A fireplace is used by a person to heat their home.since time immemorial. The prototype of the fireplace was a niche in the wall, where firewood crackled in the hearth. The fireplace has always been associated with home comfort and warmth. That is why the fashion for it does not pass. On the contrary, despite the emergence of many modern devices for heating the house, the popularity of the fireplace is growing. A well-designed one creates a cozy corner in the house with an indescribable atmosphere.
Figure 1.A fireplace in the living room will create an indescribable atmosphere of coziness and comfort. There are various options for arranging a living room if you plan to install a fireplace in it. But there are general principles that must be followed, regardless of the chosen design style.
By following these simple tips for arrangement, you can create a very beautiful, practical and comfortable living room design, the center of which will be the hearth in the literal sense of the word.
Mounting of the hearth and its location
There are different options for building a fireplace andmany varieties of its external finishing. In order to build this structure, you need to use the services of a stove-maker or buy a ready-made firebox and install it in the right place. Then the firebox is lined with stone.
Figure 2. Diagram of the front fireplace.Whichever option you choose, you need to find the right place for construction. If the living room is small, for example, 12-15 sq. m, it is recommended to build a fireplace in the corner. A corner location of the fireplace is also recommended when for some reason you do not want to break the wall, building a fireplace in it. Fig. 1. If you are ready to make a niche in the wall, and the fireplace room is large, then it is quite possible to make a structure that is located frontally. Fig. 2. A corner fireplace is usually located in the corner farthest from the front door. And a frontal one is in the wall that is opposite the entrance to the room. As for the external decor, there are a huge number of different options using a variety of facing materials. This can be:
- brick;
- marble;
- granite;
- tiles.
Of course, this list is not complete.In case of frontal placement of the fireplace, you can simply make a niche with a chimney in the wall and decorate it with finishing material. Or you can provide other decorative elements, such as a mantelpiece or an additional niche for firewood. You can decorate a corner fireplace in the same way. It should be borne in mind that if you do not have the skill to build stoves, you should use the services of specialists. There are some subtleties when laying out the firebox. If the firebox is ready, then you can install it yourself. The main thing is to correctly connect the firebox to the chimney. A correctly built fireplace works in such a way that the smoke is not felt in the room. Return to the table of contents</a>
Living room design and fire safety
If the living room is spacious enough, then a fireplacecan be installed in the middle of the room. It should never be forgotten that a working fireplace is a source of fire, so you cannot install furniture or place other interior elements that can catch fire near it. The floor near this structure must be made of non-flammable material. This can be floor tiles, a marble or granite slab, or a metal sheet. Even if a screen is installed in front of the fireplace or the device has doors made of refractory glass, you should not exclude the possibility that a coal can fly out of the firebox. Very often, the walls of the fireplace room are lined with panels made of natural wood. This design looks very good and is quite common. The panels cannot be placed close to the firebox, as the wall around it heats up. It is best to line the wall around the hearth with a non-flammable material. For example, natural stone. Return to contents</a>
Living room with fireplace in a modern style
Fig. 3.If the fireplace room is decorated in a modern style, then very often the fireplace is installed in the middle of the living room. In the design of living rooms decorated in a high-tech style, the fireplace looks simply superb. Of course, it also has modern shapes and is made of metal. In such devices, doors are made of heat-resistant glass, so these structures are already little reminiscent of their traditional counterparts. If this style of design is chosen, when the fireplace is located in the middle of the room, then the living room should be quite spacious. Do not forget about fire safety. Do not place furniture near the device, and the floor under the fireplace should be made of non-flammable material. Return to the table of contents</a>Fireplace Accessories They not only createadditional conveniences for using the fireplace, but also represent an interior decoration. Usually such accessories are sold in beautiful sets of different designs, and it is very easy to choose them so that there is harmony with both the interior of the living room and the decoration of the fireplace. Such sets may include:
- stand for firewood;
- scoop;
- chimney tongs, etc.
Special accessories really decorate a room withfireplace, and you shouldn't neglect them. Whatever fireplace you choose, you should always make sure that the hearth harmonizes with the entire surrounding environment, and is not an alien element in the room. The pleasure of evenings spent near an open fire will pay off all the costs of building a fireplace. After all, it's so great to watch the flames and hear the crackling of wood in the hearth. The house will immediately become more cozy. After all, the joy of having a fireplace burning in the home has been embedded in the human consciousness over many centuries of evolution. A fireplace and comfort are inseparable things.</ ul>
