insideKENT Magazine Issue 81 - December 2018 | Page 109

INTERIORS
A COSY CHRISTMAS
A WARM AND WELCOMING FIREPLACE CAN CHANGE THE ENTIRE FEEL OF A ROOM,
TURNING A NORMAL SPACE INTO SOMETHING SO MUCH COSIER. THAT ROOM BECOMES
THE FOCAL POINT OF THE HOME, AND IS WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO BE WHETHER THAT’S TO
RELAX, TO ENJOY ONE ANOTHER’S COMPANY, OR – AS MANY PEOPLE WITH FIREPLACES TEND
TO DO – ENJOY THEIR CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES. AFTER ALL, FATHER CHRISTMAS HAS ALREADY
PUT THAT CHIMNEY AND FIREPLACE TO GOOD USE, AND SINCE IT IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT
PART OF CHRISTMAS, WHY NOT DRESS IT UP FOR THE OCCASION? HERE ARE SOME IDEAS ON
HOW YOU CAN ENSURE YOUR FIREPLACE IS A FESTIVE ONE THIS YULETIDE.
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