Designer fireplaces, the art of spending winter warm and snug at home

And what if happiness was sitting by a fireplace? A fireplace insert, streamlined profile, with wood, gas or pellets, the fireplace conveys a country spirit to the city and sometimes even spanning 4 seasons, when there is a sudden variation of temperatures. Admiring reddening logs, consuming under the flames, without really being able to look elsewhere, and taking advantage of all over warmth, is something almost magical.

Spending winter in front of the fireplace

Without discussing the techniques of how to light a fire and the basic precautions to take in order to avoid the worse, their facades in stone, marble, brick or metal are an element of decoration. Contemporary to be in keeping with the times, classic to enhance tradition or rustic to experience the château life, a fireplace often reflects a personality by setting the tone of an interior.

These clever design bookshelves make room for stocking wood. © DR

In this living room, the tall flames seem to serve as rocket propellers. © DR

Design and performances

But while design, noble materials and refined finishing touches are important, its performances and efficiency must not be left by the wayside. An extra heating solution where the crackling and the woody fragrance are essential, a harmonious spectacle behend a protective window, in each case it offers the pleasure of a nice fire at home, facing the embers. All fire and flame!

A decorative element in its own right, the fireplace of this living room can be adjusted in terms of intensity. © DR