Others can be purchased at fireworks suppliers, chemical supply stores, fireplace shops or online.
Bernini-inspired columns are found throughout the floor plan, which includes a formal living room with a double-high fireplace, a barber shop, a media room with stage, 10 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms in 29,000 square feet of living space.
$600,000 to $899,999 Chappaqua $912,414*44 Spruce Lane Number of bedrooms: 3 Number of full bathrooms: 2 Number of half bathrooms: 0 Weeks on market: 9 weeks 53-year-old ranch; entry hall, eat-in kitchen, living room with fireplace, close to shops and train, 0.33-acre lot; taxes $16,396; listed at $899,000 (multiple bids).
So will the crackling fireplace at this cozy shop downtown, which opened in 1996 but feels older with its pressed-tin ceiling and marble cafe tables.
Mr. MacPherson goes shopping for fireplace accessories.
$300,000 to $599,999 Millwood $590,000 448 Saw Mill River Road Number of bedrooms -- 3 Number of full bathrooms -- 2 Number of half bathrooms -- 0 Time on the market -- 11 weeks 51-year-old colonial; entry hall, living room with fireplace, skylights, close to shops and highway, 0.46-acre lot; taxes $6,797; listed at $569,000 (multiple bids).
Another option is the Hotel Metropole, an upscale hotel that overlooks the harbor and features spacious rooms, perfect for families, fireplaces and onsite shopping and restaurants.
Cozy couches and a hand-woven rug face a well-used sandstone fireplace; local artwork decorates the shop selling homemade preserves, salsas and mustards.
Even the store signs, including that of a well-stocked bookstore, a tavern with a terrific fireplace and a new food shop that could stand tall against Balducci's in New York City, are classic and tasteful.
