If the scene of a warm room and crackling fire seems inviting to you, perhaps you are interested in the installation of a fireplace for your home. However, not all houses are a good match for a brick and mortar type of hearth, and the price tag for that kind of addition can be a bit on the high side. Electric fireplace heater could very well save you money through its use in zone heating. And the styles available today give you choices to match almost any home decor.

As far as models go, there are basically two types – electric fireplace inserts and standalone electric fireplace heaters. The first kind is built to slip inside the opening of a real fireplace. Electric currents are passed through metal coils, generating heat. A forced fan disperses the even heat waves out and away from the insert, and can warm not only the room it is place in, but adjacent rooms as well. There are fireplaces that utilize light bulbs to give off the effect of glowing embers, while many high-end inserts project digital images of flickering flames. Many homeowners choose not to utilize their fireplaces already in existence for various reasons, such as the messy upkeep, so this could be an excellent alternative if you happen to be one of them.

If you happen to not own an actual hearth fireplace, a standalone convector heater most likely will fit your needs. There are several styles of this model available on the market today. Space-saving specific heaters are in the wall-mount and corner fireplace design. Both of these options are ideal not only for their aesthetic value, but functionality as well.

Electric fireplace stoves are portable too, but do take up a bit more space than the wall-mount and corner styles. These are formed to look like traditional old-fashioned stoves with the convenience of being plugged into an electrical outlet. Another option that is rather novel is the media console electric infrared heater. This unit is a base for your television to sit on with most offering storage space on either side of it.

The final option available for an electric fireplace is a very traditional fireplace with a mantle. If you are looking to replicate the classic lines of a stone fireplace without the hassles of flue cleaning and risk of a home fire, the mantle design could be for you.