We finally splurged a bit and got something we’ve been wanting for a few years - a proper realistic-looking electric fire. We can’t install a wood burner in the house, and we don’t want to reconnect the old gas fireplace, so electric was our only option. I must say I am incredibly impressed at the realism of the thing, if you didn’t know it wasn’t a real fire I don’t think you could tell without a very close inspection. Got it on a really nice sale from B&Q too!
Here’s a video I just took of it in action: