With the soothing days of fall in front of us, it's time to consider something else besides keeping cool. While the pumpkin season may be over, apple pie and eggnog are on the horizon, and so is a ...

Shining red and yellow eyes peer from the dancing shadows. This could be a scene from a haunted forest — or a cozy living room fireplace. A cast iron figure of an owl perched on a twisted branch ...

I used to love my fireplace. On dreary winter days, I’d burn away the blues with a roaring fire that made the room ...

Andirons shaped like people or animals have been made since the 18th Century. Owls have been particularly popular subjects. Several different cast-iron owl andirons were made in the 1880s in the ...

The fireplace was the center of the home in 18th-century America. The only warm place in a New England house was near the fire. Homes were not well-insulated, and cold wind penetrated doors, windows ...