During chilly months, there’s nothing like a fireplace to warm up the home and create a cozy, relaxing atmosphere. But a fireplace is more than just a way to heat up a room – it also can serve as an impressive architectural design element and an eye-catching focal point of a living area.
In the spirit of the winter season, we’re sharing 10 of our fireplace designs with you.
#1: Modern décor meets a clean, classical study. With this fireplace, solid cherry was bleached prior to staining in order to remove a bit of the red from the grain – providing a rich but lighter color. The nautically themed mantel picks up on the waterfront location of the project and is given ample room to breathe with the understated stone surround, while the Converse sneaker art gives the room some spunk.
#2: Stone fireplace centerpiece. This family room features French doors that allow for ample light to pour in, stained timber beams, and white-washed boarding decorating the ceiling. The fireplace has a stone chimney breast carried through from the exterior, while the mantel shelf is a solid single piece of granite.
#3: Formal living room featuring a paneled fireplace wall. In our Rye Beach shingle project, this formal living room revels in clean classical mouldings, a paneled fireplace wall and decorative mantel.
#4: Tranquil blue family room fireplace. Composed simply but with a hint of sophistication, this fireplace is framed by v-groove board paneling extending down from the canted cathedral ceiling.
#5: Cozy library fireplace. The painted Nantucket beadboard ceiling in this study creates a sharp contrast with richly-stained cherry paneling, fireplace surround, cabinetry and curved beams.
#6: Formal French Eclectic fire. Full-height paneling, a coved ceiling, and dramatic lighting surround this formal French regency fireplace mantel.
#7: Hand-carved limestone mantelpiece. Another fireplace within our French Eclectic project takes on a completely different architectural scenario. The focal point is the hand-carved limestone mantelpiece with scroll brackets and a paneled chimney breast that tapers above the cornice, and the modern art above adds to the design.
#8: Country home fireplace. Here in our Colonial Revival project, a family room fireplace has a sleek, clean look with its black slate hearth and surround. A bracketed mantel shelf and reeded side panels adds to its fine detailing.
#9: Bold family room. Featuring a bright fireplace area, the room’s tall double hung windows and arched picture window bounded by two single French doors provide ample light, while a pitched and beamed ceiling contributes to the delicacy of the space.
#10: Elegant Georgian library. The oak paneling and ceiling beams create a feeling of restrained elegance with this library’s fireplace.
Looking for more warm and cozy home inspo? Follow us on Instagram, where we’ll be sharing home designs throughout the month of December that get us in the winter spirit – including welcoming spaces, homes decked out in holiday decor, entertaining areas and more.