The obvious and most important purpose of fireplace accessories is to control the fire. Sometimes you will need to kindle the fire to make it burn bigger and other times you will have to make it burn smaller. You will often have to get the ashes out and put them in fresh logs. As fireplaces do not have any automatic controls, you have to do this all yourself. Having special heat resistant tools makes it easy to do this. Besides this primary function, fireplace accessories can also double as decorative items. Some of them follow antique designs and elaborate detailing that makes them a beautiful piece of artwork.