Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Updating an outdated fireplace without a full demo involves covering existing materials and replacing easy-to-replace elements. Painting or skimcoating your fireplace's surface can totally transform ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Paying the public to reduce wood smoke, Bay Area pollution regulators this summer will offer homeowners thousands of dollars to replace old wood fireplaces and stoves with cleaner ...

There’s nothing quite like the warmth of a roaring fire to cozy up your living room—both literally and figuratively. But not everyone is lucky enough to have a working fireplace. And if yours happens ...

The Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency is accepting grant applications for its wood-burning stoves change-out program. “This grant can help people replace their inefficient, smoky, old wood stoves,” ...

The Valley Air District offers up to $5,000 through the Fireplace & Woodstove Change-Out Program to help reduce emissions from wood or pellet-burning stoves or fireplaces. Pra-chid Getty ...

They may not look super-real, but we've found some that can help keep you cozy We tested 10 comparable fireplace inserts to ...