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Considering Switching to An Electric Fireplace?

With temperatures nearing zero and significant snowstorms in the forecast, the days of putting off winter preparations are long gone. Home heating needs to be a top priority to keep your family safe and warm, free from frozen pipes and chilled toes.  Does your winterization plan includes an electric fireplace? If not, we strongly urge you to consider it as a viable form of home heating. Is switching to electric something you’ve been thinking about?

If you answered yes….

Woohoo! Let us reaffirm your beliefs that electric fireplaces can save you significant money. Gas bills are no one’s friends, but they don’t have to be necessarily an evil. Electric fireplaces are a great way to increase your home’s energy efficiency by zone heating, turning down the central thermostat and only warming the rooms you use most. This action alone can save you up to 10% on your energy bill each month. Please consult your local energy company to see how much zone heating can save you.

In general, electric fireplaces cost much less to run. Gas fireplaces typically operate at 17 to 24¢ per hour (varies by location), but electric fireplaces provide warmth and LED technology that can save you up to 10% on your energy bill. With heating options that can warm rooms from 400 square feet to 1,000 square feet, electric fireplaces are a vibrant and affordable way to keep your family comfy and cozy this winter.

Worried they don’t look realistic enough? New technology including LED lights, glowing logs and ember beds ensure the effect is as convincing as possible. You have to see it to believe it.

If you answered no…

Isn’t it time to start? What are you waiting for?

Twin-Star manufactures a number of the leading brands of electric fireplaces including Duraflame, ClassicFlame and ChimneyFree. With many styles and designs to suit any décor, Twin-Star offers several options from mantels to media consoles and wall mounts. Let us find the perfect unit for your home.

 

For more information on electric fireplaces as an alternative to gas or wood, check out our resources center full of articles, videos and infographics from people who have made the switch.

Guest post provided by Lauren Monitz of ElectricFireplacesDirect.com, the #1 online source for electric fireplaces and a major distributor of Twin-Star products.

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Luxe® Bath Works: Over-The-Top Style Meets Form & Function

The definition of luxury is to have the indulgence of comforts and pleasures in addition to those necessary for a reasonable standard of well-being—and that is exactly how to describe Twin-Star’s new Luxe® Bath Works line that is in stock and ready to ship.

While providing function, Luxe is anything but standard. It indulges the user with premium woods, high-gloss lacquered finishes and a luxurious selection of granite, marble and quartz countertops. Whether your taste is classic, traditional or contemporary, Luxe offers a wide range of fashion forward styles that will add a touch of glamour to any master bath or powder room.

The combination of premium grade solid hardwoods and select wood veneers provide everlasting beauty and strength to each piece of Luxe bathroom furniture. But the beauty isn’t just finish deep. Luxe vanities are seamlessly assembled with fully finished interiors, have solid American maple drawers and fully concealed soft and slow-closing glides and hinges.

 

One of the many luxurious pieces for Luxe is the richly detailed Carrington collection. It is crafted of solid American cherry hardwoods and veneers with a beautiful Midnight Cherry finish and crowned with a striking black granite countertop. It has three drawers with fully concealed soft-close drawer glides and soft-close hinges and is available in either 36” or 60” widths with a coordinating mirror.

 

The Luxe Bath Works line not only provides style, but clever storage as well. The Adria vanity features elegant metal work combined with a hammered copper sink and beautifully finished wood molding which conceals its perfectly fitted drawer for smaller healthy and beauty items. If a greater amount of storage is needed, the Wallingford and Raines vanities are designed with cabinets and drawers that are ideal for organizing everything from make-up to hairdryers.  Each vanity collection also features matching double beveled mirrors to easily finish the bathroom in eye-catching style.

 

For more information or to view the entire Luxe Bath Works line visit www.luxebathworks.com.

Contact: Cathy Lloyd

The Media Matters, Inc.

336.956.2488
clloyd@themediamatters.com

 

 

 



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About Twin-Star

Founded in 1996, Twin-Star International, Inc. of Delray Beach, Fl., is changing the way people entertain. Twin-Star, an award-winning home furnishings manufacturer of quality furniture, combines the latest trends with function and style to create unique pieces that enhance the lives of their customers. They use the finest hardwoods, wood veneers and finishes available, chosen specifically to match the character and need of each individual piece. Known for their ClassicFlame® Fireplaces, the finest furniture in the electric fireplace industry, their line-up also includes Duraflame®, Chimney-free® and Pro Electric Fireplaces, Tresanti® Media Consoles; Tresanti® Refrigerated Wine Cabinets; Tresanti® Kitchen Islands and Beverage Curios; Tresanti® Home Office Furniture; Black & Decker® and Luxe™ Bathroom furniture. Find out more at www.twinstarhome.com.

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