A fireplace can be essential to maintaining a pleasant temperature in the colder months, but there are certain tools that we need to make the most of our fires and keep them safe, clean, and in proper working order. Fireplace accessories don’t have to just be tools, though, they can be stylish and add an extra element of character to your interior.

Here at Cawarden Brick & Tile Company Limited, we stock a range of fireplace accessories that will look right at home next to your beautiful fireplace, so we decided to help you decipher which of these tools are essential for getting the most out of your fireplace.

Toolset

Perhaps the most common feature among (almost) all fireplaces is the standard toolset. This set of fireplace accessories likely includes four main pieces: a poker, pair of tongs, a shovel, and a broom. These tools all serve slightly different functions, but contribute to the overarching goal of keeping your fire clean and lit.

The poker and the tongs are specifically for tending to the fire and the shovel/broom combination is for cleaning up the ash after your fire has burned out.

Screen

Another one of the more common fireplace accessories is a screen that covers the mouth of the fire. These screens are designed to add a layer of protection for children and animals, and can also help prevent embers escaping and damaging your furniture.

When purchasing a fireplace screen, you have the choice between folding and single panel options. If you opt for a single panel, you’re going to want to ensure the measurements between the screen and your fireplace match before purchasing.

Log Rack

A log rack is very much down to personal preference as some people prefer not to clutter their hearth with what is quite literally fuel for the fire. Other people appreciate the convenience and additional dimension of this accessory and opt for using one.

The main benefit of a log rack is the convenience of being easily able to access your logs without having to go outside to your log store, but they can look a little out of place on smaller hearths so it really is best to play it by ear for your fireplace.

Ash Bucket

An ash bucket can be a great addition to your fireplace, and a useful tool as well. Essentially, as the name suggests, an ash bucket is designed to hold the ash you collect when you brush your fire (likely using the aforementioned broom and shovel combination). This bucket is purpose-built for the job at hand, meaning it can stay next to the fire and not look out of place, but can also help reduce the mess you make when you transport ashes through your house to be disposed of.

Miscellaneous

The fireplace accessories we mentioned above, of course, not the only choices you have available to you. There are a wide variety of different additions that can serve different purposes, such as the mantle, which is great for decoration and useful for displaying your most-prized family photographs. There are also further - less visually - safety devices that you can keep in case of emergency, like a fire extinguisher and protective gloves. A final, popular, fireplace accessory is simply putting a rug in front of your hearth. This can help to protect your flooring from flyaway embers and adds a certain charm to your fireplace.

Practical and Visually Pleasing

As useful as fireplace accessories can be for making the most of your fire, safely, they can also help to improve the appearance of your space by acting as almost ornamental. If you find the right examples, they can help flesh out an aesthetic idea and add the final touches to your desired interior style.

Cawarden Brick & Tile Company Limited

Here at Cawarden Brick & Tile Company Limited, as aforementioned, we have an impressive array of fireplace accessories that can help add to the functionality and fashion of your fireplace. To peruse the range we have on offer, please visit our fireplace accessories page.

We also have products not listed on our online store in our reclamation yard in Rugeley. To enquire further, please visit our contact page or call us on 01889 574066 and a member of our team will be able to help with your questions.