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Fatherhood: Competition – Fireplace Accessory Set

Posted on December 11, 2016January 6, 2018 by Henry Elliss

dscf2016With Winter now firmly making it’s presence felt, there’s nothing I like to do more of an evening than sit in front of our log fire.

When we originally moved to this house, I wasn’t really very fussed on having a real fireplace – it was a “nice to have” but not a deal-breaker by any stretch.

Having now lived here for a few years though, I can safely say it’ll be a must-have in our next house move, whenever that is.

A roaring fire keeping you warm on a chilly Sunday afternoon is one of the best things in the world, and something I enjoy with the family regularly.

dscf2007So when the lovely people at CastFirePlaces asked if I’d review one of their “Companion sets”, I figured I’d have to be a fool to pass that up.

Even better – they told me that if I liked it, they would offer up a set for me to giveaway to my readers too – so it’s win-win all round!

Thankfully for you, I absolutely love the companion set they sent me (which you can see in many of the photos in this post) and it is now sitting pride-of-place next to our log basket.

As you can see, the set they sent me is classically made and contains all the accessories you need for keeping your fireplace spick and span – a brush for sweeping up the ashes, a little shovely thing to pick up all the crud, a poker for poking and some tongs for grabbing coals or wood.

704-559_1(Those aren’t the technical name by the way – I’m just guessing, though I expect “poker” is right…!)

I’ve been using the set for a couple of weeks now and it’s still doing the job fantastically – and it looks great, too. Not a necessity I realise, but certainly a bonus when you’re a bit of a fireplace snob like I’m turning into!

If you like the look of the set, you can head to their website to check out that and all their other fireplace paraphernalia – from log-burners to log baskets, stoves to mantelpieces, they’ve got it all.

And if you’d like to win a set of your own, you can enter my super-easy competition below.

You’ve got a week to enter – so the winner will get their prize in plenty of time to enjoy it throughout the winter!

Good luck…

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  • 26 thoughts on “Fatherhood: Competition – Fireplace Accessory Set”

    1. Tracy Nixon (@tracyknixon) says:
      December 11, 2016 at 9:54 pm

      I’d just love a pair of new slippers!

    2. Sarah Mackay says:
      December 11, 2016 at 10:03 pm

      A food mixer is the top of my list this year

    3. Kim Styles says:
      December 12, 2016 at 12:00 am

      new computer mine is so loud and slow

    4. caroline walliss says:
      December 12, 2016 at 4:54 am

      A new watch.

    5. Gemma Higgins says:
      December 12, 2016 at 2:02 pm

      I’ve already done Christmas with my partner and got everything I would have liked, now I just want a fun family filled day on the 25th

    6. PAULINE HILL says:
      December 12, 2016 at 5:34 pm

      laptop

    7. yvonne cooke says:
      December 13, 2016 at 10:53 am

      I have a new TV on my christmas wish list.xx

    8. Michelle O'Neill says:
      December 13, 2016 at 1:01 pm

      theatre tikets x

    9. Nick Harris says:
      December 13, 2016 at 5:55 pm

      We’re getting our fire places sorted as our present to ourselves for 2017. I can’t wait to stoke it up!

    10. Sue Dorking says:
      December 16, 2016 at 8:02 am

      Would love a retro radio

    11. Lisa Wilkinson says:
      December 16, 2016 at 12:02 pm

      Some new PJs

    12. Jo Carroll says:
      December 16, 2016 at 12:17 pm

      I love technology so a new laptop would be uppermost on my list but very unlikely as they are too expensive…maybe a little camera would be nice? x

    13. kim neville (@kimneville2) says:
      December 16, 2016 at 9:40 pm

      Some nice new Uggs

    14. Karen Barrett says:
      December 17, 2016 at 9:20 am

      An airline ticket to Australia ;)

    15. Kate Knight says:
      December 17, 2016 at 11:58 am

      new phone

    16. suzi moore says:
      December 17, 2016 at 12:33 pm

      just some quality time with my children and grand-children

    17. Emma says:
      December 17, 2016 at 1:54 pm

      A puppy

    18. Rich Tyler says:
      December 17, 2016 at 2:23 pm

      A new watch would be nice!

    19. Linda's Bits of This and Bits of That says:
      December 17, 2016 at 3:13 pm

      i would love some ugg slippers

    20. Sarah Wilson says:
      December 17, 2016 at 5:26 pm

      I would love a Kindle.

    21. Merlin (@charlottepike) says:
      December 17, 2016 at 5:29 pm

      Actually – one of these! burning my hand has made something like this top of my wishlist!

    22. Malcolm Ewing says:
      December 17, 2016 at 5:59 pm

      A new huge smart TVs.

    23. Diana says:
      December 17, 2016 at 7:34 pm

      PJ’s :)

    24. Adeinne Tonner says:
      December 17, 2016 at 9:19 pm

      On the top of my christmas list is a body shop gift set which i would love to receive

    25. Hannah Wood says:
      December 17, 2016 at 9:42 pm

      Anything would be nice.

    26. Louise A says:
      December 17, 2016 at 11:24 pm

      at the top of my wish list is a laptop…so fingers crossed

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