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| Here are some inspirational fireplace pictures I've collected. If any of you are thinking about re-doing your fp maybe this can give you some inspiration. If you deserve the credit for any of this beautiful work, please claim it.
Please feel free to add your own pictures.
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| #3 Thanks, Patti!
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- Posted by jodi_in_so_calif (My Page) on Sun, Jan 13, 08 at 17:52
| Anyone have photos of a wrap-around fireplace? Ours sits on a corner with one side facing a "conversations pit" (aka: Inglenook) and a smaller opening facing the livingroom. We're in the middle of a home remodel and had to tear down my computer set up. I'm using my office laptop so don't have access to any really good closeup photos of the fireplace right now. I do however have this photo. You can see just behind the wicker chair is the brick and rough wood mantle of the smaller opening of the fireplace.
Any suggestions or photos of a wrap-around mantle with a contemporary or Asian feel kind of like the entertainment center on the right? Jodi- |
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| None here, but good luck. Can you adapt something from the pictures above? There's lots to go on. |
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- Posted by flowerchild (My Page) on Mon, Jan 14, 08 at 13:44
| This is our inspiration FP from the Napoleon FP site. It just so happens this is in a Timber Frame like ours.
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| That looks nice and warm and cozy! |
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- Posted by claireanne (My Page) on Sat, Feb 16, 08 at 1:53
| Jodi - Do you live in Woodbridge? I think I recognize your floorplan. We have a Sycamore...small world. Claire |
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- Posted by soonermagic (My Page) on Sun, Mar 9, 08 at 20:42
| Here's our simple fireplace. The best we could do with as close as the windows are to the fireplace. The hearth is soapstone. Before move-in: With TV:
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- Posted by newhomebuilder (My Page) on Tue, Apr 15, 08 at 21:35
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| Here you go, Oceanna. BTW you do a wonderful job over here on the gallery side. |
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| Whaaaattttt, no mantles with guns as the focal point ;^)... Ahhhhhhh DH's are like Church's Chicken....gotta' love 'em!! We have a huge antique brick fireplace with wood panels above and a rough cut cedar mantle. Just above the mantle is an antique rifle that DH canNOT be persuaded to part with! I would like to use a mirror above that (10' ceiling, 6' mantle), but the only thing it would reflect is the ceiling fan :^( Yikes!!! I love all of your pictures though, and I keep hoping that someone will have the same problem and we can at least commiserate with one another! Thank you Oceanna for all of your time (and talent) to post these many, lovely pictures. |
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- Posted by cookingrvc (My Page) on Thu, Jul 24, 08 at 21:15
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- Posted by cookingrvc (My Page) on Thu, Jul 24, 08 at 22:21
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| For those of you with a zero-chase (I think that's the correct terminology), here's my inspiration photo for putting built-ins around our zero-chase FP. Photo courtesy of StacyLu...thanks StacyLu!
We ran out of $$ remodeling the kitchen, but someday! |
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- Posted by calicocat1967 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 12, 08 at 10:59
Here are some I have on file. Hard to pick just the right one.        |
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| Cooking, Beuhl, and Calico, thanks for sharing your beautiful pictures! |
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| Here's our fireplace. Not very fancy, but we like it. Just a little trivia - in the left hand corner, the large picture on the landing is an enlarged shot of our post-Katrina neighborhood. My husband insisted that we hang it somewhere where everyone could see when they come into our new house. Definitely a conversation piece....
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| I would really like some ideas of a wall with a fireplace along side of a large TV. I would prefer not to put the TV over the fireplace. |
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| Wodka, I can't see your picture! :-( Here's some more pics to dream on...
I hope some of you can add some pretty fireplace pictures. |
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- Posted by lynninnewmexico (My Page) on Fri, Jan 2, 09 at 19:31
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- Posted by furletcity (My Page) on Mon, Jan 12, 09 at 19:38
Here is my rather large fireplace. Just out of sight, there are two built in benches coming out from the wall on either side of the fireplace. The two chairs just fit in between the benches. We considered taking them out when we laid the wood floors but at the time my kids used to dance on them every night and we didn't have the heart to! Also, the logs are not that red but I "auto corrected" the photo on my computer because it was so dark.  |
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Here's my inspiration fireplaces. If any are yours pls claim them. I got them all over the place so I am not sure where they all came from. Enjoy.                 |
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| Wow! Thanks for the pictures, Lynne, Furletcity (yours isn't showing up for me), and Kimmieb! Kim, that's a terrific collection. :o) It's wonderful to see folks interested and contributing. Here are a few more.
Here are several Swedish tile fireplaces:
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| Here's our new FP which we are sooo proud of. We are only the third home in Oklahoma who has built a Rumford FP. They're custom made by real masons, they built it here on the spot. The inside of the wood fp is the Rumford design, which Count Rumford invented in the late 1700s or early 1800s. We have a picture of him near it. lol. This is a HUGE FP but it will give off a lot of heat if need be. Ignore the stuff on the mantel, all my accessories are boxed up. This is the FP with a bench on the side right after it was built.
Our first fire:
The Count, lol:
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| This feels a little anti-climactic after what came before, but here's my stained glass fireplace screen--a gift from my son and his fiancee.
After that picture was taken I changed the look of the mantel.
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| Susan, I love your FP screen. I bet your room is so cozy at night with a fire in there. It's amazing those can stand up to heat. They are so pretty. Okleyok - do you remember the name of your paint color? I love it's warmth. |
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| Dani, thanks, but I have to correct that impression. The screen won't stand up to heat, so you can't use it with a fire. (I have a metal screen for that.) The light you see behind it comes from two small light bulbs. I do, however, burn wood regularly in my woodstove. :-) |
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| Wow, thanks for all the new pictures, folks! Here are some more for you...
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- Posted by cookingrvc (My Page) on Sat, Jul 25, 09 at 12:05
| Our refurbished fireplace. A little formalality with some casualness in our 1928 colonial. Sue |
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| Kimmieb, those are lovely pics. The room is very soothing. Cute pup, too! |
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- Posted by vampiressrn (My Page) on Sun, Jan 3, 10 at 9:17
| WOW!!! Fabulous collection of pictures. This will be a helpful resource for when I convert my garage and install some kind of a fireplace. Was thinking of electric, but a Franklin style would provide more heat. Your pictures are great oceanna...thanks for such an eclectic collection. It really makes me think more about my project. |
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| Ha! Nicole. Imagine my surprise when I was looking for fireplace inspiration and saw your last picture. It's a pic of the model home in our neighborhood. We built the same model, two years ago. Thought we'd save a few bucks and finish the fireplace after we moved in. You can guess the rest...plummeting real estate values, wage cut, etc. They ended up selling that model, fully furnished, for $150,000 below cost. *sob* :) |
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| Under construction still - any ideas to dress it up? |
Here is a link that might be useful: Fireplace pic
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- Posted by sombreuil_mongrel (My Page) on Sun, Jan 31, 10 at 16:41
| A few that I have worked on or built outright. Masons get the credit for most of this except the little cherry mantel shelf.  This one was all mine from drawing on paper to completion:
I designed and built this, but there were many constraints.
From an 1817 Quaker house we restored in 2009:
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| Wow, Casey, those are GORGEOUS! I'm SO impressed with your work. Wow. Thanks all, for your additions. Good to know folks are still enjoying this thread.
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- Posted by bellacucina (My Page) on Mon, Oct 4, 10 at 21:52
| bumping --I love this thread. Thanks so much for all the photos. This is "one" of the decisions I'm trying to make . . . |
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| Thanks for the bump and the kind words, Bellacucina. Be sure to share yours here when it's done! Here are some more inspirational pictures for you.
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| I love these fireplaces, all decked out so prettily. I can imagine myself in front of each one, with a hot cup of coacoa and a good book, waiting for Santa to arrive. Can't you?
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- Posted by allison0704 (My Page) on Thu, Dec 15, 11 at 21:06
| Here are mine. Great room:
and the den - I blurred the names on the stockings:
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Here is a link that might be useful: Vintage Christmas Mantel
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| Here are a few more beauties for your enjoyment:
Candace Olsen Candace Olsen
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- Posted by addyson_anders (My Page) on Fri, Mar 8, 13 at 13:53
| These are so pretty! Here is one of my favorites that we are using as inspiration for our family room... |
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