A fireplace is not only great to keep
you warm in the winter months, but is a fantastic focal point of your
room. The design you choose for your fireplace determines the design
of the rest of the room. This can be a great guide for your interior
design plans, or it can clash with them. To avoid this clash, be sure
to choose the right fireplace style and add the right decorations for
your chosen design to further highlight the fireplace. Here are some
tips on combining design styles with fireplace decorations:
Natural
To create a natural look in your home,
consider painting your room in a crisp white. Then place a selection
of plants with large and lush green plants (for example ferns) on
your fireplace mantel. Use similar fresh colors throughout the room
to mimic the natural look. You can use bright yellows and pinks or
stick to the lush green of the plants. Designs of your cushions and
rugs can further emphasize this fireplace theme by opting for
pictures of plants, forests or stripes in different shades of green
for these items. This natural look is very popular during the spring
and summer months as it invites the energy of these months into your
home.
Chic
The chic look is highly popular as it
adds a balance of luxury design and creativity to your home, without
this actually costing you the price of a luxury design. Paler colors
including pastels in green, yellow, blue and pink are often used for
this chic look, and this can be mimicked in your fireplace
decorations. A pair of wooden shutters
painted in a charming pastel green with a wreath made out of twigs
from your garden painted red sitting on the mantel of your fireplace
is one example of creating a chic look. Another is placing a
selection of different sized mirrors all with elaborate looking
frames above your fireplace. The frames can be spray painted in gold
to add a luxurious look to them. The key to the chic look is to
create an expensive looking design, but not actually spending the
money.
Artistic
The artistic design is a continuation
of the chic one, but instead of it looking luxurious the aim is to
make the design look unique and personalised. The wall space of the
fireplace is used to paint a mural or picture which ties in the theme
of the room. For example, a cast-iron fireplace with a funnel leading
toward a wooden mantel is continued with a painting of a bare tree
and its crown. This can then be transferred to patterned wallpaper
surrounding the fireplace and further highlighting the design of bare
trees.
Another example is to paint a picture
of your choice in your favourite art styles, i.e. pointillism or
impressionism, over your fireplace. As both these styles use very
bright colors, you can choose the main colors from your painting for
the accessories of the room such as the rug, cushions, lamp shades
and even curtains.
If you decide to follow one of these
design tips and want give your fireplace a new dose of paint,
remember to use fireplace
paint designed specifically for fireplaces. These tips
are intended to ignite your creativity and to remind you to include
your fireplace in your interior design plans.
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