Vintage View: How to prepare for your first winter fire

Kya deLongchamps cleans up a vintage fire surround in time for that first winter blaze

Recently, I bumped into a regular reader of Vintage View at the delicious farmer’s market held in Dungarvan every Thursday (tip-off alert). She asked me for a reminder about how to clean marble and other elements of a vintage fireplace. So, given that polite prompt and the approach of the great chill — we thought we would give you a round up on caring for that flaming old dear.