The hearth is often considered the heart of the home, and you can ramp up that feeling by creating your own custom hearth with leftover bricks. This project may fulfill a fireplace requirement ...

The following steps should enable a confident DIYer with a few power tools to create a beautiful custom ... fireplace insert.

If you like the look of a fireplace ... into your existing hearth if you wanted to keep the illusion of a real fire. If you have a conventional gas fire (i.e., with a chimney in good working order), ...

One of the hottest home improvements right now is upgrading or installing new gas fireplaces. Most newly installed fireplaces have on thing in common: they require a mantel to suit the fireplace.