Home is where the hearth is: fabulous fireplaces

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Fireplaces and mantels can set the tone for a room and be both focal point and gathering place.

(Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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Fireplaces and mantels can set the tone for a room and be both focal point and gathering place.

(Damon Winter / Los Angeles Times)

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Fireplaces and mantels can set the tone for a room and be both focal point and gathering place.

(Christine Cotter / Los Angeles Times)

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Fireplaces and mantels can set the tone for a room and be both focal point and gathering place.

(Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

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Fireplaces and mantels can set the tone for a room and be both focal point and gathering place.

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Fireplaces and mantels can set the tone for a room and be both focal point and gathering place.

(Kelly Peak/Peak Photography)

By Bonnie McCarthy

Feb. 1, 2017 7 AM PT

Cozy is in — and so is spending a coolish, Southern California night with friends around the fire.

Whether you’re considering an update to an existing mantel and surround, incorporating a new fireplace into building plans or simply daydreaming, perhaps you’ll find a spark of inspiration in these images we’ve gathered from our archives of hearth and home styles from traditional to modern. Check out a photo gallery we think will light your fire.

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