Styling: 12 Inspiring ways to decorate a fireplace the fireplace mantle - is an integral part of all but the most contemporary fireplaces, and for centuries we have been using this built-in the tablet as a place to show the valuable elements. In the past, a clock in the middle flanked by dogs porcelain or matching candlesticks have been the extent of the style, but today we are free to follow our muse to be creative and fireplace. These 12 elegant approaches show how much fun can be done by Pepping your home and make your fireplace.
Abigail Ahern
Go Big!
The little trinkets can look rather lost and insignificant on a fireplace. The solution? Choose, oversized chunky pieces that bring guaranteed impact in your space. Here, a sort of gothic meets pop art look that gives original style mantelpiece masses. The letters hot pink adds a zingy focus on gray and prevent the skull and statuary look too intimidating.
The little trinkets can look rather lost and insignificant on a fireplace. The solution? Choose, oversized chunky pieces that bring guaranteed impact in your space. Here, a sort of gothic meets pop art look that gives original style mantelpiece masses. The letters hot pink adds a zingy focus on gray and prevent the skull and statuary look too intimidating.
stick to a material
Choosing a theme for your fireplace screen is a useful way of imposing some stylistic. Try to pick up items made from the same material. Here, the glass objects of various sizes fresh and pretty look on this coat, but you can choose wooden group, ceramic, silver or objects painted in bright colors.
Read more tips for creating the perfect vignette
Choosing a theme for your fireplace screen is a useful way of imposing some stylistic. Try to pick up items made from the same material. Here, the glass objects of various sizes fresh and pretty look on this coat, but you can choose wooden group, ceramic, silver or objects painted in bright colors.
Read more tips for creating the perfect vignette
Born & Bred studio
Chock some art
Playing with the traditional idea of hanging a mirror or painting above your fireplace and instead, prop a work on it. It helps if itself of art is an irreverent redesign of a famous piece - in this case, the Mona Lisa gets treatment Marge Simpson
Playing with the traditional idea of hanging a mirror or painting above your fireplace and instead, prop a work on it. It helps if itself of art is an irreverent redesign of a famous piece - in this case, the Mona Lisa gets treatment Marge Simpson
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Choose the look of organized clutter
This there's nothing wrong with taking the more is more approach to decorating your fireplace, but just fill the space with objects may lead to disordered inconsistent result. So apply some rigor to your selection. Choose an object type (vases, candlesticks, pots) and stick to a palette of a few colors that teams well with other furniture pieces in the room. You will always get an abundant and interesting display, but without risking looking like you have dropped the contents of a car-boot sale on your chimney!
This there's nothing wrong with taking the more is more approach to decorating your fireplace, but just fill the space with objects may lead to disordered inconsistent result. So apply some rigor to your selection. Choose an object type (vases, candlesticks, pots) and stick to a palette of a few colors that teams well with other furniture pieces in the room. You will always get an abundant and interesting display, but without risking looking like you have dropped the contents of a car-boot sale on your chimney!
Adrienne DeRosa
channel the power of three
three elements is often enough to fill a fireplace beautifully. The scale and composition of coins to you. Here, a street sign and thought mirror stretch the entire length, creating a large screen, but no frills, while a tiny potted plant provides a central focal point.
Using signs that art and inspiration
three elements is often enough to fill a fireplace beautifully. The scale and composition of coins to you. Here, a street sign and thought mirror stretch the entire length, creating a large screen, but no frills, while a tiny potted plant provides a central focal point.
Using signs that art and inspiration
sarah & Bendrix
Take two
If a paste material seems a bit restrictive, open the topic and include two key ingredients of your screen fireplace. Here, wood and white is the theme informal. Within it, all of a white bird decorated a wooden shoe are assembled to a screen that looks relaxed and can easily be added or mixed.
If a paste material seems a bit restrictive, open the topic and include two key ingredients of your screen fireplace. Here, wood and white is the theme informal. Within it, all of a white bird decorated a wooden shoe are assembled to a screen that looks relaxed and can easily be added or mixed.
Crowd with unusual one-offs
Make your fireplace screen as eccentric and unique as possible by decorating with vintage treasures and oddities second hand - more unexpected, the better. Taxidermy birds in the junk-shop ceramics, the choice is unlimited and powerful effect.
Make your fireplace screen as eccentric and unique as possible by decorating with vintage treasures and oddities second hand - more unexpected, the better. Taxidermy birds in the junk-shop ceramics, the choice is unlimited and powerful effect.
Hufft Projects
GB minimum
A single article can be enough to trigger your fireplace. Often, positioning off center works best to avoid the result look too symmetrical and dull. Here, a small portrait gives focus to the home without a fight with the rustic brick wall behind.
A single article can be enough to trigger your fireplace. Often, positioning off center works best to avoid the result look too symmetrical and dull. Here, a small portrait gives focus to the home without a fight with the rustic brick wall behind.
design BAAN
ends have to face
Articles arranged at each end of a fireplace create a good sense of balance and symmetry. This contemporary fireplace is wider on one side, so that three vessels were positioned at its end to reflect the asymmetrical design.
Articles arranged at each end of a fireplace create a good sense of balance and symmetry. This contemporary fireplace is wider on one side, so that three vessels were positioned at its end to reflect the asymmetrical design.
Boutique Homes
game room
If the room in which your home is designed with a very strong look, clear, keep the fireplace screen in harmony with it. Here a strictly monochrome scheme gives real drama this room, and this is reflected in the display of the fireplace -. A simple arrangement of two striking chandeliers
If the room in which your home is designed with a very strong look, clear, keep the fireplace screen in harmony with it. Here a strictly monochrome scheme gives real drama this room, and this is reflected in the display of the fireplace -. A simple arrangement of two striking chandeliers
Sims Hilditch
Keep clear
Some chimneys, especially those who belong to really beautiful fireplaces or ornate, proud look left unadorned. But if this seems a little too sleek back to your tastes, frame the fireplace with a decorative covering the surrounding walls with patterned paper.
Some chimneys, especially those who belong to really beautiful fireplaces or ornate, proud look left unadorned. But if this seems a little too sleek back to your tastes, frame the fireplace with a decorative covering the surrounding walls with patterned paper.
Alexander Waterworth
Make it modern rustic
rather than cut flowers, which cost money and do not last long, gather branches, branches and sticks from the area around your home and use the mantelpiece decorations informal. This fireplace is in an Italian home, so a fair olive branch outside is a fitting decoration, but you can use pine cones, driftwood or sprigs of evergreen plants such as ivy.
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rather than cut flowers, which cost money and do not last long, gather branches, branches and sticks from the area around your home and use the mantelpiece decorations informal. This fireplace is in an Italian home, so a fair olive branch outside is a fitting decoration, but you can use pine cones, driftwood or sprigs of evergreen plants such as ivy.
Tell us ...
Share your mantelpiece recipe makeover in the comments below.