17 Stylish stoves & fires

Think you can’t fit a centrepiece stove in a modern, wellinsulated, airtight home? Think again! The trick is to specify something with a suitably low, highly controllable output. One option is a gas appliance (the route we took at the Build It Education House) or you might be tempted by the next generation of ultra-realistic electric fires. Some models, such as the ereflex 75W from Gazco (www.gazco. com), even offer remote control, colour-change options and the choice of a flame effect without heat.