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Alternative Ideas for Wood-burning Stoves
Love the idea of a wood-burner, but want something a bit different to set your room apart? Take a look at these designs
Wood-burning stoves that have an eco-approved design and are fitted properly are great for creating a cosy atmosphere in both traditional and contemporary homes. But if you want more than the classic black stove in the fireplace, it’s time to think outside the box. Be inspired by these clever ideas.
Make a feature of the chimney
If your room has a high ceiling, it makes sense to exaggerate it. Here, a double-height space is highlighted by a towering chimney. The tapering design draws the eye upwards towards the lofty heights of the upper floor.
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If your room has a high ceiling, it makes sense to exaggerate it. Here, a double-height space is highlighted by a towering chimney. The tapering design draws the eye upwards towards the lofty heights of the upper floor.
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Work yours into a kitchen design
Think there’s no room in your kitchen for that much-desired stove? Think again. This scheme has a fireplace built into the worktop. The chimney is hidden neatly behind a façade, which has been created to match the cabinetry.
Think there’s no room in your kitchen for that much-desired stove? Think again. This scheme has a fireplace built into the worktop. The chimney is hidden neatly behind a façade, which has been created to match the cabinetry.
Create order with a plinth
If a freestanding wood-burner and a pile of logs feels a bit messy for your scheme, try this idea. The brick plinth, painted white to blend with the wall behind, corrals the stove, logs and kindling into one neat unit.
It also gives the wood-burner an importance in the room, and means the flames are at eye level for anyone snuggling up in an armchair.
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If a freestanding wood-burner and a pile of logs feels a bit messy for your scheme, try this idea. The brick plinth, painted white to blend with the wall behind, corrals the stove, logs and kindling into one neat unit.
It also gives the wood-burner an importance in the room, and means the flames are at eye level for anyone snuggling up in an armchair.
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Elevate an unexpected room
We expect to see a stove in a living room, maybe in a kitchen-diner, perhaps in a bedroom, but why not give a gorgeous family bathroom the wow factor with a compact model?
If you’re not keen on the idea of stove maintenance in a bathroom, choose a convincing gas or electric model instead.
We expect to see a stove in a living room, maybe in a kitchen-diner, perhaps in a bedroom, but why not give a gorgeous family bathroom the wow factor with a compact model?
If you’re not keen on the idea of stove maintenance in a bathroom, choose a convincing gas or electric model instead.
Fashion a central focal point
In a large room, a centrally placed, floor-standing stove can create an eye-catching focal point.
If you’re considering this idea, a curvaceous design like the one shown here is more sympathetic to this kind of treatment – in other words, soft lines look better than sharp angles.
In a large room, a centrally placed, floor-standing stove can create an eye-catching focal point.
If you’re considering this idea, a curvaceous design like the one shown here is more sympathetic to this kind of treatment – in other words, soft lines look better than sharp angles.
Integrate in a pillar
In this smart kitchen-diner and living area extension, a supporting pillar has been widened to accommodate a stove in the centre of the room.
Space-efficient, sleek and contemporary, it offers the cosiness of flickering flames in the kitchen and the seating area (behind the camera) without taking up extra room.
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In this smart kitchen-diner and living area extension, a supporting pillar has been widened to accommodate a stove in the centre of the room.
Space-efficient, sleek and contemporary, it offers the cosiness of flickering flames in the kitchen and the seating area (behind the camera) without taking up extra room.
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Choose an unusual shape
Wall-hung stoves are perfect for creating a streamlined look in a contemporary space, but why not take your design statement a step further and choose one in an unusual shape, like this spherical design?
Keep the rest of the room’s furniture and accessories low-key to let the stove do the talking.
Wall-hung stoves are perfect for creating a streamlined look in a contemporary space, but why not take your design statement a step further and choose one in an unusual shape, like this spherical design?
Keep the rest of the room’s furniture and accessories low-key to let the stove do the talking.
Slot in on an angle
If you have a small living room, or no clear section of wall, consider tucking your stove into a corner.
It can work well on an angle, but try to arrange your furniture to make the most of it, so it becomes a focal point rather than looking as if it’s been pushed out of the way.
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If you have a small living room, or no clear section of wall, consider tucking your stove into a corner.
It can work well on an angle, but try to arrange your furniture to make the most of it, so it becomes a focal point rather than looking as if it’s been pushed out of the way.
Tell us…
Are you looking for an alternative idea for a wood-burning stove? Have any of these schemes inspired you? Share your thoughts in the Comments section.
Large, open rooms tend to be bright and airy, but it’s important they’re welcoming and cosy in colder months, too.
Fitting a double-sided stove within a centrally placed, half-height wall like this one gives you the best of both worlds: a warming focal point and the open-plan vibe.