A good help to the main heating has always been a fireplace. Wood-burning fireplaces for the home can be made of brick or made of metal. They are given a wide variety of shapes and designs. Therefore, from the entire abundance of models, you can choose the appropriate variant.nt dlI have a favorite style and based on the size of the room that will become a fireplace.
Wood burning fireplace in the house
A fireplace has always been called a stove with a large open firebox, but in recent years, metal fireboxes built into the structure with doors made of heat-resistant glass have appeared on sale. fire, burning in it, you can enjoy through the glass or open the doors wide open. In addition to fireboxes for brick fireplaces, ready-made metal fireplace stoves with the same doors are also purchased. This option has its advantages, which you should also learn about when choosing this element of the interior.
These heaters are also divided according to the place of installation, as they have a different design and shape. Each one is suitable for certain premises.
Of course, it should be noted that the fireplace cannot serve as the main heating, it is rather used as an auxiliary option. The fireplace is lit on cloudy cool days, when you want to create a special atmosphere at home and fill the room with the glare of fire.
And metal stoves-fireplaces are good for warming a country house, yes more plus to heating, they have a cooking function. Therefore, sometimes they become indispensable assistants to summer residents.
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Types of fireplaces
Often the first thing people notice — this is the design of the device, but this moment needs to be postponed until later, and first determine its size. This is very important because this design element should not look ridiculous in a fireplace room.
For a small area, you need to choose the appropriate option so that it does not clutter up the room, but fits perfectly into the overall environment.
A compact fireplace will not look at all in a large hall, it will simply be lost and invisible, therefore will disappear all the expected effect.
Good for a big room fit massive brick fireplace with stone tile trim.
Fireplaces according to their location are divided into wall-mounted, when they can be adjacent to the wall with their back or end side, corner, island, those. located in the middle of the room, or built-in. For the latest model, the walls in the house must be thick enough to accommodate the chimney.
Wall variant
1. Fireplace with its back against the wall — this is the traditional version.
Wall fireplace with protruding portal
Such a wall fireplace fit for a large hall or a small room, as it can be compact or massive. This building can be straight, those. have the same perimeter and shape, both at the base and along the entire height, and may have protrusions and narrowed chimney. Which one to choose will depend on the tastes of the owner of the house and the environment in which it will be located.
2. The fireplace is wall-mounted, but adjacent to the wall with its end side. This model fit for a medium-sized room that needs to be divided into two separate zones.
Such a fireplace will divide the room into two zones.
A finished metal firebox is most often installed on such a building, sometimes through, and sometimes — with closed back. If the firebox is through, then it has two glass doors — on one side and the other, but during combustion, one of them must be tightly closed to maintain fire safety.
corner fireplace
Angular fireplace can also be of two types. — this is the one that is located on the protruding, outer corner and "diverges" on its two sides, or installed in one of the corners of the room, as if built into it, and connecting the two walls diagonally.
1. Fireplace, arranged on a protruding corner, fit for a fairly large room with a special layout. For example, if two rooms — the fireplace room and a wide corridor are combined with each other, and there is a protruding corner in the common room. In this case, the fireplace can become a decoration of two walls at once, and the installed double-sided firebox with a glass door will illuminate with its own fire room and corridor.
Fireplace for outside corner
2. Another option that is more widespread for building — it's a fireplace in the corner. It occupies the minimum area for a brick building. It can be arranged in a small room, as in a large hall a corner fireplace will lose his grandeur and monumentality. Such a model can also have different shapes and extensions. — these additional elements are calculated depending on the area of \u200b\u200bthe room where it is installed.
Fireplace nestled in the corner of the room
island fireplaces
Island fireplaces are buildings located in the middle of the room and not connected to any her wall. It can be brick buildings and metal finished fireplaces that have the most unexpected shapes. And, the latter can be suspended, hanging over the floor surface.
1. The photo shows a brick fireplace installed in the middle of the hall — this model is called island.
Stone island fireplace
It is clearly seen here that such buildings are not suitable for small and even medium-sized rooms. — they are designed specifically for rooms with high ceilings. With their help room made more comfortable German created special warm atmosphere.
2. For this fireplace, you need to allocate a separate room in which everything her the design will focus on that particular design element. It should have a minimum amount of furniture, otherwise the room will look cluttered.
Unusual island fireplace
AT given case for chimney pipes used a hanging cap made of metal. It is fixed in the ceiling ceiling.
3. Perfect for a modern home interior fit hanging wood-burning metal fireplace. These models have a variety of shapes and design solutions, as well as various colors. — from plain to painted in several shades.
Hanging fireplaces are suitable even for small spaces
To install a hanging fireplace you will need reliable fastenings in the ceilings between floors, since such a design, together with the chimney, is quite heavy.You need to know that this model will not heat the air in the room to a high temperature, its maximum heat will spread over a distance meters - one and a half From him. However, the presence of such a fireplace in the house creates great healthy environment.
Built-in fireplaces
Built-in fireplaces can also have a different location. — is it an interior or exterior wall.
1. Having conceived a built-in wood-burning fireplace, it is better to dwell on the option in which chimney the channel will be in the outer wall. Its advantage is that the chimney is not will take a lot of space in the house, as it will pass from the side of the street, and it will go into the room furnace and building portal.
Fireplace built into the outer wall
If it is possible to arrange a chimney on the street along the wall of the house, then such a fireplace fit both for a small room designed for a cozy fireplace room, and for a large hall for reception guests.
2. In this case, the fireplace is built into the inner wall of the house, and the room coming out decorative compact portal.
Compact built-in fireplace
If you want a burning fireplace to heat two rooms, now and thenthe thickness of the fireplace can be distributed to both rooms by filling them with small protrusions. It is best to use a metal sandwich pipe for this chimney, but her it is necessary to isolate well from combustible surfaces of the walls, overlaying with bricks.
Wood burning fireplaces in the interior of the house
In addition to varieties by location, fireplaces can be divided according to the architectural styles of the interior. This factor is important for many homeowners, especially if the fireplace is more of a decorative element. Modern interiors use different styles — it is modern, avant-garde, country, loft and, of course, classic.
Classic style
by the most widespread and suitable for so many interior styles is the classic look of the fireplace. Such a structure may have different decorations and colors, but this fireplace is always built into the wall and has a portal that opens into the room. In this style, the fireplace mantel is traditional, with characteristic her attributes, such as porcelain figurines, a candlestick with candles, sometimes a lamp made in the same style, a clock or a picture above the shelf.
Fireplace in a pronounced classic style
A similar style of fireplace obliges you to adjust the entire interior for it. — furniture, wallpaper, ceiling decoration and related accessories. AT given case, the photo shows a portal with a restrained design, but in other versions on German relief images of flowers, swirls or geometric shapes may be present. pictured the interior is harmonious, well sustained in the color scheme, which is dominated by calm tones characteristic of classicism. Such an environment is conducive to relaxation and rest by the burning fireplace.
Country
The concept of "country" is called "rustic" style, but it can also be varied, since in different countries the situation at home in the countryside do not like oneon the on the another.
Country style fireplace
No one can blame the designer if he makes a mixed version, organically choosing accessories for decoration. The photo shows a fireplace that resembles a rustic stove, but erected and designed with modern materials — this is a finished metal firebox with heat-resistant glass, ceramic tiles imitating brick laying, finishing the portal with gypsum details and etc. The fireplace mantel is adorned with farmhouse-specific accessories that go well with the fireplace decor. All furniture consists of items that are necessary for relaxing near the fire. — these are two armchairs and poufs upholstered in colored fabric used in English country houses. There are no frills and bulky furniture, which makes the room more spacious. Simplicity and modesty — these are the main features style - country.
Loft style fireplaces
This style has entered in fashion at 60—70 years, and it is characterized, above all, by large areas and high ceilings, since it was first used in attic spaces, where the finish was not always funds new residents. That's whyWhen implementing this style, it must be remembered that in German must be present incompletenesse.g. unplastered brickwork on walls or unplaned boards on the ceiling with rough floor beams.
"Screaming" minimalism - a fireplace in the interior of the "loft"
The photo shows just such an interior, in which an island through metal fireplace is installed with chimney pipe, also made of metal. Since this style belongs to minimalism, in German there must be a minimum of furniture and a maximum of space. The loft does not provide for the comfort that is characteristic of warm home styles, as it looks more like an industrial one.
Modern
The Art Nouveau style, like the loft, refers to minimalism, and provides for a small amount of furniture in the room. But on the other hand, it is distinguished by perfectly even shapes of objects and color contrasts, which attaches interior a special expression.
Fireplace for Art Nouveau lovers
AT given the interior has a fireplace painted in White black color, and a bright fire in the firebox goes well with these tones, as well as with the colors used for the interior design of the entire room. Here is installed a corner fireplace model, which is the best fit for the shapes of this style and is combined with all pieces of furniture. But the style does not have signs of home comfort, but is more suitable for an office. — it is the correct forms and formality that help to concentrate and do not allow to relax.
Video. The efficiency of a fireplace in a private house
There are many options, and therefore it is very important to remember that when choosing the style of a wood-burning fireplace for your home, you need to rely on your associations of seeing it in the interior. Mostly a fireplace is installed in order to create coziness and a sense of security, what conducive to relaxation, and this is — main, what need after tense working day.
