retro fireplaces — yes, they still make them
With colder weather coming, do you have a hankering to lounge before your own mod-ski-lodge style fireplace? You can search eBay for vintage fireplaces by PreWay and others. But if you’re not that patient, we just discovered via a past post at Retro Renovation that you can score a brand-new fireplace that only looks vintage. Visit Malm Fireplaces for a variety of modern freestanding fireplaces. They’re not cheap, but with prices in the $1500-2000 range, they’re not ridiculously extravagant, either. Incidentally, Malm builds custom fireplaces as well — they did the fireplace for the iconic Parker Palm Springs resort, top photo above.
September 24th, 2008 at 6:00 am
Thanks for this post and for mentioning my site. It is indeed AMAZING what a design statement these fireplaces can make - they are so architecturally beautifully — and cozy, to boot! In addition to the ones still made by Malm, there seem to be many other designs hanging out in midcentury basements. Some of them are SO TACKY that they are gorgeous!
Pam
September 25th, 2008 at 6:31 am
WOW…i have one of these “lovelies” in my basement! i can’t believe they still make them. i’ve been trying to decide how to make mine look a little less…um…horrid.