corner fireplace - free standing or built in?
There are large windows that have an amazing view of the garden that are south facing. We have put a TV in the opposite corner as there is a natural shadow there. We plan to run a stud wall at the back to fit in pocket doors, so could play with space to have an inset fire.
We also have roof light/windows above so the zoning of the rooms is centred around those.
What would you do?
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Suzanne C
6 years agoRelated Discussions
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6 years ago
Suzanne C
6 years agoHi Tess, I love the suspended fireplaces but sadly our budget does not extend to that, we are looking a freestanding wood burner or an inset fireplace built into the corner.
I would love to put a wider seat than a snuggle/cuddle seat (blue chair in the model) but as it will be too close to the wood burner, I am worried about the safety aspect. A 2 seater would be too close to the doors leading into the room too. We were considering a swivel chair so you can still watch TV as a family but when the TV is off, admire the view of the garden through the large door.
Suzanne C
6 years ago
tamp75
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6 years agoAs someone that uses a big old log burner right through from October to April ( every day to heat the house ), I often wonder how people manage with the fancy ones you see in the glossy mags like these:-
None of them have hearths, or anywhere to sit log baskets ( which make a mess ), nowhere for a bucket of kindling, no way of containing the ash that drops off the inside of the doors when you're feeding the fire, nowhere for the pokers, the fire mit for putting logs in without burning yourself etc. Owning and looking after a working log burner ( not just for show ), causes work and mess. Make sure you have accommodated enough 'contained' space whatever you go for so that you can look after the fire with ease. As I say, we use ours as a back up for the Central Heating, when the fire is lit in the winter from 3pm till around 11pm we get through a whole big basket of logs, you don't want to be nipping out every 30-60 mins to get a log from outside and letting the cold air back in.
Of course, it does all depend on what you want the fire for, Everyday versus occasional use etc. We live in an old cottage and would freeze to death without ours or spend a fortune on Gas Central Heating, therefore, ours is used to it's full capacity.
Thus to make the feature and make it user friendly may be go for a feature corner hearth like these:-
Or build your corner out so that you can have an inset variety such as this:-
In summary I think it's the fireplace that will be the wow factor not just the fire!
Suzanne C
6 years agoSuzanne C
6 years agoSuzanne C
6 years agoSo, I had a change of thought following everyone's ideas and input - what do you think?
The main feature / wow factor of the room is the garden view from the large door. The woodburner / fireplace is secondary.
Along the back wall, we shall build a false wall approx 400mm deep, this will house the inset fire (considering children in this and remembering how my poor kitten jumped on the top of the wood burner and burnt his paws last winter). The unit will have shelves, lighting and be an entertainment centre and the TV will be in the back corner (could be hidden with a painting if necessary) and can pivot forward to watch as a family. - Similar to 2nd image.
Long narrow shelves - decorative feature. I like this stovax inset fire.
TV to the left of inset fire
something like this below TV.
The inset log burner can have a flue that has 4 x 45 degree angles if necessary to get up the roof and flue at the corner of the building - maybe even bringing the flue nearer to the upstairs window.
Framing the large window, I can have lights, floor lamps, pictures etc. I would like to have curtains / voile to frame the window.Then built into the ceiling we could have cinema projector which faces the smaller door and the blind will be a white blackout blind also acting as projector screen for those night time cinema nights with popcorn!
Rough mock up a it takes so long to put walls in and to design an entertainment centre, Please note, the furniture in my revit model is very limited but this is the model we have used to design the house at the beginning.
Where the red arrow is - this is blackout blind projector screen ceiling mounted
Any thoughts?Suzanne C
6 years agoWe could certainly have both options - as the space next to the stovax fire will be a good space for the tv - I have included both options on the image below.
some of the other images appear to be lost:The TV offset to the left (ignore the fireplace)
Stovax fire - inset fire
hidden projector screen in ceiling
curtains either side of windows
Do I use the stovax fire and make it double sided to the snug next door?
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