Anywhere Fireplace Broadway Free Standing Glass Panel Ethanol Fireplace

A Free Standing Ethanol Fireplace That Floats on Glass

The Anywhere Fireplace Broadway is a free standing fireplace that burns liquid bio-ethanol, built as much like a sculpture as an appliance. A curved, high-gloss beige body holds the burner, and two upright glass panels hold the body, so the fire looks like it's hovering. There's nothing to install and nothing to plug in: you assemble it, add fuel and light it.

Two Glass Panels Carry the Body, So It Seems to Hover

The glass panels are the legs. Two support rods run through the body, and the glass is screwed to them from each side, which leaves the body suspended above the floor with clear glass all around the flame. Clear rubber protectors go on the bottom edges of both panels to cushion the glass where it meets the floor.

Liquid Bio-Ethanol, Plus a Wick That Guards Against Spills

The Broadway burns liquid bio-ethanol made for ventless fireplaces, which leaves no smoke, soot or ash and needs no chimney. Inside the burner is a layer of white fiberglass wicking. Leave it in: Anywhere Fireplace puts it there to hold the fuel if the fireplace is ever knocked over, and it also makes the flame steadier. A slide-shut lid, closed with the included handle, puts the fire out.

A Sculpture That Warms You Up Close, Not the Room

The flame gives off real warmth if you sit near it, but treat the Broadway as a centerpiece rather than a heater. It earns its place in a living room, an entryway or a dining room where a conventional fireplace isn't possible, and anywhere you want a fire that people notice before they notice the flame.

The Broadway Is the Glass-Legged Sibling of the Gramercy

Anywhere Fireplace's Gramercy burns the same fuel and also needs no installation, but it's a long, low black or white base on two short legs that can go on a sturdy table. The Broadway is the one designed to stand on the floor and be looked at: beige lacquer and glass, with the body floating between the panels. Pick the Gramercy for flexibility, the Broadway for presence.

Plan on Two People for the Glass, Then Mind the Clearance

Assemble it on a carpet or towel. Fit the support rods into the body first, then turn the body on its side to attach each glass panel; the manual suggests a second person to hold the glass steady while you screw it on. Fuel isn't included, so order it with the fireplace.

Fill the burner only until fuel shows just above the perforated holes, cap the bottle and set it well away before lighting with a long lighter or match. Keep anything flammable at least 4 feet from the flame, and wait 15 minutes after it goes out before moving or refilling it.

Optional Accessories

• SMARTFUEL ethanol fuel for ventless fireplaces, the liquid fuel Anywhere Fireplace sells for its own ethanol models