fake fireplace
miruta81
Hi, everyone! I have a decorating problem...We just moved into a house and everything's great but the dining area has a "fake" fireplace, how i like to call it. It is just a wooden frame that has a mantle but there's no whole in the wall, the frame is applied on the wall. I would like to kindda cover the opening with something, but i don't know with what. Can anybody offer some suggestions? Thank you!
catwoman708
Personally, I like the idea and think its a great decorating accent, so I would "go with it" and just decorate it like it was a real fireplace. A great painting or framed mirror over the mantle, and maybe even some decorative trim to "frame in" the area larger than the painting mirror. On the mantle ledge I'd put some candlesticks or wall sconces on either side of the mirror, and either a floral arrangement, mantle clock, decorative china plates, silver serving pieces or tray, sculpture, or other art objects. I assume the "hole" where the fireplace opening should be has some kind of trim or molding framing it, so paint inside the area with a dark color, and put a real fireplace screen over it or a sheer, black curtain cut to fit to mimic a built-in sliding fireplace screen. If you really don't like the idea of a fake fireplace in your dining room, then you can remove the mantle and trim from the wall, but will need to patch the holes and touch up the paint. I'd love to see an update later on what you will actually end up doing, there's not much traffic on this message board.
miruta81
Thank you so much! I do like the piece and the mantle area is perfect for little art accents, so I think I will paint and add the screen to it. I'll try to post some pics, too.
JabberwockyRapunzel
I saw a faux fireplace in a magazine that had the opening tiled with small blue glass tiles and it looked great! Always wanted a faux fireplace in my apts and have had a few closed up real fireplaces that needed some character in the "hole" area and I thought this tile looked great--gives the feel of the real firebox "brick" or tile. I think in the magazine they used a piece of wood cut to the opening size and attached the tile to that and then attached the wood to the wall so that it can be removed later. Then they just had a tall container with some birch logs in it in front of the tiles and maybe a tall candle or two. Thought I'd share this great idea with you.
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