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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whiskeyman" data-source="post: 243677" data-attributes="member: 13556">I never had a fireplace in the house growing up, but did experience them in relative's homes, so I know what you mean about fireplace envy.  When I purchased my first house, I made sure it had a "real" wood-burning fireplace.  (In fact it had three: one in the family room, one in a room in the basement and one in the master bedroom.)  Then we moved to our current home and I had to build an addition to get my fireplace.  There haven't really been a lot of opportunities to use it here in Florida, but i really enjoy it when we can.  As inefficient as it is, I am so happy to have it as opposed to a wood-burning or swedish stove where you can't watch the fire.  Like you, I have wonderful memory association with fireplaces.WM</blockquote>