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How to make a decorative fireplace with your own hands for the interior, step by step instructions with photos and videos

Photos of exquisite interiors of apartments or houses, the main decoration of which is a decorative fireplace, won the hearts of many connoisseurs of comfort and beauty. It will not be difficult to create the same interesting art object at home or in the country. Designers have come up with many ways to arrange the original hearth, using inexpensive materials and possessing minimal skills.

What is a decorative fireplace

A full-fledged hearth with a chimney, a firebox, a real live fire is a luxury that not everyone can afford. The designers suggested that the imitation of a fireplace would look very advantageous in a home interior. Such a decorative object can be not only a simple decoration, but also a functional piece of furniture - a shelf for books, CDs, home photos.

DIY decorative fireplace

Dreaming of a home, you can create an artificial fireplace with your own hands or purchase a finished product. A simple decorative solution is an electric false fireplace in the interior, it can be purchased at any home appliance store. An electric fireplace is suitable for rooms that require additional heating. An eco-fireplace looks interesting, it uses ethyl alcohol with the addition of bioethanol to create an even flame without smoke or soot. The biofireplace in the interior is very popular, not only floor, but also desktop, wall eco-hearths are used.

From drywall

Ready-made bio-, electrical devices, although they look attractive, do not always fit the interior, and are not affordable for everyone. An interesting solution is decorative plasterboard fireplaces. A non-standard fake hearth will allow you to transform the living room without spending a lot of money. Another important advantage: you can decorate the original building in any style, using stone, brick, wood, forging.

First, it is worth preparing a full-size drawing in order to calculate the dimensions of the structure, individual elements. You will need, in addition to drywall sheets, metal profiles, metal screws. Step-by-step instructions will help to implement the project:

  1. A frame made of a metal profile is attached to the wall, which will play the role of a supporting element, a frame is made of a profile, self-tapping screws are used.
  2. The frame is sheathed with drywall.
  3. Drywall joints, self-tapping screws are sealed with putty, leveling, surface grinding is performed.
  4. The fireplace is finished with artificial stone, a ceramic plate, it can be decorated with decorative elements made of polyurethane, a decorative grille.

From cardboard

When you want to create an inexpensive but spectacular decoration on the eve of the New Year holidays, a decorative cardboard fireplace will perfectly fulfill this role, especially if you take care of the design: garlands, New Year's boots, candles. Need to prepare:

  • thick cardboard (you can use packaging from household appliances);
  • construction tape;
  • PVA glue;
  • tools.

Having estimated the dimensions of the future object, having prepared a drawing, you can get to work:

  1. With the help of a sharp clerical knife, adhesive tape, PVA glue, a portal is created from cardboard. It is more difficult to make a corner fireplace. Having accurately measured the angle, you need to calculate the dimensions of the structure so that there are no large gaps between the walls and the top tabletop.
  2. The front part of the decorative fireplace is trimmed with polyurethane moldings, including around the firebox.
  3. When all the details are firmly fixed, the structure is puttied, leveling out all the errors, and polished.
  4. Painting is done with water-based paint.

Styrofoam

If there are materials left from the repair, it is worth trying to make a decorative foam fireplace. You get an inexpensive imitation of a fireplace in an apartment if you do everything right:

  1. Foam sheets are cut with a clerical knife: two parts 60x40 cm in size and two 40x20 cm.
  2. The blanks are glued at a right angle to the joints, lubricated with PVA glue and fixed with wooden toothpicks, tape on the inside.
  3. In front of the frame, a firebox is cut out with a knife.
  4. The frame must be primed, cleaned with fine sandpaper, painted with water-based paint.
  5. The decor is performed with elegant ribbon, finishing paper, polyurethane skirting boards, moldings, decorative elements.

from wood

Durable and functional will be a false fireplace made of wood. An accurate drawing will help to avoid mistakes and waste of material. The frame is made of a wooden beam with a section of 40x40 mm, plywood is used for sheathing. With some experience in carpentry, such an object can be made in a few evenings:

  1. The beam is marked out, with the help of self-tapping screws for wood, the foundation of the fireplace is made. Vertical racks are attached to the wall with dowel-nails.
  2. A plywood sheet with a thickness of 0.5-0.7 cm is marked and cut with an electric jigsaw or a hand saw in accordance with the dimensions. Sections are treated with sandpaper.
  3. Plywood is attached to a wooden frame with self-tapping screws, sheathing the base and the firebox.
  4. The decor of the fireplace is performed using a finishing film, wallpaper, decorative panels, polyurethane baguettes and moldings.

Imitation of fire in the fireplace with your own hands

What is a fireplace without a bewitching flame? There are many ways to simulate a fire in a fireplace with your own hands. The easiest solution is to install the backlight using a Candle lamp or LED strip. An interesting effect will be obtained if you perform a composition for which you need:

  • wooden branches;
  • beautiful stones;
  • lace;
  • foil,
  • New Year's garland;
  • PVA glue.

The sequence of work is as follows:

  1. Each branch is wrapped with foil, a layer of glue is applied on top and overlapped with lace.
  2. When the glued branches have dried, the lace sheath is carefully removed by cutting along the branch with a clerical knife. P
  3. In the hearth, stones are laid out in a circle, in the middle of which an LED garland is installed. Openwork branches are placed vertically, at an angle, so that the lower edges rest on the stones, and the upper ones come into contact with each other. You can make the design more durable with glue, adhesive tape.
  4. It remains to connect the garland and admire the flickering lights.

artificial fire for fireplace

There are other ways to portray artificial fire in the fireplace - both expensive and budget. For example, it is not difficult to simulate a fire using a hologram, for which you need to purchase a picture of a flame depicted in a three-dimensional format. Having installed the picture in the firebox, you need to install lighting using halogen or LED lamps. 3D image, skillfully illuminated with flickering light, will enhance the feeling that a living fire is burning

Firewood imitation

Using an LED strip or a garland for illumination, you can lay out a picturesque pyramid of firewood in the firebox, disguising the illumination between them. Online stores sell special artificial firewood for a fireplace made of plastic, ceramics. You just need to connect such elements to the mains, and they will be beautifully illuminated from the inside with built-in light bulbs.