His writing house in the garden had a magnificent stove-like fireplace, an imitation from a prewar Bulgarian house, and the saloon or great room of their house had a huge window of Turkish inspiration.
But one of the features that many people in the city would pay a premium for is something the owners don't like: the fireplace.
Mr. Willkie of Brown Harris Stevens says buyers want "security -- not in terms of guards, but in terms of well-being: cozy, warm, homey things, like fireplaces -- and quiet".
It has original features like fireplaces and exposed beams — but with a living room just slightly larger than 18 square meters, or 194 square feet — and is available through the real estate agency Penrith Farmers' & Kidd's for £335,000.
At the same time, Mr. Weinstein said, the tax law does not necessarily require a strict "square foot by square foot" calculation; provision can be made for intangibles like windows and views and for amenities like fireplaces and bathrooms.
"Indoors Out," which made its first appearance of the day at 1 30 a.m., zeroes in on projects reflecting what the program insists is a nationwide trend, the unconquerable desire to move things like fireplaces, living rooms and dining rooms out into the open air.
"Nice amenities like fireplaces and vaulted ceilings … those are things that will set a property apart from others".
If I had an awesome home stereo system, the likes of which you'd see in fancy houses with things like "fireplaces" and "recessed lighting," the NP1100 would sit handsomely next to the other high-priced audio components and push out high-quality music for me to listen to while I read the evening paper over a snifter of brandy-flavored beer from the gas station.
Like fireplaces, non-catalytic stoves lose more heat because of how they are vented.
It is a cool night — cool enough for a fire in the rounded, hive-like little fireplace, where the piñon logs stand up on end and are ignited by piñon shavings.
I like many things: I love the ribbon trees, I like this whole fireplace vignette, I like it all.
