Living room interior with fireplace

If the fireplaces were previously used for their intended purpose, they heat the room, now this interior item carries aesthetic function, decorates the room, adds comfort and heat to it. The fireplaces are installed in any rooms - in bedrooms, kitchens, but most often the living room is selected for it. The living room with a fireplace requires a special approach in the design, since open fire will not fit into the standard interior of modern housing. An electric fireplace or other modifications of this equipment that offer a modern market - each of them is suitable for a certain type of interior.

Varieties of fireplaces for the living room

Modern fireplaces are represented in many modifications that are strikingly different from classical forms. There are options for apartment buildings or for private dwellings, the characteristics of which do not allow you to install a real fireplace. There are even suspended fireplaces that resemble a flying saucer in shape, but if you are not distracted by radical structures, the following varieties of fireplaces are distinguished:

• electric Kamins are optimal for apartment buildings, very diverse in forms and modifications, close to the original. The electric device is safe, easy to maintain, it will not cause garbage in the house, which inevitably occurs when laying firewood in a fireplace with open fire. In addition, such a device not only imitates open fire, but also radiates real heat;

• fake fireplaces - imitation of a real fireplace, fully corresponds to its shape and structure, but does not imply breeding open fire. Such a fireplace is easy to make with your own hands, firewood is applied to the fireplace cavity, which brings it closer to the original as possible. In such a fireplace, it is easy to simulate the flame by installing a mirror on the back wall and placing lighted candles in front of it. This design looks very pretty, while not demanding on the design of the house itself, and also does not require the installation of a chimney and other paraphernalia;

• the current label of wood - such designs are installed only in buildings where there is a fairly spacious room with a strong floor suitable for installing the structure. The advantages of the fireplace on wood are undeniable - the soothing sound of cracking firewood, warm and soft light. When decorating such a fireplace, it is necessary to pay attention to the decor of the chimney and the portal, to provide a place for storing firewood, which is designed in such a way as to fit into the composition and not spoil it;

• the current gases - in the interior of the living room they look the same as a wood design. The only significant difference is the lack of the need to provide a place for storing firewood, since the fuel is the gas entering the fireplace through the pipes. In the gas structure portal there is often an imitation of firewood, a gas burner provides an open flame, heat and other pleasant attributes of the fireplace;
• corner fireplaces are the best option for a small area of \u200b\u200ba small area, as a rule, the models of corner structures are small, and taking into account their location in the corner, occupy a minimum amount of space. Such designs are presented in a classic wood version, electronic.

Living room styles with fireplace

When planning the installation of a fireplace in the room, it is necessary to provide for the repair of this room. If one is not planned, then the fireplace is designed in accordance with the general concept of the room. In general, there are no clear boundaries of design design, the only rules existing here concerns only fire safety, when installing a fireplace with an open flame. It is necessary to decide only on the general concept and style of the fireplace, and then the project is created using all imagination. Photos of living rooms with fireplace will help you choose the best idea. In general, such directions of the design of fireplaces are distinguished:

1. Classic style, main features:

• the fireplace does not stand out, modest minimalism;
• the classic in the room is created either in restrained design, or in the style of irresistible luxury;
• the material of the portal is a stone or a tree, without stucco and unnecessary elements in this case;
• large accessories are placed above the fireplace - paintings, mirrors, backlight, lamps, etc.;
• if a luxurious classic is created, then elite materials are used in the decoration of the fireplace - a real stone, decorative plastering materials, art parquet;
• designers recommend installing a fireplace in a classic room only if it does not have obvious stylistic directions or there are impurities of other styles in it.

2. Kamin in the style of high classics:

• a very luxurious direction is allowed - stucco molding, Venetian plaster, stone carving, half -columns;
• it is advisable to use light colors in the interior;
• the preferred size of the room is from 25 m2;
• they work especially carefully on lighting, since it should not only give light, but also emphasize the scale of the room.

3. A room in a country -style fireplace:

• this style focus is optimally suitable for decorating the premises of a country house or cottage;
• kamin in the style of Kantry will fit into a room with a high ceiling, trim from a day or an unprocessed stone;
• the fireplace is installed in such a way that its design looks massive and protrudes from the wall;
• gross and non -even masonry lines of masonry are allowed;
• a fireplace is issued by hunting trophies, products made of natural skins, forged elements, weapons;
• to adapt the country fireplace to the apartment, its design is made less massive and smaller, the design in this case is an artificial stone and a wide wooden beam, which plays the role of a shelf.

4. A room with a modern style fireplace:

• optimally suitable for a square room room, a fireplace in it is located along the wall or in the corner;
• bad and incorrect structural lines are allowed, like the design concept itself, sketches of unusual fireplaces are created by artists by prior order;
• the usual design is also allowed, the living room with the fireplace in this case is complemented by stained glass windows that are suitable for this style, and the design of the fireplace itself is also allowed.

5. Gostina with a laconic style of a laconic style:

• in this style, the minimum fireplace is allowed, the main highlight is the shape of the design and the material of its manufacture, for example, metal or special glass for fireplaces;
• the design with open fire will fit into the room in a minimum style or high-tech.

6. Kamin in Baroque Style:

• the living room in this style is created as a separate fireplace hall, because the room should not be resident;
• the fireplace is made by a bizarre shape, pretentious and magnificent;
• the portal is designed by a mosaic depicting landscapes and animals;
• it is optimal in this style to use white marble or imitating it.

7. Kamin in the style of bionics:

• the style is most close to nature;
• there are completely no straight angles, lines and statics in the architecture of the fireplace;
• the fireplace and the entire design of the room are created as a work of art, thin jewelry, natural tones and materials are allowed.

8. Kamins in the tiled style:

• uneven and wrong lines;
• it is allowed to use curved elements made of facing materials;
• from jewelry - carving, mosaics, stained glasses, paintings.

Directorate for the design of the fireplace in the living room

1. Rules for installing a fireplace in the room:

• the fireplace is not recommended to be placed in the outer walls, since in this case it will not be heated not the house, but the street, also cannot be placed between two windows;
• the most optimal location of the fireplace is its installation on the wall, which is perpendicular to the window;
• furniture is arranged in such a way as to create a cozy angle in its light.

2. Tips for decorating a room with a fireplace:

• to arrange a sofa and chairs near the fireplace at a short distance from each other, a corner for spiritual conversations will be created. Uap furniture is placed opposite each other, and a coffee table between them. On both sides of the fireplace, shelves, shelves, bedside tables or cabinets are located;
• if you plan to install a TV in the living room with a fireplace, then it is placed perpendicular to the wall with a fireplace. It is strictly forbidden to hang the TV over the fireplace, as the high temperature will spoil it;
• for the correct design of the fireplace, all accessories must be selected for the material of its manufacture and colors that are used in the interior;
• over the fireplace, it is optimal to place a large picture or mirror in the frame to take an empty space, various decorations are placed on the shelves - boxes, figurines, vases;
• if the interior of the room is classic, then all the lines of the furniture and other attributes that make up the fireplace should be even if the interior of country or high-tech, then all lines should be asymmetric. The same applies to the placement of jewelry;
• be sure to place a storyteller, bedside tables, and so on, so that it is more comfortable to spend time next to him.

Several ideas for the design of the living room with a fireplace

1. A traditional room, with an addition in the form of jewelry from plant elements applied to ceramics and canvas of images of flora and fauna. Be sure to add the interior with fresh flowers. The room is designed in light and cream tones, all the attributes are openwork and thin, furniture is as close as possible to antique. The fireplace itself is performed in a classic style, from standard materials and a classic shape.

2. Play with purple and gray color, they go well in the interior. The fireplace itself is emphasized using snow -white color and metal decoration of steel color. The wall painted in a bright and unusual color will be a great addition to any room, especially in this case, fireplaces in the interior of a spacious room look. It will perfectly complement the bright wall of a large mirror in the original frame. The fireplace itself is made of dark metal, squat and spacious furniture to the color of the walls.

3. Another excellent combination of colors is green, red and white. The predominant is selected any of them. All attributes are selected in such a way that the general color scheme is maintained. The fireplace portal is made spacious and open, it is laid out of brick, which is then not decorated. The outer part with wide strips, stucco molding, the preferred color is white. The furniture is upholstered, cozy, necessarily the presence of many bedspreads, blanks and other knitted material. It is allowed to decorate the couch with many pillows in a common range.

4. It is optimal to design a small room in the style of chic with marble fireplaces. The room is designed with bright paper wallpaper, which harmonize well with the smooth surface of marble. The fireplace itself is made small and neat to take up a little space. The furniture is high, with the right lines, the high-tech style is generally withstanding.

5. Another wonderful combination is a sea wave and a light tree. In the color of the sea wave, walls and additional elements, furniture upholstery are designed. All wooden elements are made of light polished tree. In addition to these colors, it is allowed to use neutral tones that will make the interior of the room simple and calm. In this case, the fireplace itself is performed in a classic rectangular form, a closed, covering the portal of the partition a little convex. Up lary furniture is wide and squat, design of living or artificial colors.

6. Another soothing and natural version of the design is beige, green and yellow tones. Suitable for a room with high ceilings. The fireplace is made of stone, dark wood furniture. For design, it is necessary to use natural landscapes, a large canvas with the image of a birch grove will become a highlight.

7. For the high-tech style, it is necessary to use cast iron as the material of manufacturing a fireplace, on both sides of it, racks with many books are installed. It is very pleasant to read an interesting book to the sound of crackling logs, so the living room is also transformed into the library. The interior is performed in monochrome colors - white, black, gray and all intermediate shades. Simple wooden furniture, lamps with large shades, hours with large numbers. In the design of the fireplace, patterns of forged elements are allowed.