Unique Fireplace Tools

Buying Guide

What types of fireplace tools do you need for your fireplace?

Unique fireplace tools will allow you to clean and maintain your fireplace effortlessly. A poker that hooks, rakes, and pushes burning firewood is necessary, as is a fireplace shovel which allows you to remove ashes from the firebox.

While your poker moves burning wood around, a tong is necessary to pick up a log or two without the danger of getting burned.

A fireplace broom is dedicated to cleaning up ashy residue after burning fire since you don't want to use your household broom for this purpose and spread the ashes throughout your home.

What are the best fireplace tools?

The best unique fireplace tools are sets that include all the most important pieces (fireplace tongs, fire poker, fireplace shovel, brush, bellows or blow poke) and feature a pleasant design.

This could be because it matches your room’s palette and décor style: in that case, look for a finish that’s already part of your palette and a more or less decorative design depending on your interiors. For example, simpler shapes work better in minimalist and contemporary settings, whereas more ornate models are ideal in retro or more sophisticated environments.

Alternatively, you could choose unique fireplace tools that immediately stand out because they rely on an unusual and attention-grabbing design. For instance, they could be shaped like magical creatures, include natural elements, or feature highly decorative shapes.

Are there any unique fireplace tools on the market?

Simply because your fireplace is an age-old heating system does not mean that your fireplace tools need to be outdated. In fact, there are many unique fireplace tools and accessories to help you maintain a beautiful fireplace all winter long. For example, a firewood carrier or firewood tote bag is large enough to handle loads of firewood and kindling and also eliminates the backbreaking and time-consuming work of carrying armloads of logs.

Additionally, a fireback will help increase heat and radiate it throughout the room since they are made of cast iron and trap the heat that would otherwise escape without one of these handy tools.

Removing ash from the fireplace has always been a cumbersome and tedious job; and a traditional household vacuum will simply release the ash into the air; however, a fireplace vacuum with a heat-resistant canister allows you to vacuum both warm and cool ash quickly and thoroughly.

For aesthetic appeal, a stylish and modern-looking log rack is recommended. So instead of storing your firewood outside and risking exposure to rain and snow, why not invest in a stylish log rack and display your firewood right next to your fireplace?

Now that you own a fireplace, it's time to think about tools to maintain it. Fireplace negligence is a slippery slope careening toward an accidental situation with devastating consequences. Ash build up, log shift and possible personal injury should all be considered.

Having the right tools for your fireplace can combat these unfortunate problems. All they ask of you, is that when you have them, you use them. And since they come in a variety of options in styles and metals, the perfect fireplace tool set can accentuate your fireplace in unexpected ways.

Why do I need good quality fireplace tools?

Fire is the great destroyer, reducing almost anything to ash. Eventually, that ash will accumulate, making your fireplace quite unsightly. Once it has gone into this level of disregard, it succumbs to disrepair, and then deterioration. A routine sweeping of the ash with a fireplace broom, can suspend the decay, restoring your fireplace to near its original beauty.

If you wish to adjust a burning log, do you reach in with your bare hand? Obviously, not. You use a poker. And a fireplace poker, with its hook and curved end, is designed specifically for adjusting charred wood without consequence to the user.

We could go on, but the point is there are many tools for your fireplace, and every tool in the fireplace tool kit is tailored to the needs of tending to the fire, as well as the fireplace itself.

What tools come in a standard fireplace tool setup?

The usual tool options available, complete with a matching base stand to hang them, are a shovel, poker, broom and tongs. Some sets also include an ash rake. Each tool is important and has a specific task.

Shovel: Basically, working in concert with the broom, it is a dustpan for the ashes.
Poker: An important tool, the poker gives you a sharp, hooked method for stoking a fire, and adjusting burning objects within.
Broom: Used primarily to sweep up ashes.

Tongs: These are used to grip a log for safe placement into an already roaring fire or moving a burning log to another position within the fire.
Ash rake: An additional tool not common with a typical set, but fits in nicely, an ash rake is exactly what it sounds like; a heavier method for shifting large bits of wood left in the fireplace after burning.

But these are just the tools in a standard set. There are many other tool options based on owner preferences.

For instance:

● A bellows can be used to stoke the fire to a great heat, and is often used by artists that work with metal. If your fireplace is resisting coming to its full, raging glory, a bellows can help.

If you don't want to keep running outside for wood, but you also don't want it piled on the floor, a firewood rack is handy, keeps your wood organized, readily available, and not under foot.

● A damper pull is a hooked arm that allows you to reach into the fireplace and pull the damper to the chimney, without getting soot all over your hands and sleeves.

● There are even miniature versions of common fireplace tools, designed for smaller burn areas, and oversized tools for those large-scale fireplace needs.

What style of fireplace tools will go best with my decorative scheme?

A fireplace tool set is pretty basic, but choosing the right set in a specific metal, can profit your room decor, by adding an element of flair.

● Cast or wrought Iron: Tough, rugged, and classic, the black tint of iron fireplace tools goes with almost any decor.

● Chromed steel: Chrome is a mirror, reflecting the beauty of any setting. These work well in most aesthetic schemes, light and dark, colorful or drab.

● Brass: These harken to the turn of the 20th century, where wood was the primary focal point in home decor. If you use a lot of timber in decorating, these are perfect.

● Pewter: A pewter set is also classic and works with muted tones that are not too bright, darker pallets welcoming to its charcoal, gray coloring.

● Copper: These have a vintage appeal from a time when copper was largely used in many home applications. If antiques are largely present in your decorating niche, look no further.

The style of your tool stand will also greatly add to the overall room aesthetic. Intricate detailing and scrollwork will beautifully complement vintage, rustic, and traditional interiors, while modern and contemporary spaces call for simple lines and geometric shapes. The same rule applies to your tool handles.