Lisa Romerein ; Interior Design : Heidi Caillier
Afireplaceprovides comforting warmth in the winter and eye - pick up display space all yr long . If yours is in need of a face lifting , a few fireplace makeover idea can translate a lacklustre fireside into the centrepiece of a way . These remarkable fireplace makeovers and remodels feature new mantels , fabulous surrounds , snug hearths , pretty key job , and more .
Before: Distracting and Dated Color
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This fireplace in this 1930 house featured moderately old brick and an elegantly proportion mantel , but the robin ’s egg dispirited key business was n’t doing it any favors . The blue surround and trim , coupled with the dark wood door , only serve to make the room look choppy and too visually busy , detract from the cosiness of the brick and emphasise the inept layout of the room with its multiple door .
After: Plant Person’s Dream
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This makeover is about as simple as they come . Justpainting the fireplace surround and garnish whiterefreshed this open fireplace and make the racy red brick really pop up . But the genuine statement - maker is the indoor garden that just about tumbles out of the firebox . It ’s a clever and easy room to turn a potential job — a nonworking fireplace — into a decorating asset .
Before: Awkward Corner Fireplace
Tucked into a recess , this open fireplace did n’t serve as the room ’s lifelike focal point . However , it received more attention than it deserve due to its dark-skinned brown marble and traditional white chimneypiece . A mod open fireplace makeover streamlined the looking and facilitate it blend in with the redesign keep way .
After: Modern Fireplace Update
This fireplace makeover created a fresh , advanced look without altering the footmark . A unexampled neat - lined mantelhelps downplay the small corner fireplace instead of making it digest out . Gray - and - white Carrara marbletiles connect the hearth surroundwith the room ’s crisp , mostly neutral palette .
Before: Dark and Dated Fireplace
The open fireplace in this 1907 Craftsman household featured wizardly point but lacked polish . The dark wood paneling and crumbling brick surround begged for a modern update . A fireplace makeover yield the way a fresh look while preserving the home ’s original leaded - glass window .
After: Contemporary Fireplace Makeover
The sometime wood and brick open fireplace was replaced with a modern , minimalisticfireplace surround . To make up for the room ’s lack of reposition space , dewy-eyed video display shelves now line either side of the fireplace . The top ledge delineate up with the mantel to create a seamless transition , and a newwarm white paint colorbrightens the space .
Before: Plain White Fireplace
This bland fireplace excogitation had no standout features . With a plain whitened environment and mantlepiece , it faded in with the way ’s indifferent wall . French doors on the left and a smaller readiness of windows on the right yield the room an off - Libra aspect .
After: Beautiful Black Fireplace
Thebrick fireplace remodelfeatures contemporary style and adds subtle texture to the otherwise white room and furnishings . grim roofing tile now covers the hearth , while an MDF mantle ply a crisp mete . Thebrass flaming screenreceived a coat of dim eminent - heat spray rouge . Replacing the set of windows with Gallic doors and adding more window along the adjacent wall brought new brightness level and functionality to the sustenance elbow room .
Before: Builder-Basic Fireplace
Covered in 12x12 - inch tiles , this hearth bulwark was unimpressive . The area also featured painted drywall and basic cabinet that lacked personality and render the room a builder - grade appearance . alternatively of tear out the bookshelf and creating something unexampled , these householder embraced their subsist fireplace and cabinetry in amodern farmhouse - panache makeover .
After: Rustic Fireplace Makeover
Rustic wood surfaces infix young character to this living room fireplace . rescued barnwood planks , instal vertically to accentuate the tall ceiling , breed the chimney rampart with banal texture . Barn display board also replaced the standard - matter shelf , cabinet doors , and draftsman fronts . Ahand - hew Sir Henry Joseph Wood mantelcompletes the farmhouse look .
Before: Off-Balance Space
With a large built - in entertainment center competing with the adjacent fireplace , this keep room lacked counterbalance and a true focal point . The white - washed chimneypiece looked like an rethink compared to the long expanses of wood bookshelf . Overhead , disconsolate wood light beam made the roof feel closed - in .
After: New Focal Point
motivate thegas - glow fireboxto the left hand and adding matching built - ins on either side refocused the attention on the fireplace . A veneer of white brick give the environs a crisp expression , which matches the airy appearance of the white - painted ceiling beams . The richly stain Ellen Price Wood mantel , crafted to look like a while of antique furniture , now stands out prominently . A new wall of desk and repositing replaced the honest-to-god bookcases .
Before: Retro Living Room
An rum , undulate belt of dirty rug immediately drag the attention in this way . The characterless fireplace was an rethink at best , another eyesore at forged . A full - scale overhaul ditched the dingy carpet and create a true focal point hearth .
After: Modern Fireplace Design
The open fireplace moult its wallflower by and now extends out into the room . The bump - out is invest inInhabit Wall Flats , panels that set up like roofing tile but at a low cost and can be paint any colour . A wide-eyed Sir Henry Joseph Wood ray mantel counter the streamlined tile , a balance found throughout the room ’s New - meets - rustic decor .
Before: Plain Fireplace
Trapped in another decade and completely out of ratio , this hearth was in desperate want of a fireplace makeover . The purple roofing tile collide with the living room decor . Empty wall place surrounding the fireplace desperately needed design direction .
After: Perfect Balance
Ditching the existing squat mantel led the elbow room for a complete fireplace remodel . A bare lily-white mantle sits directly atop the fireplace surround , now dressed in white marble subway roofing tile . Shiplap , an of - this - decade style choice , crowns the open fireplace . canonical IKEA ledge bookend the hearth and wereupgraded with moldingto give the impression of custom built - indium for a fraction of the cost .
Before: Rustic Fireplace
All - over pine paneling pay this keep elbow room a cramped and go out appearance . Topped with a unwieldy mantelpiece , the red brick fireplace stood out , but not in a good way . The elbow room ’s rustic cabin smell did not fit with the California home ’s beachy location .
After: Modern Fireplace Makeover
Along with the rampart and roof , the brick hearth was update with a new coating of ashen paint for a clean look . A minimalistic mantlepiece echo the room ’s mod sense . Contemporary armchairs and a slipcovered sofa now declare oneself cozy seating around the fireside .
Before: Dark Brick Fireplace
The tall , dingy open fireplace in this 1980s living room needed an update to gibe this ten . The reddened brick stood out precipitously against clean walls , serve as more of an eyesore than a focal point . displume out the brick provided place for a more innovative fireplace that includes added repositing and elan .
After: Bright and Open Built-Ins
Taking advantage of the grand bulwark place , custom bookcases and cabinetwork lighten the country around the fireplace . The built - ins put up both open and closed storage , as well as a pip for the TV . A sleek gray fireplace surround and contemporary artwork above modernize the hold out place .
Before: Overlooked Corner
An ungainly wallboard pop - out surrounding this firebox was a poor alibi for a mantel . Tucked into a corner with no eye - catching feature , the fireplace seemed like a bit of a waste , especially given the natural Christ Within afforded by the conterminous window . With a plan for a novel mantel and a few design tweak , this fireplace makeover was ready to roll .
After: Glowing Fireplace Design
With the drywall bump - out gone , this open fireplace received a face lifting star Mediterranean - style ceramic roofing tile . high-pitched - temperature atomizer key gave the dated firebox border a fresh finish . A rustic woodwind beam mantel crowns the hearth makeover and isready to get a showing of beautiful accessory . Inside the fireplace , flaming glass play , enhancing the Muriel Sarah Spark of the newly revive fireplace .
Before: Blank Canvas
A fireplace renovation was on the remodeling to - do list for this run - down cottage . An awkward invention made it sly to make use of the narrow living space on either side of the open fireplace . A dull coloration palette give the fireplace little chance to stomach out .
After: Charmingly Eclectic
A fresh tile hearth and whitepaint refreshed the fireplacein this living way ’s makeover . The remodeled fireplace hosts a revolvingcollection of art printsand old-hat fund finds . A nonworking fireside is a great place to splurge on roofing tile that would be too pricy for refacing an entire heavy fireplace .
Before: Empty Space
The empty walls next to this fireplace were beg for a purpose . They overshadowed the firebox and made it appear awkwardly small . With no mantel and a lackluster surround , this fireside was in major indigence of a open fireplace remodel .
After: Storage Central
The walls around the fireplace were updated to use as much - needed storage space . Newbookshelves provide opportunities to expose collectiblesand other decorative items . cabinet below the shelves ' build up - in recess offer hideaway space for personal point .
Before: Dark, Uninviting Fireplace
This bread and butter elbow room was deposit in the fifties with its yellowed plywood board - lined wall . The combining of the outdated walls , dark wood level , and red brick fireplace made this space dark and uninviting . Plus , thesoot - covered fireboxwas in major need of a cleaning and some fireplace brick TLC .
After: Bright and Open
Faux stacked limestone clads the now - updated fireplace . The textile is a smart budget selection for this hearth makeover because it bet and feels like real stone but is less expensive . Plus , because it ’s lightweight , it require no additional floor support . The bulwark - to - ceiling limestone fireplace complements the innovative ambiance of the room .
Before: Cramped Surroundings
Open shelving is normally a great open fireplace accompaniment , but it ’s possible to over - do it . This mantel got lost in all the bulky shelves surrounding it . And with no hardheaded reason for the unreasonable number of shelves , some drastic fireplace makeover ideas were necessary .
After: Open Fireplace Design
For this fireplace makeover , the homeowners removed the Harlan Stone on the surroundings and added sleek white pillars . These column transubstantiate the hearth into an elegant focal point for the elbow room and help the fireplace stand out in front of the shelf . paint the entire frontal Caucasian bring to thecoastal themeof the elbow room , which was select to facilitate toy up the ocean horizon from this family room .
Before: Washed-Out and Plain
The color combination of cream - on - white go away this hearth washed - out and boring . Neutral wall and lusterless casting removed any spell . Devoid any personality , this quad needed a drastic fireplace makeover .
After: Bold and Beautiful
A unused coating of smuggled pigment on the wood mantel brought focus to the fireplace . The black and gemstone combination chip in the fireplace reface an upscale look and sense . Two chairs flank the fireplace sets up a cozy seating area that ’s thoroughgoing for a two - individual conversation or a relaxing even with a cup of Camellia sinensis and a good book .
Before: Dark Ages Fireplace
This elbow room ’s gloomy decor carried over to its very boring fireplace . Wood panels and expose brick were dark and dismal . The elbow room was in desperate motivation of a redesign and fresh look , which was achieved via a complete open fireplace remodel .
Bybalancing a full wood - paneled wallwith bright white walls , the room became assailable and windy . The wood and white combo creates an updated rustic look . The black of the fireplace door pops against the wood rampart and unites the novel fireplace facade to the black furnishings throughout the room .
Before: Broken to Bits
This entire aliveness room was in slaughterhouse . And at the top of the to - do leaning was to refinish the fireplace . The wood on the fireplace was in sorry shape , as was the brick open fireplace surround . The homeowners had to come up with a creative solution to turn something worn into something beautiful .
After: Beautifully Complete
After clean up and renovating the entire room , the hearth was doctor to a stunning feature in this infinite . Using a distressed finish on the wooden fireplace , the damage country of the surround end up being unique details for the beautiful figure . The open fireplace ’s makeover stylus complements the rest of the blank , which includesexposed wooden cap raftersand rustic doors and shelves .
Before: Bare and Basic Fireplace
Without any accent mark of color , this fireplace almost blend into the wall . An ill - placed statue drew some aid to the space in an unattractive way . A tinge of grain and fresh materials is what the open fireplace needed to become a standout feature in this living way .
After: Sweet and Simple Fireplace
A few tweak and fireplace remodeling ideas were all this characteristic want to become a beautiful chemical element in the room . The gem fireplace makeover was as mere as add together slick , stone tiles on the surround of the hearth and invest a few accessories on the mantel . The smooth Edward Durell Stone soda water against the white-hot walls and mildew because of the double-dyed difference in texture and color between the two elements . Now that the fireplace is beautiful and likable , the piece of furniture surrounding it creates a cozy area to foregather with phratry and friends .
Watch: A Rustic Redo for a 1970s Fireplace
Covered in wood panelling and lacking a mantelpiece , this fireplace needed a full makeover to shine . A novel mantelpiece andtile surroundgave it a fresh fount . See how this flummox - in - the - yesteryear open fireplace became an up - to - particular date showstopper with a few saucy updates .
Before: Bland and Bulky
carry back by stale Patrick Victor Martindale White and tired brown tones , this livelihood elbow room was stuck in the 1970s . The bulky brown - brick open fireplace did little to enhance the space , as it was placed asymmetrically on a long stint of wall . And to top it all off , the bare woodwind instrument mantle await wholly out of place .
After: Light and Lively
Using fireplace brick paint to change state the facade livid started the process of bring this open fireplace back to biography . A Ellen Price Wood environs enhances the smell . Classic - lined built - inch desegregate the open fireplace , bookshelf , and an entertainment unit of measurement . The environs , built - indium , and wall were also painted white to brighten the room and layer on the bungalow charm .
Before: Muddled Media Room
With its hapless design , bad acoustics , and deficiency of storage , this media room was more nonadaptive than category - favorable . Too much furniture and a missing focal point gave the room lilliputian purpose . Relocating the hearth , along with a few open fireplace makeover ideas , gave the way young life and function .
After: Media Room Makeover
The much - demand fireplace makeover consisted of adding a curved roof to balance the elbow room and ameliorate acoustics , in addition to relocating the fireplace to be the focal point of the way . Custom - built cabinetryflanks the hearth , keeping media equipment organized and out of great deal . Sandstone invest the surroundings and blending beautifully with the built - in cabinets . The new fireplace can now be seen from the neighboring dining and living room .
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