Living Room Fireplace Design

Living Room Fireplace Design

The fireplace is the real "wow factor" in your home. It's what makes your living room special. Whether you want to build a fireplace in your new house design or just spruce up your existing fireplace here are a few ideas.

With any fireplace renovation or design you need to consider the actual use. Look up your building codes to see what the surrounds can be made out of and how far away from certain materials the different materials need to be from each other. This isn't one of the most fun parts of design but it's one of the most important.

There are a few basic principles that should be followed when designing a fireplace, namely the hearth, firebox and opening You should be careful to ensure they all mesh well with each other so that the overall look and feel of each piece flow well amongst each other.

So let's begin with the hearth. A hearth may be level with the flooring, raised a bit above the floor, or found below the level of the floor. In some cases, there may be no hearth to speak of at all. In these cases the firebox should be at least two inches above the floor, as the hearth protects the floor from the intense heat from the fire itself. Hearth seats of various types are also available. More commonly, the fireplace type utilizing hearth seats simply feature two blocks on either side of the firebox opening.

Living Room Fireplace Design