The first type of electric fireplace that I bought was a freestanding electric fireplace stove (an electric fireplace designed to look like a wood burning stove).

The great thing about freestanding electric fireplaces is that you have the ability to move them around your home as you need. I regularly move mine to the room I’ll be staying in the most, so that I can heat that room without needing to heat the rest of the house with central heating.

Here’s what my freestanding electric fireplace looks like close up:

With electric fireplaces, you can simply plug them into any nearby wall socket and they’re ready to be used. I have wall socket near to the open fireplace in my living room, allowing to me place my freestanding electric fireplace in this open fireplace.

Freestanding electric fireplaces don’t need to be as thin as wall-mounted or recessed electric fireplaces because they won’t be installed on the wall. Freestanding electric fireplaces therefore provide heat and flames slightly differently to these types of fireplaces.