I Am Looking for Fireplace Ideas

Freestanding Prefab Fireplace

• A fireplace idea for someone currently in the process of building a house is one that really stakes a claim for using the fireplace as a decorative focal point. Design the house for a freestanding prefabricated fireplace situated away from the wall so that it occupies space near the center of a room. Get a corner design so that the flames can be enjoyed from furniture in two different parts of the room.

Fireplaces of Unusual Shape

• Even the prefab fireplace still looks like a typical fireplace. If you are looking for a fireplace with true personality, go for the unusual. Fireplace design has come a long way, and you can now find fireplaces shaped into pyramids, fitted into a wall so that it appears to be floating, hiding inside the wall behind an eye-shaped opening and even looking like the fiery mouth of the stone creature that replaces the hearth. You might even look into a customized fireplace that is uniquely yours.

Bathroom Fireplace

• Some interesting fireplaces get that way not because of how they are constructed, but where they are located. Begin a bathroom renovation that includes the installation of a fireplace. Just imagine the combination of a warm bath, crackling fire and engrossing novel in your hand.

Wood Burning Stove Alternative

• You can always go back to the past with a wood burning stove instead of a contemporary gas fireplace. You lose something by getting a fire just from pressing a button. A wood fireplace is more authentic and just feels more like a fireplace than fancier gas versions.

Fireplace to Ceiling Stone Surround

• The beauty of a fireplace design can get past the fact that you've got a standard rectangular opening with little personality itself. Construct a stone veneer setting around and above the fireplace that brings some rustic personality and casts your simple fireplace into a much more impressive and elegant statement. If you have the finances and the willingness, you could forget the veneer part and build a full slate or limestone surround for your fireplace.

Faux Fireplaces

• If the thought of an open fire situated next to your television scares you away, you can still enjoy the aesthetic beauty of a fireplace without risking the danger. Hire a trompe l'oeil artist to paint a fireplace on your wall that is so realistic, people on the other side of the room will think it's the real thing. You can also buy a faux fireplace that uses lighting to offer a simulation of flames burning inside.