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Homemade Halloween Costume Ideas

By Mike Eide It’s just about that time of year again.  In 1 weeks time all the little ghouls and ghosts will be out going door to door in hopes of receiving candy.  Kids all through North America cannot wait for next Friday so they can finally dress up in there newly purchased or home-made…

Breaking News…Winter is Coming!

By Mike Eide Well…. I have bad news for you. I know we all have been trying to avoid it, I know we all kind of thought maybe this year it wouldn’t happen. Well, it did happen, the season changed again, it’s Fall. Gone are the days of no coat weather, children outside playing till…

Fall Decoration Tips

By Corrine Eide For me, Fall is the best time of year! Something about the crispness in the air, the cooler days, and the changing colors makes me want to get cozy in my home after a busy summer. I can finally turn my oven back on to do some baking, and I can enjoy…

A Day in the Life

    Well hi guys, it’s me your good friend Mr. Fireplace. The good people I work with here at Mr. Fireplace (no relation) have asked me to write a guest post and I figured “Why Not?” Where do I begin? Well to start with my full name is Mister Fireplace but my friends call…

Saying goodbye to a friend.

By Mike Eide RIP Dave Lewis This isn’t the blog that was supposed to be written this week. In fact I was half way through writing that post when I was informed that long time Mr. Fireplace employee Dave Lewis had passed away. I knew at that moment I had to just write about Dave.…

Introducing the iPhone 6

By Mike Eide Well like clockwork yesterday Apple released their newest iPhone like they do every year. What made this generation of iPhone (iPhone 6) so different was that this was their biggest (pun intended) release ever. Size Does Matter Lets start with the biggest new feature in the newest iPhone, the size. In the…

QR Codes: What are they and how can YOU use them?

By Mike Eide What an age we live in. Technology appears to be changing everyday and if you don’t keep yourself in the forefront with it you will fall behind. One of those changes is the way we receive information on the fly. We live in a day of smart phones and instant access to…

Gas Vs. Wood Round 2

                By Mike Eide Welcome to round 2 of the epic matchup of fuel sources as gas takes on wood. If you haven’t had a chance yet to read round 1 be sure to do so here At the end of round 1 wood was winning 3-1, but…

Gas Vs. Wood Round 1

                By Mike Eide Burn with wood, or gas? It’s a battle as old as time itself. Over the next two weeks I hope to help you in some of the main differences between these two fuel sources. In the end next week, we will total up the…

Selling a Fireplace in the 21st Century

By Mike Eide Earlier this week we wrote about buying a fireplace in the 21st century. While there have been many advancements in fireplaces as far as buying one goes, there have been just as many advancements in selling a fireplace in this day and age. We truly live in a digital age, whether you…