For many urban residents, a real wood fireplace is something antireal. Yes, it is practically not realized dream, which can also cause a fire. However, modern manufacturers have taken care of fulfilling such a cherished desire of consumers, creating gas and electric fireplaces. But they did not take into account a number of factors such as the complexity of mounting a fairly high cost. That is why now in the market of building materials and decor for the house the leading positions are occupied by false fireplaces.
What are the advantages and functional features of "fake" fireplaces?
The positive side of this design is its complete safety, which makes it possible to use a false fireplace in the interiered room. Also, consumers are attracted by the comparative cheapness of both the finished product and the materials for its own handmade manufacturing. It is not worth to lose sight of the moment as the opportunity to make a fireplace on a personal project.
Functions of a decorative false fireplace:
- give the whole room a cosiness and tradition;
- close pipes and communications;
- fix the design flaws;
- hide cables and wiring from audio and video equipment;
- The furnace can serve as a rack, and the top - a full shelf.
Stationary fireplace
A variant of a falsh-fireplace from a tree is constructed, as a rule, already during the repair works, or after the end of those. It is based on a frame of wooden beams.
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Size and shape are individual for each particular case, because someone has a free space between the windows, while others are ideal for an angled false fireplace, which saves valuable square meters of living space.
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Plasterboard or polyurethane can be used as a covering, but if it is planned to supplement the structure with an electric fireplace in the future, it is necessary to provide a niche, a rosette and refractory materials for it in advance. In this case, the choice of finishing material can be limited only by your imagination. It can be: a mosaic , a paint, a tile, a brick, plaster, a decorative film and other.
Mobile false fireplace in the bedroom or another room
Order the manufacture of such a design can be in any workshop to assemble furniture. It is a cabinet or a low rack, sometimes even with doors. The main thing is that the outline reminds the product of a fireplace portal. In fact, it is very convenient, as the craftsmen will quickly make a portable false fireplace of plasterboard, glass, MDF, wood and other material. This will make it possible to change the location of the structure depending on the wishes of the person.
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Flat "fake" fireplaces
This pseudo-pile is not equipped with a niche designed to act as a furnace. Usually it is a fake fireplace made of polyurethane or decorative frames that are glued to the wall. At the same time, there is always an opportunity to hang a shelf from above, which will make the construction look like a console table. In the children's room it can be supplemented with a slate board on which the child can write with colored crayons.
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Interesting ideas for using fake fireplaces:
- Living room with a false fireplace can be a real prototype of the room of Pope Carlo, if it is to decorate the image of the painted hearth. To make the drawing even more interesting, some of its elements can be real, for example a shelf or a portal frame.
- Quite romantic is a false fireplace with candles, especially if its rear wall is made of a mirror. Such a solution will visually increase the amount of light and make the whole design much more effective.
- A false fireplace made of stucco is an ideal option for a classic interior. He will emphasize the tradition and solidity of the owners, will become a real business card of the whole house. Its analogue may well be a false fireplace made of plaster, which can be given any, even the most bizarre, pattern.
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