I never thought that our home was frosty before, however now that my pal and I have a fireplace in the kitchen, it is super sizzling and toasty in our house, and well, at least downstairs is super sizzling and toasty… I get frosty upstairs in our entryway periodically, but I know that is because the windows in our entryway are seasoned and tend to lose quite a bit of heat. I really only wanted a fireplace for aesthetic reasons, however after getting it, I realized that I really prefer the warmth that it brings to the home as well; To me, there is nothing more comforting than walking into a sizzling home after working hard all morning. My hubby has even commented on how much he enjoys the home being a bit warmer. My friend and I were going to get a official seasoned wood burning fireplace, however my pal and I changed our minds last minute. My hubby thought that he would not mind chopping wood to keep up with the demand of the fireplace, although he ended up getting promoted at work, and now, he works more hours which means he has less time to split wood, but he decided that getting an electric fireplace would easily be best for us. I am blissful that he did because I was not looking forward to the mess that carrying wood into the home would make. I am sure that the electric fireplace is not nearly as sizzling as a wood fireplace would be, however it is much less repair. I know it sort of balances out the issue, and plus, my pal and I really do not need the fireplace to provide off any more heat than our electric one does. It makes our home the perfect temperature.