Fires
Contrasting Color To turn an ordinary fireplace into a focal point, paint the mantel and the wall above it a color that contrasts the room?s main wall color. Base the color on another element within the room for a cohesive look. Here, the mantel?s blue hue was matched to the stone on the fireplace surround.
Crisp with Contrast In a room filled with contrasting colors and supple textures, this crisp white fireplace earns the designation of focal point, thanks to its handsome details and beautiful styling. A neutral fireplace contributes balance to a room filled with sculptural furniture and detailed accessories. Decorate the mantel according to the fireplace?s style for additional eye appeal. Here, black-and-white artwork in white frames melds beautifully with the carved white mantel and gray-veined marble surround.
Go Eclectic Be confident in an eclectic style by incorporating a few repeating elements, which will create a chic, not disorganized, look. In this living room, the fireplace is the pinnacle of crisp eclecticism. Photos above the fireplace, although arranged asymmetrically, come off as unified because their frames are similar. They also match other pieces of artwork within the space, tying the mantel to the rest of the room. The blue, gray, and white pottery pieces fall in line with the rest of the space?s accessories. The intricate mirror keeps the charming collected look going and stands in contrast to the mantel?s other modern elements.
Show Off Collections Collections are made to be displayed, and even relatively small objects, such as books, can work on a mantel if you mass enough of them. Treat groups of four or five same-size books as building blocks and fill the mantel end to end, alternating a horizontal stack with a vertical column. Use the stacks as pedestals to show off framed photos and other objects you like. For the books, hardbacks work best. Remove the dust jackets to downplay the typography of the titles, and pay attention to balancing the colors of the spines.
Layer it Up Layering is more than displaying everything you own. The technique allows you to show off a variety of objects without straying into a cluttered look. Begin by considering how to create a sense of continuity in what you collect. Here, a grouping of the family?s monogram, N, works as the foundation element. The variety of shapes and sizes in the rest of the objects allows for an interesting pattern within a consistent overall look. Incorporate other striking objects that add height and contrast to your core collection.
candles inside the fireplace is a good choice when you live in South Texas!
candles AGAIN in a fireplace and this fireplace white marble is very pretty.
I like the plaid on the chairs and the colrs in the fireplace
Candles instead of fire, the wall colr.
It would be so nice to have an outdoor fire area. Actually, it would be romantic!
The raw wood of the faux fireplace
the faux fireplace color
the paint on the fireplace
the paint on the fireplace
The fireplace
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how the faux mantel is places onto the brick
Fireplace finish
LOVE how the T.V. is enclosed in the wood which is painted the same color as the Fireplace surround.
fireplace mantle
I love painted brick
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