But if your home's décor
leans more toward a more modern and contemporary design you'll be glad to hear that wood stoves now come in an array of designer colors that are painted on or even enameled. For instance if your home is a period piece you may desire to have an old style black pot belly stove. Today the
heating option of a wood stove is undoubtedly the most economical, flexible and undeniably the most popular. One of the primary reasons for this is that a wood stove does not need a huge amount of space, provided the space is where a chimney may be properly routed. Ignition is much simpler in these, and they tend to burn more
completely as well. All new stoves have some sort of built in shielding for placement on wooden floors or near combustible walls, however keep in mind that the more a wood stove is shielded, the hotter it will burn and thus give off more heat. In addition, let's face it,
humans have loved to watch a fire burning since time memorial, thus the majority of new stoves come with a window that even has a self-cleaning air-wash system. New wood stoves are highly reliable and have beautiful craftsmanship to fit into your home. The majority of people choose their family room on the main
floor of their home for ideal placement. Designs of wood stoves today will allow them to be used in any settings. Granted some people do use wood stoves to heat the majority of their homes, however then placement becomes even more important, and one must install some form of blower to disperse the heat.