The first type of electric fireplace that I bought was a freestanding electric fireplace stove (an electric fireplace designed to look like a wood burning stove).
The great thing about freestanding electric fireplaces is that you have the ability to move them around your home as you need. I regularly move mine to the room I’ll be staying in the most, so that I can heat that room without needing to heat the rest of the house with central heating.
Here’s what my freestanding electric fireplace looks like close up:
With electric fireplaces, you can simply plug them into any nearby wall socket and they’re ready to be used. I have wall socket near to the open fireplace in my living room, allowing to me place my freestanding electric fireplace in this open fireplace.