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Adding a Touch of Elegance to Your Home With a Beveled Glass Fireplace
Mon 30 Nov 2009 - 07:26
Adding a Touch of Elegance to Your Home With a Beveled Glass Fireplace
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Wiley_Jennings]Wiley Jennings
Any type of a fireplace would require some sort of a covering for various different reasons. One of the main reasons is for making it look elegant. With a traditional fireplace there would be ashes and burnt wood that would need to be cleaned up every time you use it and this is not always possible. By using a glass door this can be shielded in case you are expecting company and do not want your fireplace to look messy.
Glass doors are also important for safety reasons. A glass door would provide a way of controlling the fire and keeping it contained. A beveled glass fireplace would protect you from the sparks that sometimes fly out of the fireplace. Also it helps you control the heat level in the room, if you do not want the room to be too heated up you can put in the glass door and the fire would be immediately contained.
For these reasons it is important that everyone who uses a fireplace would need to get a beveled glass door. However, it can be quite tough to choose one out of the several hundred designs that are available today in the market. With so many options to choose from one can easily get the type of beveled glass fireplace as is required and one that fits in with the theme of the rest of the house.
Some of the beveled glass fireplace screens are made just for providing decoration. These are designed to be the focal point of your room; but these would not be able to withstand the high level of heat that is usually given out by a fireplace. These types of beveled glass fireplaces are to be used only to provide elegance to the fireplace and are available in a variety of designs, colors and shapes which can fit in with any kind of a fireplace and any type of room decor.
Apart from these there are quite a lot of beveled glass fireplace screens that are available which are functional and are made in a way that enables them to resist high heat. These are available in a variety of designs and colors and can be made from several different styles of glass.
A beveled glass fireplace is usually though to be a decoration piece but there are a few models available which can make fireplaces very energy efficient. These glass screens can help you cut down on the time the fireplace takes to heat up the space. These beveled glass fireplace screens are mostly made with tempered glasses which are all tested for heat resistance.
The energy efficient types of beveled glass fireplace screens are not only functional and effective but they can also be very beautiful since they are available in stained glass or decorative colored glass designs.
Beveled glass fireplace screens are the rage today and are available easily in most stores as well as on online shopping sites. If you spend some time in looking for the different types of models available you would be able to find one that suits your needs.
Wiley Jennings writes about [http://hubpages.com/hub/Fireplace-1]fireplaces at http://www.fireplacehub.com
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