A century ago, the coldest evenings were spent with a chair pulled close to the parlor stove, since that was the one truly warm place in the house. Homes are heated room by room today, and yet the space under a desk or beside the bed can still feel as if it was left out of the arrangement.
This Personal Heater returns to the old idea of keeping warmth close at hand. Standing about 7½ inches tall and weighing under 2½ pounds, it sits easily on a nightstand or down by your feet. Choose 375 watts for gentle warmth or 750 watts on a brisk morning, then switch to the fan-only setting once you’ve warmed up. The maker says it uses half the energy of large heaters.
Tip-over protection and a two-stage automatic shutoff add peace of mind, and the 6-foot cord leaves some freedom in where it goes. Call it a hearth of your own, with no woodpile to tend.
heats up good
