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When Gary McBournie and Bill Richards, the married partners of Boston-based interior design firm Gary McBournie Inc., were accessorizing a fireplace in Wellesley, Massachusetts, they chose anchor-shaped andirons.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2022
And don't forget the dog-shaped items, including an ice bucket and andirons, inspired by Fulk's three beloved golden retrievers, Delilah, Duncan and Hubbell.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2015
I just would've ended up being some woman you had to get up out of bed and leave at three o'clock in the morning and clean your andirons, and you don't even have a fireplace.
From The Guardian • Jun. 27, 2012
She hired men to handle some of the finishing work on her vessels, daggers, jewelry, andirons, stained-glass windows, light fixtures and garden gates.
From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2011
The chair had been pulled up to the oversized fireplace Carl had built, inside of which stood tall, fluted andirons.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
