50 interesting ideas for fireplaces for a country house

For everyone who plans or has already decided to install a fireplace in a country house - a selection of interesting design options for both the hearths themselves and the space around them. An impressive photo gallery of images made in different stylistic directions, using all kinds of finishing materials, will provide you with an idea for inspiration and embodiment in your own dwellings of a city or suburban type.

If in ancient times in Russia fireplaces, not stoves, could be afforded only by wealthy people, now this not only practical, but also decorative element of the interior is available to almost every homeowner. If for the installation of a fireplace that runs not on electricity, but on natural fuel, certain conditions and the permission of the relevant authorities are necessary within the city apartment. Then in the premises of a private city go country house, everything is much simpler, especially if you plan to install a hearth at the beginning of repair or even construction. But to fit a small fireplace into an existing living room interior is quite realistic. Of course, one cannot do without alterations and repairs. But the possibility of observing the dance of flames, when it is slushy and damp outside, pays for everything.

Many of us love to look at the fire, which is able to purify thoughts, emotions and even the soul. And in our country, with a changeable climate, when most of the time of the year outside the window is either frosty and cold, or slushy and unpleasant, the fireplace in the house becomes a particularly significant interior item.

What you need to solve before you start choosing a fireplace model:

• in which room your home will be located and is it possible to prepare the wall where the fireplace will be placed, from the point of view of fire safety;
• whether your fireplace with open fire or the hearth will be located behind the refractory glass (for fireplaces with glass shutters, the efficiency is much higher, the draft is better, and the possibility of a fire is much lower);
• Decide which of the types of fireplaces in terms of location your hearth will belong to - island, wall, corner or built-in;
• what fuel your hearth will work on if it is not electric (of course, the most common option is firewood, sometimes special liquids are used for ignition);
• pay special attention to the choice of the chimney - high-quality, with smooth walls and ease of care, because you will need to periodically clean it;
• take care of a reliable floor covering in the space where the fireplace will be located, even lightweight models have considerable weight;
• choose a company-seller and a fireplace installer, it should be an organization with good recommendations, experienced specialists, because the security of your household and the household itself depends on how they perform their work.

The fireplace, designed in a strict and concise form, without excessive decor, can harmoniously fit into not only the living room, made in the style of minimalism, but any modern interior. Most of the stylistic trends that are popular these days tend to simplify, to the dominant practicality and functionality over aesthetic pretentiousness and beauty. Choosing a minimalist fireplace model, you, among other things, provide yourself with hearths, the appearance of which will be relevant for many years, you will not have to change anything dramatically the next time you make repairs in the living room.

A fireplace and a TV have recently become frequent companions. The fact is that the duct space above the fireplace is a very convenient place to place a TV zone.Thus, it is possible not only to save the useful area of ​​the room, but also to create a focal center, which will always attract the attention of the owners of the house and their guests.

The fireplace, decorated using wall panels imitating stone slabs, has become one of the most popular and budgetary ways to create a decoration of the space around the hearth. In the living room, made in the style of minimalism, loft or one of the branches of the modern trend, such a fireplace would be more than appropriate.

The use of decorative plaster as a finishing material for surfaces around the fireplace has become incredibly popular in modern living room design projects. Progress does not stand still, the technological properties of building and finishing materials are improving. Now the plaster has a fairly high moisture resistant and heat resistant performance.

A fireplace with a minimalist design is often performed in two contrasting colors. The combination of white with black is a classic of the genre. Thus, not only attention can be drawn to the hearth, to diversify the color palette of the living room, but also to add a touch of drama.

Finishing fireplace surfaces will look minimalistic if the brickwork of the structure is simply painted in a plain color, for example white. Merging with the main wall decoration in color, it still remains accented in texture.

In a spacious living room, decorated in the style of minimalism, often there isn’t enough natural heat - snow-white finish, large spaces and a minimum of decor create a rather “cool” atmosphere. With the help of wooden elements, flooring, it is possible to “warm” the interior a little. In this case, the fireplace acts not only as a natural source of heat, but also as a semantic one, bringing the situation closer to nature and even primitiveness.

No one will argue with the fact that a fireplace decorated in country style looks most organically in a country house. The use of natural materials, proximity to nature, the use of a primeval source of heat and the receipt of ready-made food - everything connects away from a noisy and dusty city. In a country living room, a fireplace is not just a hearth and a source of heat, it has become an almost mandatory attribute of the interior. Even if your fireplace is not wood-fired, but powered by a power outlet, no one bothers you to stone the surfaces around it, make a wooden mantelpiece or hang deer horns above it.

The fireplace, lined with large stones can be the highlight of the living room, decorated in a modern style. If the country-elements of the fireplace lining will be supported by wooden ceiling beams, open shelves or any other attributes of rural life, then the interior of the common room will only benefit from this, it will become more harmonious.

To give the living room room some brutality and even primacy, modern interiors use rustic elements of country style - rough masonry made of material that seemed to have not been processed, wooden mantelpieces or floors with wormholes and roughness.

The stone facing the fireplace can be not only of different sizes, but also colors. Variations are possible in the shade of grout between the stones. Depending on which option you prefer, a color and textured palette will be formed not only of the fireplace itself, but also of the perception of the room as a whole.

Classics never go out of style. Of course, to some extent this style also undergoes changes over time, but the main points and canons remain unchanged. The universality of the classics lies in the fact that it is close in appearance and contents to so many homeowners around the world.Making repairs in a classic style, you provide yourself with an attractive and practical environment that will be relevant for many years. The same thing happens with classic fireplace models. Not only classic-style living rooms can harmoniously receive an appropriate fireplace. Modern stylistics is only being transformed with the integration of traditional forms, decor and color schemes.

Marble decoration of the fireplace area or the use of natural stone, at least for the manufacture of a mantelpiece, adds a touch of luxury and nobility to the living room. Pleasure is not cheap, but the resulting appearance, strength and durability of the finish are worth the effort and money spent.

Classical fireplaces are often decorated with stucco, small columns, sometimes supplemented with capitals. Such elements of decor bring a touch of tradition, sophistication and charm to the contemporary style of the living room.

Not only stucco or marble give out classical techniques in the design of the fireplace. A wrought-iron damper with refractory glass inserts and the same carved attributes for fireplace work, located nearby, are in perfect harmony with the modern interior of the living room.

The use of brickwork (painted or left in a natural color) has already become a classic technique for decorating fireplace surfaces. The snow-white grout between the bricks is perfectly combined with the rest of the decoration of the room as a whole and the space above the fireplace in particular.

In most living rooms, the fireplace becomes the focal point, the basis of the concept, in accordance with which all the decoration and furnishings are made. If the hearth also has an unusual shape or location, then a stream of attention is provided to it.

An island fireplace, which, among other things, is two-sided, is not easy to manufacture and install. But all efforts will pay off, because you can watch the dance of flames not only from the living room, but also the dining room, for example. Not to mention the practical side of the issue. In a large country house, an additional source of heat will never interfere.

Island fireplaces are difficult from the point of view of installation because they do not adjoin one of the walls of the room. The duct must be built as an independent structure and most often in country houses such a structure stretches across two floors. Of course, such structures are better planned at the stage of creating a project for the construction of a suburban home ownership.

Two-sided fireplaces are most often angular, so it’s more convenient to mount them and later operate and clean them. Often such structures, in addition to the main purpose, perform the functions of zoning the premises, separating the living room and dining room or kitchen.

Fireplace or stove? This is the question that arises for everyone who first sees the original interior of this living room. It is not surprising that in such an extraordinary design project and a model of the focus, a peculiar one was chosen. The absence of an air duct, the use of a pipe as an alternative and the deep dark color of the metal of the structure - everything works to create a non-trivial image.

Another interesting symbiosis of a fireplace with a metal stove. It is original that the dark stove is located in a space that can be safely called a fireplace with light colors.

A cone-shaped fireplace with a cylindrical glass base allows you to admire the sparks of fire from anywhere in the living room. Such a model, of course, needs to be installed in the central part of the room. The convenience of this design also lies in the fact that several people can be accommodated at the hearth, which is very important for evening gatherings with the whole family or hosting guests.

If you do not have a television above the fireplace, then you have space for the realization of your desires and fantasies in the field of wall decor. You can hang a picture, a mirror, wall sconces or a whole composition of these decor items above the fireplace.In addition to wall decor, you can apply decorations for the mantelpiece - family photos, small lamps, living plants. Figurines and collectibles.

Your favorite piece of art, placed on the wall above the fireplace, will always be in the spotlight. You only need to take care of a suitable background for the color palette of the picture.

Depending on the size and depth of the mantelpiece, it can serve as a stand for various decor items, including those that carry a functional load, and not only decorate the space with their presence.

In a bright, eclectic living room and the space around the fireplace should be decorated colorful. Here the use of the mantelpiece and the walls above the hearth are also being used. Despite the abundance of bright, saturated colors around the fireplace, he himself is not lost sight of, thanks to the exquisite execution and competent use of stucco molding.

Even the absolutely neutral and minimalist design of the fireplace and the surfaces around it can attract all eyes if you place a catchy, impressive-sized decorative element over the hearth. It can be a large mirror in the original frame, a bright panel or a design installation.