I have a vent free wall mounted heater in the living room of this house. We use it all of the time ion the winter. It provides a large part of our heat. It does put moisture into the air but with the furnace drying the air out the extra moisture is needed. We noticed fewer cracked hands and nose bleeds from dry noses.
Now this house is far from air tight and that is one of the reasons I went with a vent free heater. There is enough leaks for there to keep the in side air in good condition. Also this heater is entirely propane. It does not need electric for anything. If we do not have electric this heater will easily keep the house warm enough that the pipes are safe.
With all of that I would recommend a vented heater for your house as it is much more air tight. I installed one in my Mother-in-laws 25 years ago. She did exactly what your wanting to do. She kept the furnace set on 60 and used the propane fire place to keep the living room and kitchen 72 degrees. She liked sleeping in a cooler bedroom, I do as well.
Look for a heater in the 25-30K Btu. range. You should be able to find them that are setup for more of a primary heat source. Forget the fireplace sales store stuff. They mainly have smaller heaters more for "Appearance/abeyance" not function. Also make sure the heater your looking at does not need electric to work. IF it has a remote then it will not burn without electric. The house I bought off my father has a fireplace that has a remote and you have to have 110 volt electric for it to lite/burn. The controls are electronic. The ones I like are all mechanical. Capillary tube type thermostat.
The one that where most common where made by DESA International. That company went broke. Some of it's brands/designs where bought and are being manufactured.
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