I really enjoyed having our wood burning fireplace this year when we were hosting people for the holidays.
This was the first year that we have ever had a fireplace in the house during the holidays and I really loved it. Growing up, I always really wanted to have a fireplace and at that point I did not care whether it was a wood burning one or a gas log one. I have just always wanted a fireplace for some reason. I think that a home always feels cozier and safer whenever there’s a fireplace in it. It’s always nice to have a back up heating source during the winter around here, too. The weather around here gets very icy and cold during the winter and the temperatures are super cold most of the time, too. I remember last year the temperature was below zero for weeks at a time during the winter and I just hated it. Unfortunately for me I didn’t have a fireplace at all last winter so the house didn’t really feel cozy at all. Now, we have a high efficiency furnace that does a pretty good job at keeping the house nice and warm. But we also have our new wood burning fireplace and it makes the whole house feel better inside! Having the fireplace has just been great this past year and everyone just loves it. It has made our house feel much better than it ever has before. I wish that we would have gotten a fireplace years ago. I’m so glad that we have one now!