You can get plenty fancy — or at least expensive — buying andirons (or fire dogs) to hold up the logs in your fireplace.
A fantastic variety are available for prices ranging from few bucks to many thousands of dollars.
Pricey:
For $40,000, there are unique brass and wrought iron Jean Royere Rare "Boule" Andirons from 1stdibs.com. They look kind of like two Xs with brass globes.
For $5,200 there are Donna & Uomo Andirons by Philip Nimma. They are tall and made of wrought iron.
At $3,000 a pair, you could see brass, Poillerat-inspired Flower Andirons from Carole Gratale.
Priceless:
A pair of terracotta fire dogs from 17th century BC displayed at Santorini, Greece.
Nice Price:
Wrought iron Stacked Ring Fireplace Andirons. They cost $59 a pair at westelm.com.
For the full andiron experience, Google it or search Pinterest. Like so many things you never saw in one place until the Internet, andirons come is a spectacular variety: Dutch kids, hounds, dogs, horses, giraffes, cats, owls, geese, George Washington, ships and other designs that are twisty, cubic, French, and mystifying.