Help with fireplace
Rachael R
5 years ago
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Need help with my fireplace
Comments (10)Oh dear! We have the same type of fireplace, except mine is double brick. I think you should definitely paint the cavities the same colour as the walls, the existing colour seems to chop it up and makes the area look smaller. I love the idea about the stone look wall paper around the fire. I would check with manufacturers instructions beforehand, fires put out a lot of heat and ash and my guess is that it would ruin the wall paper (you didn't mention if your fire was real or gas log). I think Mitre 10 and Bunning's sell a product that's stone cladding ( its DIY) you glue it onto the wall, it looks amazing. A timber mantle above the fire would also look great. My fireplace has shelving either side in the cavities, it seems to balance it out otherwise you have 2 great big empty areas. You could align the shelving or stagger them depending on what look your after. If you go with the shelving idea I would put a couple cushions each end of the cavities near the ledge to encourage people to sit. Fires are meant to be warm and inviting. Lastly I would put a rug in front of the fire to protect your carpet. Good luck! Make sure you post some pics....See MoreHelp fix our fireplace wall
Comments (51)Finished product! Glad I switched the rug the other direction, and the round table kind of plays off the circle window. Truly thankful for all your help! This was fun and I am so happy with the end result. :)...See MoreFireplace help!!
Comments (5)That picture you put up has a stained glass window above the mantelpiece , so while it is marginally possible the window was put there when the chimney was removed , what bigreader says about it being decorative only is most likely . You can get fairly narrow flame effect electric heaters -- the ones around $100 look like it too , but the $200 and up ones seem quite realistic as far as flames -- I have no idea how good they are at actually heating though -- about 3 houses ago I put a gas heater into an existing fireplace , with the fake logs and everything ( the gas flame curled around the logs ) and that was quite good , but I doubt it would fit into your fireplace -- does it look like it ever had a 'hole' in it ?...See MoreHELP - Fireplace
Comments (6)I think you’re on the right track with a feature behind the heater, Zena. Lots of options but one I like is pressed tin (usually now made of a thick aluminium). It would add colour, there are a lot of choices and texture, there are a lot of patterns also. And with the added advantage of not being very expensive and a relatively simple diy or handyman project...See MoreRachael R
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