Fabulous Fireplaces Heat Up the Modern Home
Set your living room aglow with these 8 sleek but inviting designs
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Forget the wintery weather and get cozy! We're big fans of sleek and chic modern design (think clean lines and unexpected touches). But just because a space is modern doesn't mean it can't be warm and inviting.
These eight rooms are grounded by a fabulous fireplace design. A fireplace adds warmth to a space and creates an ideal place for gathering and entertaining. Plus, it acts as a focal point for the room. Create comfortable seating areas that face the fireplace to make the most of the room. Most of these designs are custom, but many of the ideas can be easily adapted for any home, at any price point.
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These eight rooms are grounded by a fabulous fireplace design. A fireplace adds warmth to a space and creates an ideal place for gathering and entertaining. Plus, it acts as a focal point for the room. Create comfortable seating areas that face the fireplace to make the most of the room. Most of these designs are custom, but many of the ideas can be easily adapted for any home, at any price point.
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| This living room gets added drama with a white back-painted glass mantel and fireplace surround that replaced a traditional paneled fireplace. The glass-and-metal mantel is kept sleek thanks to minimal accessories. The key here is to vary the height of the accessories to keep the eye moving along the space. Sofa: "Belle," Jayson Home & Garden; coffee table: Worlds Away |
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| Work with what you have. This space was designed by the incredible Antonio Martins as a part of a remodel. Rather than deal with an expensive, time-consuming demolition, Martins commissioned Scott Adkins of Redwood City, California's Profab Metal Design. Adkins situated a new steel fireplace surround over the brick hearth, which helped save time and money. Don't be afraid to take risks and revamp existing design elements to get a look you love. |
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| A gray and purple color scheme and bold but sleek design elements, such as the large concrete fireplace, make this room elegant and comfortable. The fireplace also serves as a room divider. Fireplace: Spark Fires; fireplace surround: Concreteworks Studio Love this? Tour the entire Menlo Park, California, home designed by Matthew Mosey |
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A sizable fireplace is given balance thanks to a large, graphic print by Polly Apfelbaum. The minimalist additions to the mantel add a fabulous pop of color.
To get the look for less in your home, try covering a large, inexpensive canvas in a bold textile to mimic the pricey print seen here. Keep the other accessories simple.
Black chair: CB2; ottomans: "Zebra," Plexi-Craft
To get the look for less in your home, try covering a large, inexpensive canvas in a bold textile to mimic the pricey print seen here. Keep the other accessories simple.
Black chair: CB2; ottomans: "Zebra," Plexi-Craft
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| This statement-making fireplace was custom designed and fabricated by Concretework's Mark Rogero. The steel-and-concrete fireplace reflects light from the 36 hanging Bocci pendants in the neighboring dining room, and the flickering glow from the fire provides warm illumination. Let the fireplace create ambiance. Install inexpensive dimmers to overhead lights. When the fire is lit, dim the lights to let the room glow. |
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This space was a collaboration between California designer Erin Martin and SB Architects. A large fireplace creates an inviting space to sit back and relax.
If you select a large fireplace surround, incorporate other pieces that also have weight but are simple and can balance the attention-grabbing element.
Firebox: Okell’s Fireplace; fireplace frame: metal and grout, Brian Kennedy, The Freedom of Craft; firebox surround: T. KO Ironworks
If you select a large fireplace surround, incorporate other pieces that also have weight but are simple and can balance the attention-grabbing element.
Firebox: Okell’s Fireplace; fireplace frame: metal and grout, Brian Kennedy, The Freedom of Craft; firebox surround: T. KO Ironworks
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| We adore this home, designed by Berkeley, California, architect David Wilson. This custom fireplace, like so many of our favorites, was made by Concreteworks, a fabrication and design firm in Oakland, California. The rustic sensibility of the hearth balances the more streamlined elements throughout the rest of the open living space. |
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| Sometimes all you need to transform a space is a fresh coat of white paint. Designer Melissa Palazzo of the Newport Beach design firm PAL + SMITH is known for her stellar use of color. By painting the fireplace surround a bright white, she kept the space feeling bright and cheerful but not overwhelming. More: 16 Stunningly Beautiful Fireplaces |
Ideabook updated on Feb. 22, 2012.
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On the second photo, excellent point about creating a steel surround that went right over the old exterior of the fireplace. Doing a fireplace remodel is one of my favorite projects. There are so many ways to update the fireplace surround without necessarily having to do a lot of demo to the old one. On one project my concrete contractor created hollow-cast, fiber reinforced concrete panels to cover the structure around the old fireplace. On another, the old fireplace was outdated slump-block bricks, so I had a contractor use ready-mix plaster to completely fill in and cover the old slump-block. It is now a contemporary and minimal looking face that has a hand-troweled texture. No end of fun!