As fall is officially in the air, my thoughts turn to evenings spent seated in front of a crackling fire sipping on hot chocolate. My preferred fireplaces happen to be in the earthy modern design aesthetic according to a recent quiz, but I know that's not everyone's cup of cocoa. Here's a roundup of fireplaces, some minimal and some cozy, for us all to figuratively warm our hands.
TOP ROW (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT):
1 - A wood-burning stove was tucked into the fireplace in this modern space featuring black furniture and lime accents. (house to home)
2 - A sandstone wall hangs suspended above a floor level fireplace in this home located on Australia's Gold Coast. (Banyan Goddad Design / Contemporist)
3 - Yellow walls make the white painted fireplace and shelves pop in this citrus-y hued room. (Ted Yarwood / Canadian House & Home)
4 - The living room of fashion designers Joe Mimran and Kimberley Newport-Mimran features rustic details paired with a minimally styled mantle. (James Tse / Canadian House & Home)
5 - The warmth of the wood beams contrasts nicely with the concrete fireplace for a modern cabin living room. (Aidlin Darling Design / houzz)
BOTTOM ROW (FROM LEFT TO RIGHT):
1 - This classic fireplace is flanked on both sides by built-in bookshelves and matching upholstered chairs. (Angus Ritchie / Canadian House & Home)
2 - Stacked stone was used to create this stunning fireplace that spans an entire wall of the living room. (Mark English Architects / houzz)
3 - This reading room uses lavender and green apple hues to create a cosy and whimsical space that surrounds the beautifully detailed fireplace. (Michael Graydon / Canadian House & Home)
4 - The geometric lines of the fireplace contrast beautifully with the floor to ceiling views of the Catskills (Audrey Matlock Architect / houzz)
5 - Ultra-suede high back chairs matching the hearth of this fireplace pull this anchor this classically sophisticated room. (Angus Ritchie / Canadian House & Home)
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Who painted the landscape above the fireplace?
We have a fireplace in our new townhouse, it is gas with glass doors - can anyone tell me if you should have the doors open or closed when it is on?
Hardly any heat comes out if they are shut, but is it dangerous to have them open?
thanks
Wondering the same - who did paint the landscape?
See my comment here:
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/inspiration/steal-this-look-artwork-plus-stripes-101082
Sorry to rant today, but you all are journalists (yes, bloggers are journalists!) and need to uphold your standards better.
Can anyone identify the coffee table in the first photo?
Original photo was from living etc. February 2009 and their website does not give any room details nor credit the artist. If someone has the paper issue from Feb maybe it's listed there
http://www.livingetc.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=5383
SarahB- keeping the doors open or closed during a fire depends on your fireplace. Try it both ways to see which give you better heat. Since you live in a new townhouse your fireplace probably lets out a lot of heat with the doors open. I live in a old place and sometimes I need to close the doors to keep the heat in during a fire. I keep the doors closed when there is no fire to prevent cold air coming into my room. Its a good idea to keep the doors closed if you have a cat, to prevent a cat from going into the fireplace especially when the coals are still hot some cats think the fireplace is a litter box.
Also, fireplace glass doors tend to absorb heat so if the fire is burning with the doors closed a lot of heat will be absorbed by the glass instead of radiating out into the room. Which means the fireplace will still be more efficient with these doors open rather than closed even if some heat is loss. When the fire begins to die down the doors can be closed to keep smoke out and heat in.
home body- I agree with you but sometimes it might be very difficult for AT to credit every artist in every picture that is posted. The focus here are fireplaces and it would be hard to identify the source for every single piece in all the pictures and especially the art.
The first one is from Living, Inc. and there may be no mention of the artist's name in their print or online magazine.
Thanks, Sassy...I've got that issue! I new I had seen that coffee table somewhere before.
I'm not a journalist so I don't know what gets credited and how. Since this is a design blog should all of the designers who have products shown be credited? That seems excessive but why should artist's work stand above everything else?
90% of the heat goes up the chimney. Fire places are a most rediculous way to heat, unless you really enjoy breathing smoke.
i love a nice fireplace! one of my favorites was recently designed by clare donohue of one to one studio.
http://raenovate.blogspot.com/2009/11/fireplace-renovation.html
my question is about the bookcases on either side of the fireplace. How is it that all their books are pretty much exactly the same size?
my bookcases always look messy, maybe because my books are all different sizes? I don't see how it's possible to have all your books be 9 inches high and 1.5 inches thick...
Does anyone have a suggestion?