Comments on: Fireplace Decorating and Planning Ideas

By: James P. Garrett

James P. Garrett — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:53:17 +0000

The Better Homes & Gardens book “Fireplace Decorating & Planning Ideas” is an excellent book. We are building a new home, and were looking for fireplace designs for ideas. There is also a lot of “how to” information, in which we weren’t particularly interesed, but the book gave us some good ideas. An even better book, for our application, which we ordered at the same time, is a Schiffer Book by Melissa Cardona entitled “The Fireplace Design Sourcebook” It has more photographs, and an enormous variety of fireplace designs to peruse.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Karen Krings

Karen Krings — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:25:33 +0000

This book did not provide me with any valuable information with respect to fireplace design. I felt the book was vague and the majority of photographs were of traditional fireplaces. I was looking for contemporary designs and styles that would compliment different room types and configurations. This book is very predictable in text and in photos, nothing new here.
Rating: 2 / 5

By: Richelle Long

Richelle Long — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:24:16 +0000

This book was everything I was hoping for & more! So much practical information and ideas. This book had ideas no matter where your fireplace is located or what your style is.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: L. Rumley

L. Rumley — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:06:25 +0000

This is a good book for pictures of fireplaces, but I needed more information on what I now know are zero clearance fireplaces…and whether a large screen television can ever be placed above a zero clearance fireplace–info like that. So the book wasn’t that great for my specific purposes.
Rating: 3 / 5

By: Donna R. Volpone

Donna R. Volpone — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:48:43 +0000

This book was pretty good and very reasonable, price-wise. I was looking for ideas to use to decorate my mantle and I did get them from this.
Rating: 4 / 5