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.

My freestanding electric fireplaces uses a combination of an LED light source with rotating mirrors to create the effect of flickering flames. This is compared to wall-mounted ones that typically use a screen to produce the flames effects.

Many freestanding electric fireplaces are designed to look like wood burning stoves. Here’s an example comparing pictures of my electric fireplace stove and my dad’s real multi fuel stove:

My electric stove has therefore been designed to look and operate similar to a real stove fireplace.

The electric fireplace stove has a door that opens just like it would in a real stove. The stove door has a handle made from brass, and also a real glass panel for a great view of the flames.

Inside of the fireplace you’ll find a set of plastic logs that’s attached to a flat and smooth backing screen. Both of these components play a role in creating the effect of a real fire, which is explained further in this article.