Everyone dreams that his house or apartment would be cozy and comfortable. You can create such an atmosphere with the help of competent interior design, where the fireplace plays an important role. However, not everyone can afford to install a full-fledged heating fireplace. In addition, modern housing does not usually need heating such structures. An excellent option in this case is a false fireplace. With its help you can create a home and do not need special permission from various authorities, as in the case with the present.
Before the construction of the fireplace it will be necessary to decide which basic function it will perform: purely decorative (create a symbolic presence of the hearth) or simulate a real fireplace. The style of its execution and design depends on the selected function. For example, false fireplaces that mimic real ones must necessarily have the same dimensions as the original, have a chimney and a furnace with burners. Conditional fireplaces that perform a more decorative function, must necessarily have a portal (a part of the fireplace that stands out in the room), but the presence of a firebox - if desired. It can be replaced with an electric heater. If it is expected only a symbolic presence of the hearth, then the fireplace can be of arbitrary size and design, and even completely painted on the wall and complemented by scenery.
Next, we'll talk about how to make a false-fireplace, imitating a real one, on your own. It can be created easily and quickly without special skills in construction. For work, it is necessary to purchase either an already built-in compact firebox on wood, or an ordinary electric fireplace, which will only create (through LEDs) the illusion of burning. In any case, the falsh-fireplace will not heat, but the feeling of warmth in the room will definitely create. If the furnace is chosen narrow, it can easily be mounted in the ceiling. And then it remains only to decorate the portal in an original way, to give this element of the interior a real look.
Modern masters and craftsmen make decorative fireplaces made of bricks, artificial stone, plasterboard, particle board and other materials. In addition, there are many stylistic approaches to design. The portal, figuratively lined with a hewn stone, looks gorgeous and noble. If you try, then such a false fireplace can not be distinguished from the present. You can still enhance the effect with the help of various accessories, for example, put a fireplace mantel alongside, and on it place the sovochk, whisk, poker, next to put a little firewood. If the fireplace is not using a real firebox, but an electric fireplace, such accessories will only be an art decor. However, if it is possible to melt it with a small amount of firewood, these elements will just be useful to correct the flame and to scoop up the ash.
The simplest way to make a decorative fireplace is to use drywall. You just need to make a project, calculate how many sheets of plasterboard, profiles, screws, moldings are needed, buy all the necessary materials and start assembling. The joints will need to be sealed, the whole construction should be painted and painted, decorative moldings fixed and you can enjoy the result of the work. To make a false-fireplace from a plasterboard, it will take only two days, most of the time it will take to dry the putty and paint. Inside the firebox, candles can be used as a flame. This is the simplest way of decorating, in which a small but fire is created, and an atmosphere of relaxation and romance arises.