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The Jotul wood stove is a great stove to heat your home with since it is small yet it can heat large spaces. Space can be saved with a Jotul wood stove since the Jotul is a small size wood stove that is big on heating.

If you want to install a wood stove in your own home or are looking to upgrade your current wood stove to a newer model there are several things you should consider when choosing a wood stove.

If you're planning on heating your home with a wood stove, you'll need to know these 5 valuable tips on how to properly set-up a wood stove!

Soapstone is substantially softer than marble; it is easily carved and milled into various shapes, and there are even varieties of soapstone that can be chipped away with one's fingernail.

Free standing stoves of all kinds offer an alternative to burning carbon fuels to heat a home. Wood burning stoves have been the most popular. Newer stoves such as pellet and corn burners are steadily gaining favor because of their cost advantages.

If you have a fireplace or a wood stove and you burn wood chances are you get some wood ashes to deal with.

Soapstone wood stoves are made from a type pf metamorphic rock that geologists call steatite.

Oil prices are climbing and the winter cold will be here whether we are ready or not. The use of wood heat can help cut the heating costs in half.

Common problems with building a fire in a fireplace, typically have to do with the damper or the flue. A fire needs oxygen or it will not burn. If you're...

It doesn't require a big stove or a lot of wood if your home or shop is well insulated.

There are many stoves not all will suit your needs. Many stoves are simply too big and heavy to even think of backpacking with. As many people depend on their stove to provide warm food, picking the right stove will lead to happiness down trail.

Your vintage potbelly stove and vintage wood stoves can be reused in new ways around the house and outside in the yard.

Everyone's seen the classic pot-bellied wood-burning stove, sitting in the middle of the frontier home and keeping the family warm. But with energy bills soaring this old energy source has gained new life with innovative designs.

Comparing gas fireplaces to wood burning fireplaces to electric models.

Alternative heating is catching on in Ohio. As the cost of natural gas and oil continues to rise, many Ohioans are turning to alternative heating such as wood burning and pellet stoves.

A guide to cleaning and maintaining a wood pellet stove.

This article gives tips when purchasing and selecting backpacking stoves

An informative guide concerning how to split logs using a maul.

With the rise of oil prices, many homeowners are using wood pellet stoves to heat their homes. These stoves have a number of advantages over heating appliances that use other types of fuel. This article will discuss

As with all other purchases, pellet stoves too come with fine print. Manufacturers and sales representatives are less inclined to touch on these issues and trial and error becomes the learning tool by default for the homeowner.

We live in an old drafty house and running the kerosene through the floor vents around the whole house is very expensive these days. My husband saw this replica of traditional cast iron wood burning stove in our Walmart.

Waldy's Wood Fired Pizza & Penne achieves it's arc

The Mid Electric Stove will help reduce our heating costs.

These symptoms are easy to overlook when researching if a pellet stove is the right choice for you, but can mean the difference between being happily satisfied or cursing your giant mistake.

I am currently in the process of detoxifying both myself and my home. This week I focused on finding an eco-friendly wood floor and furniture cleaner that would keep my home healthy and also clean as effectively as traditional cleaning products.

In one weekend, I painted our kitchen cabinets.

Our house had an old stove, which was very inefficient. We wanted to replace it with a new, more efficient wood stove. We found exactly what we were looking for in the Lopi Liberty wood stove.

A wood pellet stove is usually a complicated system. There are various components that need to be cleaned regularly to keep the stove operating efficiently. This article will give you...

It happens about this time every year, the first cold evening and you want to build a nice roaring fire in the wood stove to warm up the house. Completely forgetting you never cleaned the chimney at the end of the heating season last year.

Wood furniture is welcome in many homes. For many people wood furniture is what they want to have. Here are some ways to care for that wood.

A wood burning stove is a great thing to have in your house if you want to save money on heating it in the winter. However, it is often necessary to purchase pre-cut cords of wood unless you live in the forest yourself.

Learn the many practical ways that you can recycle a warped saucepan by finding new uses for around the home and garden.

Mike Kohn and his staff at Home Comfort can help you find a quality wood stoveor gas/electric fireplace.

Biomass fuels are becoming more popular, though they have yet to reach the level of fossil fuels. Corn is on that list.

New corn burning stoves operate like wood pellet stoves...only better and cheaper!

A few proactive measures can ensure a safe and warm winter from your wood-burning stove and fireplace.

Winter is here and the frigid weather chills the air. A warming fire in the fireplace takes the winter chill out of your home.

Amish can be just the same as you and I. The difference is that they are not able to probably read this.

Get your family out to the woods--rent a rustic cabin!

Moving can be a painful, frantic experience. But after moving more than 30 times, I'm here to tell you that it can be done in a civilized way that will leave you in one piece at the end of the day.

Old newspapers can take a lot of space. You can take them to the recycler or you can use them for many other purposes. After you read a newspaper they can be used for many useful things.

America is more aware of assaults against women than during past generations, but awareness grows slowly.

Most of us remember that snowy Oct. night when the snow kept coming, and coming, and coming. Here in Duluth Minnesota it amounted to 3' of snow in about 24 hours.

Caring for cacti and succulent plants

Let's take a look at the best ways to keep termites from infecting your home and how to tell if they're already there.

Composting is an economical and environmentally-sound way to fertilize your soil. It makes for the richest growing soil available, as compost is high in potassium, phosphorus, nitrogen.

Do you suffer from nosebleeds? If so, find out how the air you breathe can cause the problem.

Anglers can fish the pond from canoes, kayaks, or jonboats and stay in one of the cabins built on the shores of the pond in the 1930's by the Civilian Conservation Corps.

There are numerous commercial hot springs located throughout the Pacific Northwest. Most are on private land and require some sort of fee to access them.

Read this interesting article and learn some tips on how to redecorate your home beautifully with mirrors!

Every book, movie and in a lot of cases, television show I encounter has characters who have extraordinary happenings and massive fiascos. Is it worth the fiascos to have the extraordinary life?

Junk mail, everyone gets it, but how many use it?

We are always hearing about the need for "date nights". What are they and do we need them?

This is a story about the way things were in my world when I was a kid and how such a simple little carnival was such an important thing to us back then.

As she drives away in her old truck, Hattie throws a cigarette in the field, leaving a flicker of her life behind. Looking over her shoulder, she sees the house she loved is changed by "The Glow of Copper."

A poem

We love our strawbale house. It's so well-insulated, our electric bill runs about $30.00 per month, our propane about $15.00 per month.

What begins as another escapade of three young men seeking the experience of subsistence wilderness living becomes a harrowing escape from nature's forces. It doesn't change their lives. It only reinforces each one's individual belief.

Exploits of a traveling journalist

Let your artistic talents soar, build your own home on wheels.

Candles are useful for more than just lighting and scents.

Be inspired to heat "green" this winter.

Funny little Redneck poem about the night before Christmas.

Visiting the old farm

Our alternative construction home is user-friendly and super energy efficient.

This is a poem of two concepts that are usually not associated with each other.

So often in life it is the little things that make all the difference. I was only thirteen when I learned this important life lesson. Like so many kids my age, my Mom and Dad had divorced and it was bitter.

Hunting down vegetarian menus at Universal Studios and around Orlando can be challenging, but there are some tasty options available. Here are some of your best choices.

The thought of "going green" can be a turnoff. This article offers easy, no-strain ways you and your family can reduce your carbon footprint and help slow the rate of global warming.

One of the best small museums in Texas.

Do you love solving mysteries? Maybe secretly you are a Black Cat inside. Are you a black and white thinker? Then perhaps underneath it all you're really a Dalmatian and always creating chaos and drama in your life so you can race around and put out fires?

This article will delve into the "trap" of Government Assistance and how, while helping in the short term, it can be devastating in the long term. This is a first hand account of the process and the feelings of helplessness once ensnared within it.

It is important to prepare a seasonal vacation home for the winter months when it may not be occupied. Expensive repairs can be avoided by preparing a checklist and following this comprehensive list of steps that you should take to winterize your property.

Inexpensive autumn decorating ideas.

This family owned business puts out a product that beats the competition. Learn about the Kozy Heat brand of fireplaces and why we think they are a superior product.

An alternative to paying for todays high priced housing.

Do you want passion back in your relationship? Do you want to keep acting like newlyweds? Than you need to learn the following ten steps to keep that fire burning.

Many people who decide to visit Yosemite are adventurous spirits seeking to enjoy the natural beauty that Yosemite offers. Visitors will find excellent campsites for extended trips, and overnight trips are available for more adventurous travelers.

The Harkin Store is a great example of a historical store from the nineteenth century. The Harkin store is near New Ulm, Minnesota. New Ulm Minnesota is in the central southern part of the state of Minnesota.

Upon reading Michael Ryan's God Hunger, I felt as if Ryan had done what Thoreau said he went to Walden to do: back life into a corner and reduce it to its lowest terms

Gives an overview of modern log homes. Types and features. Stresses practicality and charm of living in a log home .

Getting your house ready for winter before it's here could keep you from being chilly and will save you money.

Although motel-free Gate City was built for people who live here, it offers parks, shopping, scenery, food, and entertainment to day visitors.

This is a brief description of how coffee is enjoyed in some homes in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. If you are able to visit the country or go to certain restaurants you will see this ceremony in action.

Fort Algonquin celebrates its 80th anniversary, owned by the same family for 8 decades! The inventory is almost exclusively hand-made, historical, and traditional items and foods from the local Ojibwa Indians in Upper Michigan.

Crazy Bill stood about 6'4" and with a beard nearly down to his belly and with the dark wraparound sunglasses, he looked like something right off of the cover of a ZZ Top album.....

Do your wax candles get broken when you store them in a drawer? Do the kids need a gift for Dad for Father's Day? Do you need firestarters for the camp site? Read this instructive article today and find out the answers to all these questions and more!

Typically people heat their home by oil or natural gas. Both can be a financial headache. There are alternative heating source out there but you should take your time and investigate before deciding.

Whether you let her roam about freely or she happens to escape, your home can be a dangerous place for your pet.

People who seem to catch colds in the winter and simply can't shake them should consider whether or not their fireplace is what's making them sick

Do you long for the aroma of the stinky rose? Has your heart been skewed by a chicken shish-kabob? Ever wonder what it would be like to wrap yourself in a grape leaf? Then you've come to the right place. These Lebanese eateries will fit the bill...

If you picture crowded beaches and skimpily-clad college students partying on Spring Break when you think of Fort Lauderdale, you'll be surprised to learn of the Old Fort Lauderdale Village and Museum - a great family destination.

There are some basic things to consider when it comes to wilderness survival: shelter, water, food and heat.

Every effort counts - no matter how small.

If you like to cook Southern favorites at home, then you are probably familiar with the name of Miss Edna Lewis. Miss Lewis used her cooking talents to become "one of the best cooks in America"! Read about her interesting life today!

Edgefield Manor used to be the county's "poor farm." Ghostly occurrences there have been discussed in books and on-line. Stay a night at this charming hotel, enjoy the beautiful fall gardens, and see if you can spot any paranormal activity!

A friendly, elderly neighbor has a lasting impact on a little girl.

Tips on how to deal with spring cleaning.

Short story about bulldog devotion