There’s something so wonderfully “ye olde” and Little Women–esque about a kitchen centered on a fireplace, where the daily flicker comes from tinder, not technology. The soft crackle of burning wood ...

Our favorite thing is our kitchen fireplace. It is a Tuscan-style stucco fireplace with a waist-high hearth and large, arched firebox that draws brilliantly and warms the kitchen. My husband designed ...