My old house is warm as long as there is a fire in the woodstove. Sometimes I feel guilty about the carbon load, but I sure love the way a fire dries out my home and keeps mold at bay, as well as warming this coastal humidity.
We love a fire but was shocked to see in the papers these days more & more folk frowning on the idea....not good for the planet they say! We always burn really dry wood, damp wood is a no no! We are still putting a wood burner in our renovation though!