisters. I haven't tried them, but they sound like the same basic stuff (Though I can see SunJel is clear where as Real Flame is a reddish gel), and they do not suggest reusing the cans more then 4 times.