20 Epic Firewood Storage Ideas for This Winter (That Won’t Fail to Impress Your Friends)

Winter is coming. The leaves are falling to greet the season. And now you probably have already busy splitting the woods for the fireplace, as you can see that nothing can be compared to the joy of sitting in front of crackling fireplace in the winter days.

Splitting the logs is only one last fall tasks, as you should also need to consider the place where you put to logs. You have two options: the outside firewood storage system or the indoor one. It’s up to you, as both have their own benefits.

Having chosen the right storage system, now you should also find the right designs, as you need to match the design with the existing design of your homes. Now if you still have no clues about what firewood storage you want to have, here we have some of the most awesome for you. Let’s check them out.

1. Minimalist Open Shed Firewood Storage

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Your minimalist home would be happy to have this open shed storage for your firewood. The shed is just an extension of the existing cabin, where you enjoy your happy days. The shed itself has an open layout where you can access the wood easily.

The wood storage aside, no you need to have it a good look as well. If you want a minimalist look, try to finish the shed (and the cabin) in natural finishes. Combine the finishes with black on the frames or borders to make it look contemporary. Want to have one?

2. Simple Under-the-bench Outside Wood Storage

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You don’t want to see the outside wood storage to block your view? Try to integrate the storage with the existing features in the garden. This way, you may utilize any things in the garden like garden table, tool shed, and other as the wood storage system.

In this example you have other alternative for wood storage. Here you utilize spaces under the garden benches as the storage system. This way you have a simple storage system without having to build a special outdoor wood shed.

3. A Simple Wood Storage for Metal Fireplace

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Contemporary problems need contemporary solutions. In this case, you have a contemporary wood fireplace like the example shown here. On the other hand, you need firewood storage which, not only easy to reach, but also is able to add beauty to the fireplace.

Then, here’s the solution: a simple wall rack system for the wood logs. The rack has minimalist design, and it hugs the wall –without eating too much of the living room spaces. The black color of the rack plan even makes the rack a nice accent for it.

4. Bee Hive Outdoor Wood Logs Storage System

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One of the most effective room’s form is built by the bees. They make their hive in octagonal form, where (in tight spaces) leave no room for room’s inefficiency. For the reason, you can also build hive-like structures for your firewood storage systems.

These hive racks let your firewood protected from the elements. It unique forms also offer special accent to the garden. Install the on one side of your garden wall and let them impress your friends.

You can build them from wood, processed woods, pallets, or metals.

Hang them or let them sit on the garden concrete like the example, and enjoy your winter time.

5. Large Elegant Rustic Indoor Wood Storage for the Winter

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Don’t want to always get out of the house just to pick the firewood? You need to consider installing an indoor wood storage for a neat and easy-to-grab firewood. Here you have one of the most elegant example. You have a rustic wood storage for a large rustic living room.

Rustic is an adjective now loved by the millennials. They love to tag the word to almost any stuff they love to have, especially in the matter of dwelling places. In this one, we have a large simple structure, which not only for the wood storage, but also for visual enhancement for the room.

6. A Wall Nook for an Easy Wood Storage System

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An alternative to put your fire logs indoor without having to put extra storage to the room is by utilizing the wall nooks. The wall features, if big enough, can be used as study rooms, decor walls, and, of course, you can use it as a wood storage units.

This minimalist modern dining and living room has a sweet contemporary corner fireplace which, aside of its futuristic style, still uses wood logs as the fuel. For the wood storage, the owner use a nook on the wall behind the fireplace. It’s simple and still in line with the minimalist look of the room.

7. A Chic and Affordable Firewood Container

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This idea is so simple you can even do it at home. No, it’s not a kind of DIY project for your new wood storage system for the next wintry months. It’s just needing you to choose the most suitable wood container for your fireplace.

A wood container is an extension of a wood storage, mainly if your storage is an outdoor wood shed. It can be in the form of wood baskets or other materials, like metals. In this example, you have a gorgeous copper basket containers for the purpose. Like to find one?

8. A Simple DIY Firewood Storage

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This time you need to use your craftsmanship, as you need to build the wood storage yourself in a DIY project. In this work, you only need basic craft skills and your deft hands. Because this project, as you can see from the picture, is easy to do.

All you need is several pre-processed woods, a wood saw, some nails and hammer. You can make the structure right away out of your brain design, or you can make a preliminary preparation by making the early designs –it’s up to you. We’re sure you can do it yourself in a breeze.

9. Round Concrete Wood Storage for a Strong Accent to the Fireplace

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If you feel don’t have any craftsmanship skill in your soul but still want to have a unique wood storage, this wood container is yours. It’s simple, and you even don’t have to build it yourself, as you can already have it from any building stores.

For this tip, you only need a big concrete pipe, the kind you find when you want to build a sewer or a well. To give a sturdy base, as not to slide or roll away, you need to put a pair of wood cogs under it, just like the example here.

10. Minimalist Movable Wood Rack for Handy Firewood Feeding

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Feel heavy to bring the firewood from the wood shed? You need to consider this handy movable firewood rack. You only need to push the rack, as this rack has wheels under, from the shed to the fireplace. The rack also serves as temporary wood container.

You may use the firewood rack for a big room or the small one –indoor or outdoor. For the small room, this rack won’t use up the space, as you can always put it aside when empty or when unused. The minimalist design also offer contemporary and light atmosphere.

11. Metal Round Wall Indoor firewood Container, Also Serves as Wall Decor

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Still remember with the hexagonal bee hive outdoor wood storage system previously? Now you have it again, in different style and setting. This time you have it indoor and in round design –just like the picture shown here.

The container is made of metal, rounded and shaped so that it fit nicely to the rustic wall behind. You divide the inner part of the container into several sections for various firewood. Arrange it so that it look cool for the living room, make it as one of your most impressive idea for wall decor.

12. A Simple Firewood Container in the Wall Nook

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You’ve seen a wall nook firewood idea before, but it’s bare. Now you use the nook with additional features. Here you insert on it several wall racks and a firewood container. Use the rack for books or any other wall decoration.

The container box itself uncovered, without any cover –though you may install one if you want. Like to try one in your living room? This firewood container and open rack setup also add the rustic vibes in the house.

Like to make the setup yourself as well? Seeing the design, with only basic carpentry skills, we sure you can make the structures yourself.

13. Rustic Wall Firewood Storage in 50’s Vibes

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The 50’s or Mid Century styles are on demand again. The millennials love the simple but characteristic designs and features. In this idea for firewood storage, you have a minimalist living room with contemporary-modern look.

On the wall are minimalist fireplace and nook fireplace container. The container, unlike the previous version, is a large one. You may put lots firewood on it without having to worry about littering the place –the woods itself even offer sweet point of interest.

Surrounded by the beauty, put an Eames lounge chair in front of the fireplace, and your modern 50s living room is ready.

14. DIY Firewood Rack from Iron Poles

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If you want to make firewood rack yourselves in DIY projects, you have plenty of designs –from the simplest up to the most complicated one. Here we present you a design that we hope simple enough to build, even if you’re a beginner (though here you need to weld the parts).

Here you need four iron poles (or you may find the alternatives like water pipes with similar diameter). Along with the poles, you also need a metal plate for the base plus smaller poles/wire for the brackets.

With the materials ready, now you weld the materials and so they become the firewood rack structure you see in this example.

15. Round Metal Container for Outside Firewood Rack

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Looks familiar? Sure, on previous list you’ve seen this kind of firewood rack, but for an interior purposes. Now you have it in different setting, you use the metal container as an outside wood storage system.

Just like the previous version, you may fill the inner racks with various firewood. So, instead filling the container with wood logs, you may put dry branches, or even cone pines –so that your fire smell good. Along with the container, don’t forget to put basket as its partner.

This way you don’t have to bring the wood logs by hands, back and forth in and out of the house.

16. Chic and Practical Wood Container under the Bench

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For your cabin, you need a practical way to put the log in the room (so you won’t have to go outside in snowy nights just to pick one or two wood logs). You don’t have to install a special wood racks or storage system for the purposes.

I this idea, you may use the empty spaces under a bench as the firewood storages. You just make sure that you have the type of bench for it, and then set it up near the fireplace. That’s it, now you have a handy wood storages.

17. Easy DIY Wood Rack from Metal Pipes

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Need an easier DIY project for the fireplace? Then try this rack plan for firewood. As you see from the picture, you already know that this project is a super simple one. The materials are easily available in any building stores.

In this project you’ll need to fine several bar of metal pipes, some pipe joints, and some bolts. As for the base, you need several piece of woods. The tools will be wood saw, iron saw, and a screwdriver. All the materials are available, you may start building this simple structure.

18. Mini Curvy Classic Metal Wood Rack for a Classic Home

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For a classic home, you need a classy wood rack for the fireplace. You have many options, from the most grandeurs and high class to the simplest but is still fully elegant. For the last types, you can find one here.

You have a metal firewood rack in fluid design which would suit well your curvy fireplace decor. This rack comes with a tray. The feature helps you to protect the floor from the dirt or chips resulted by the firewood.

19. Minimalist Metal Wood Racks on Wheels

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Along this list you’ve met several firewood storage styles, either stationary or the movable storages. In this list, you’ll see (again) a movable wood storage. This movable rack design should satisfy your tastes if you’re into a minimalist style.

The structures are simple, consisted only of metals, wood bases, and iron wheels. Though so, they offers strong characters with its black industrial coatings, which should be enough to add contemporary air to the modern living room.

20. Pallet Wood Storage for a Small Cozy Living Room

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This last list is reserved for special wood storage. It’s suitable for small room, and can be a suitable tandem for a metal fireplace. For this storage, you can build it yourself, as the materials are easily available in the market, the pallets.

The design of the storage itself is simple, it’s only a simple box –but with opening on one of the sides. The opening is where you put (or take) the logs. Use the storage for your rustic or cottage styled living room. It’ll be an impressive accents for the room.

Read More: 27 Great Corner Fireplace Ideas for the Christmas

Finding a right firewood storage or rack can be a challenge for us. As we have to consider several factors, like the existing house styles, the fireplace styles, and also the financial factors. Fortunately, now you have wide range of storage options, from the cheapest up to the classy options.

This article, we hope, can be starting point for you in finding the right firewood storage. As we’ve picked some of the nicest ideas, for outdoor or indoor use. Several of them even so simple you can build them yourselves in your DIY projects.

25++ Great Corner Fireplace Ideas for the Awesome Christmas (You Must Have and Build Yourselves)

Unlike living in the more temperate areas, you need to consider a fireplace to heat up the house and make your living comfortable. Hence, you see so many fireplace styles around, including the corner fireplace ideas.

Just like the name implied, a corner fire place sits in a corner as opposes to the usual mid-wall fireplace. A corner fireplace has several benefits. For examples, it makes use of the often neglected place. It also frees the wall of heavy fireplace structures (just like the usual mid-wall fireplace).

Most of all, a corner fireplace looks great for your room –any room from small to a big one. Now if you are inspired to have a corner fireplace in your living room (or any rooms in the house –and even the outdoor fireplaces), here we present you some of the most gorgeous corner fireplace ideas.

1. An Elegant Natural Stones Corner Fireplace Idea

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Love to have your fireplace in stone? Here we have one for you. As you see from the example, the fireplace blends well with the room, as it’s dominated by natural materials –just like the room itself which uses natural elements like the ceiling beams, flooring, and the windows.

The combination of stones and massive woods may present heavy feelings to the host or any person present in the room. But you can eliminate them with minimalist layout and installing big windows which let natural light flooding the room abundantly.

Overall, this stones-woods combination produce one of the most comfortable living room in this list.

2. Update Your Living Room with This Minimalist Fireplace

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So, you may ask, can I install a corner heating system in a public area? The answer is yes. You can install it in your room (indoor or outdoor, small or big) and also in public areas. You can even install it in the kitchen, it heats the room and also can be a makeshift roaster.

In this example, you have a modern minimalist fireplace in Scandinavian style. If you want something neat and efficient in the house, this style is worth considering. For the more warming and cozy atmosphere, install the wood flooring.

3. A Modern Electric Fireplace for Bedroom

corner fireplace insertFor the ‘fuel’, you have wood logs for the traditional fireplace. Now you can have one with coal, gas, and also electric fireplaces. Like to update the old fireplace? Try to install an electric fireplace. It’s cleaner and won’t give off smokes.

As an electric fireplace is not limited by form factor, you even can blend the fireplace with the old fireplace in the house for an old-new room theme. But, if you want modern style in the house, an electric fireplace’s still one of the most dependable.

Just like the one in the example, an electric and add beauty to your bedroom. Being in the corner, it won’t eat much spaces of the room. It even can work as center of interest for the room.

4. A Contemporary Corner Fireplace for Cottage

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Along with the electric fireplace, you also have gas log fireplace for a modern fireplace setup. Just like the electric fireplace, a gas log fireplace also is versatile. You can install it in almost any place in the house, from the living room up, bedroom up to near your bathtub.

For your contemporary cottage (which overlooking a grand outdoor view), try to consider this fireplace setup. The home designer set the gas fireplace on a corner, so it won’t hinder the scenery outside by blocking the place which should be view windows. The result is this charming living room.

5. Natural Fireplace in a Rustic Basement Livingroom

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As we said before, you can install a fireplace almost anywhere in the house (depends on the types). All you need to consider before installing it is the room sizes. In case of a corner fireplace, you also need to think about the corner sizes.

This fireplace sits in a corner of a living room basement. A place which often seen as damp and dark place turn into this comfortable spot thanks to fireplace placement and its minimalistic room arrangements. And you can see here, with the right layout you can have a comfortable basement.

6. Modern Nordic Living Room with Contemporary Fireplace

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Living room with a fireplace, a rightly placed fireplace, add beauty to the room. And if you place it on the corner, it even can be a nice focal point for the room –and the source of your pride. Add one or two decor on it for a more charming effects –or not at all, like the example.

A Nordic living room mostly has no decorations. It tends to be naked and simple. But, thanks to the detail of arrangements, you can always be sure that a Nordic style also is beautiful as well. This Nordic living room has a charming contemporary fireplace to add its beauty.

7. Kiva Style Fireplace Place

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One of the most iconic fireplace designs is the kiva style. This Style (also is popular as a beehive fireplace) is very popular in the Southwestern homes. It has a characteristic structure, with warm adobe textures.

The clay materials often make the structure look clumsy and heavy, but with the right room combination you can make it less so and even look fresh. In this example, a kiva fireplace has been updated with a gas log fireplace for the more modern look and a soot-free room.

8. Luxurious Livingroom with Rustic Fireplace

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If budget is not the main problem in your life, then try to find something impressing for your home. Bring in quality materials and use them to adore the rooms. In this case, you bring in superb stone materials for a corner fireplace in a luxurious living room.

Natural stones are durable and dependable materials for indoor or outdoor uses. They have good look and always offer warm vibes to the surroundings. Add wood mantel on it for accent and to balance the setting. And you have the most impressive fireplace in the neighborhood.

9. Need a Contemporary Focal Point? Try a Corner Fireplace

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If you don’t want to feel disoriented in a room, try to put a focal point in it. You can use any of your furniture for it. You even can use the fireplace for a focal point in the room, like this awesome contemporary minimalist picture of corner fireplace idea.

A focal point orients your interest toward a point, making your visual experience more solid –not fragmented. When you’ve set a focal point, point all other stuff in the room to it, to enhance the visual effects. Like to try this fireplace idea?

10. An Outdoor Corner Fireplace for a Cozy Patio

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Just like we’ve said before, you also can install a fireplace outdoor. Being in a cold region often giving you the inconvenience chilly times when you want to have the time outdoors. To get rid the problem, try to install an outdoor fireplace.

Set one on your patio, like this one. Put it on a corner so it won’t block your visual, and build it nicely for an impressive structure accent. Here the fireplace adore a super comfortable patio and outdoor kitchen. Fell the cozy and warm atmosphere?

11. Rustic Style Fireplace in a Rustic Living room

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You just cannot replace wood and other natural elements when you want to make a room warm and snug, especially in the winter. That’s why you can see that almost all Scandinavian styles or other cold regions use the materials extensively.

The case is the same when you want to have a cottage-like ambiences in the house: woods and natural elements will do well. In this example, you have a combination of woods and a corner stone fireplace, resulting a breathtaking rustic living room enough to impress your friends.

12. Corner Fireplace in a Stone-dominated Living Room

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Still need a rustic themed corner fireplace? You should consider this one: a fireplace sets in a corner of stone-dominated living room. This corner fireplace idea offer rustic and contemporary touches at once. It also shines a luxurious aura to the room.

Moving the fireplace to a corner is a good step in making the room, though in stone domination, look light and fresh –not heavy and sinister. The wood elements further balance the stone wall, making the room feels warm and pleasant.

13. Small Simple Corner Fireplace for Minimalist Living Room

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Having only a limited living room doesn’t mean that you cannot install a fireplace. Here you have an example of a small living room with a small minimalist corner fireplace. Today you have many fireplace options, including the one in the picture.

If previously you see all the fireplaces sit on the floor, now you meet the different one. This fireplace doesn’t sit on the floor, but floats –installed on the wall like a wall cabinet. Technology advancements have enable you to have this minimalist corner fireplace.

14. A Contemporary Fireplace in Modern Midcentury Living Room

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One of a simple way to make a living room looks stunning is by spreading a rug. But, sometimes, you don’t need any decor for the living room, as it’s already cute in its simple naked beauty –as the picture below shown.

If you like a vintage living room, a modern Mid Century living room’s still one of the best options. It offers the most iconic layout and furniture in the 20 century. It’s also flexible enough to be combined with other style elements, just like the contemporary fireplace in the corner.

15. Standalone Metal Fireplace for Small Nook Corner

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If you don’t want to have a cumbersome fixed structure of a fireplace to fill the room, then try a standalone fireplace like this minimalist metal fireplace. It’s flexible enough to be put on almost any room in the house –thanks to the sizes.

Here you see a small nook corner utilized as a ‘nest’ for a metal fireplace. It almost become one with the wall in its geometric form. Aside of living room, this fireplace also is suitable for kitchen, cabin (tandem as emergency oven), and also for your bed room.

16. Classic Elegant Living Room with Modern Fireplace

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Contemporary people has more freedom on deciding which are better for their living rooms. They’re not constrained to the rigid rules of this or that ‘right’ designs. I short, they have the knacks to experiment more than the previous generations.

This example shows you how you can combine a classic modern living room (complete with its curvy solid woods furniture) with a contemporary minimalist fireplace. The slim corner gas fireplace looks awesome with the setup.

17. Wood Themed Living Room with Simple Contemporary Fireplace

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Want to have a warm living room? Introduce wood elements into it. Woods or other natural elements are known as the best materials to give pleasant and warm atmosphere to the room. To further adding the warmness add a chic fireplace like this corner fireplace idea.

This wood dominated modern room is already warm. And with the corner gas fireplace, its beauty shines through. Now you put the fireplace on the wall, just like a piece of art –only this time it also gives you a warm and comfortable feeling.

18. Vintage Modern Corner Fireplace for a Classic Bedroom

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After so long with contemporary fireplace designs, now we take you back to the classic era. You’ll meet a living room design which will remind you to the old sweet times where all were still of gold and honey –for some, including you.

The grand spacious room contains a rustic bed with its characteristic fluffy headboard. All the room almost naked in its old beauty, except the flooring which has modern touches. On the corner, as a center piece, is a stone fireplace to warm and charm the room.

19. Modern Living Room with Glass-covered Fireplace

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Back to the modern era, now you find a sweet Scandinavian living room with minimalist glass-covered fireplace. As you’ve known before, a Scandinavian style loves to make use minimalist style down to the most important only.

This characters, though, won’t leave you with bland and tasteless style. As you see from design, you only find a minimalist room dominated by woods. But, you also cannot deny that the room is full of charms and warmness. The indoor corner fireplace completes its simple beauty.

20. A Rustic Modern Corner Fireplace

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Sitting in front of crackling logs in the fireplace, with a cup of coffee, after a long arduous trip through snow storm is probably one of the most pleasant and heart-warming experience you have when living in the cold regions.

Like to have another modern corner fireplace? If you want to find something modern with rustic touches, you need to consider this picture. Wrapped around the fireplace is a massive tall structure with rustic distressed finishes, enough to charm your family and friends.

21. Outdoor Corner Fireplace for a Lovely Chilly Day

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In cold regions, a right fireplace is the key for your comfortability. It won’t burn your house because it’s too hot, it also won’t give you the blackish soot or smoke either. The right one only gives you the good things: its warmness and its beautiful design.

This outdoor corner fireplace idea is no exception. Here you have a robust fireplace structure fit in nicely with the open veranda of a backyard. This big log fireplace is also equipped with spacious log containers, so you won’t have to worry of lacking the logs to burn.

22. An Old-New Log Fireplace for a Rustic Living Room

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Along with the functionality, a fireplace style is also important for your living room. A functional but unartistic fireplace is just the same with a bonfire in a camp. It gives warm but not the sight. This fireplace offers both: warmness and pleasant sight.

In this example you find a meeting between old style log fireplace and the contemporary rustic living room. You still have the old warm via the burning log, but in a modern surroundings which surely can make you warm and proud at the same time.

23. A Warm and Comfortable Stone Corner Fireplace

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Yes, a corner fireplace add awesomeness to the room. But you can still can add the charms with other additional tips. One simple way to make it looks fresher is by finding characteristic materials suitable for the room.

This room is elegant in itself. The solid wood materials dominated the room contrast nicely with the whiteness of the snow outside. It’s warm and inviting. And it’s getting cozier with the indoor stone-walled fireplace on the corner.

24. Small Cozy Fireplace for Limited Spaces

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Now you have wide array of fireplace options as alternative for your room. In this example you find a small but rugged metal fireplace handles well for a small room. It’s set on a nook and combines well with the room elements.

For the more visual impact, you may put some decoration around the fireplace. This fireplace has several decor, like greenery, deer antlers, and the wicker basket for the logs. The above stone slab also works as natural shelve.

25. A Simple Modern Stone Fireplace

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Being simple doesn’t mean that you cannot have an elegant room. It depends on your tastes to make a simple room to look awesome. This example is a good example for the case, and it also has a gorgeous fireplace.

This modern living room looks simple but elegant. This partially caused by the efficient lay outing of the quality furniture, and the other by the solid beam patterns. The center piece itself is the corner fireplace, which without it the room look bland.

26. Minimalist Outdoor Fireplace for Warm Outdoor Living

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As minimalist style in rage these days, we won’t leave this list without one which should whet your appetite. You should have this kind of fireplace for your outdoor uses, especially if you have outdoor living spots.

This corner fireplace serves for two outdoors area at once, thanks to the efficient design. This glass-encased fireplace is also clean for your needs –it’s also pleasing to the eye.

27. Luxurious Cabin with Corner Windows Overlooking a Breathtaking Views

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This last list is about a luxurious cabin with large view windows and spectacular views outside. As not to block the view, the fireplace is installed on the corner.

The corner fireplace idea in the picture is a great example of how you can manage the small area in the corner (one of the most neglected spot in the room) into something useful, which is by making it as a spot for your charming fireplace.

Read More: 20 Awesome Steampunk Decor for You This Yeas

Now that all the corner fireplace ideas are present, from the more rustic up to the most modern one, we do hope that you can get one or two ideas from those beauty –and even can make your own awesome corner fireplaces for your homes.

We know that this list is by no mean complete. But, you know, there’s no perfection in this world. Lastly, have a good day.

20 Gorgeous Steampunk Décor You Should Have (And Make Your Friends Impressed)

Steampunk decor enthusiasts will know that there’re something interesting and addictive in old style interior features. For them, the older and the more exotic and the more complicated interior setups, the better.

Steampunk is a style genre which often highlight important features of Victorian and early modern eras, and digest them into a new vintage-futuristic style. Now if you want to have inspiration on this unique style, we offered 20 best of them.

1. DIY Bookshelves Steampunk Decor from Metal Pipes

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A lover of steampunk movement knows better that schools are heavily influenced by the Victorian era and the first era of modern times. Yes, those are the peak eras of industrial revolution, mainly with the first one.

From the Victorian era (mid 19 century up to the end of the century), you may find the strong characters of the era like raw industrial pipes, elaborate stylings, and massive structures. Those characters now often present on steampunk themes.

Like to try a DIY project with steampunk style? Here we pick you one easy enough for you, even if you only have basic crafting skills, because you only need to joint pipes into a beautiful bookshelf like this. It’s easy. Isn’t it? Finish it in copper paint to add the steampunk vibes.

2. Cheap but elegant Decor for Steampunk-themed Bedroom

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Steampunk styles are not limited only in home interior or exterior styles. In general, the styles pervade almost all aspect of our life, from the movie themes, print or digital media, and even up to the fashion styles.

With the roots deep in the early industrial revolution two centuries ago, the styles present unique stylings with all the previously mentioned characters. If you think steampunk styles dark and heavy, try this cheap steampunk home decor.

In this idea, you don’t need to scour some thrift stores or the similar. This time you only need a suitable steampunk wallpaper for your room. This old style typewriter suits well with the vintage brown bedroom and its bedding materials.

3. Colors Theme for Steampunk Home Decor?

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When you think about steampunk colors, you probably get stuck to the dark and heavy colors of the past, like Victorian black, golden yellow (or brass), or materials with darker color shades inspired from velvet window dressings.

But, fortunately, now you can combine the Victorian era styles of steampunk decor with any of modern touches. In this idea, you’ll meet a working station on modern steampunk theme. Here you combine the old world industrial characters with modern colors.

You meet a room partition in an old world big metal structure style and carved woods for the working table. All the setup are set in a room colorfully painted with several modern color tones, like blue, brown, and green colors.

4. Luxurious Steampunk Victorian Living Room Decor Ideas

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A Victorian house, especially the high-end, often has a sunroom as its one of the most important features. This is where, aside from the drawing room, the masters of the house can show their personal tastes.

Sun is rare commodities in the often foggy England, hence the sunroom ideas. A sunroom is the place where you can enjoy the sun in all the Victorian grandeur and in all occasions. It’s probably one of the most prestigious feature in Victorian house.

If budget won’t be a matter to you, now you also can have a modern version of the sunroom. Of course, you’ll have it with all the modern convenience –like this example. You can have the room as a living room or an entertainment room. It’s up to you.

5. Old Maps to Decor your Steampunk Dining Room

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You’ve seen some of the loveliest decor for a steampunk interior style. And so far you’ve played with solid oldies materials and colors. But also can have a thick steampunk style only by using old maps like this idea.

A map, especially from the early 1800s or 1900s editions always present quaint vintage feelings that the modern interior designers love to catch and then incorporated to their modern steampunk interior decor designs.

Old maps, the big one like in the example, also serve as kind of wallpaper for the room. Combined with the rustic theme of the interior, the maps also offers an air of old graceful elegance to the room –in this case is a rustic dining room.

6. Mid Century Living Room with Steampunk Vibes

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Just what is steampunk style? A steampunk theme is not just a room (if it’s a part of an interior design) full of antiquated gear in a gloomy setting. The style has a belief that in some twisted future, our civilization will adapt the now extinct steam power era technologies but with futuristic touches.

The style, just like any other styles, also has the flexibility to blend in with the other styles. These resent years we see the 50s style, the Mid Century, is on the rise again –along with its iconic materials like plywood, concrete, and other.

This living room is a perfect example of steampunk decor and Mid-century styling. In this elegant room you find the raw rustic 19s industrial cabinets (with all the old gears and steampunk lamps) works nicely with the iconic leather Egg chair of the 50s.

7. Exposed Brick Walls for Strong Steampunk Decor Background

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Among several items often used in decoring a room in a steampunk theme, bricks also offer the old vintage tones you need from the theme. If your rooms have naked wall bricks, that will even better. Because steampunk style often make use of these naked wall.

Exposed brick walls, along with copper stuff and naked plumbing, are staple in a steampunk home decor. Just like the Scandinavians who love to use minimalist and naked features, the steampunk lovers also work in similar ways.

The image in this example shows you how the exposed brick walls, coupled with rusty reclaimed corrugated tin roofs, work well as the background for this modern steampunk work station. This setup is great for a small office setup.

8. The Old Victorian Decor Ideas for Living Room

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The one think of steampunk in Victorian style, you should not leave your room naked or barren of stuff. It comes from the belief of people of the era which saw bareness as signs of ugly tastes.

That’s why now you mostly see Victorian rooms, at least from modern stand point, are hectic and full of furniture and decor. Not only stuffy furniture or heavy window dressings, you also find other plants, paintings, and some other stuff.

But that’s for a bygone era, where people love to show their tastes and social status with their belongings or their deft hands in arranging stuff in the room. Now, you need only pick one of the nicest ideas to have a modern steampunk room.

9. Modern Living Room with Minimalist Steampunk Décor

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After a brief time of Edwardian in the early of 20 century, the world enters the modern era. That, at least, from the most general timeline, for you also can pinpoint other eras between the two, like the roaring twenties, Bauhaus, and else.

The two eras still has strong influences in this 21 century, with their revival in the contemporary interior designs. Then you’ll see them in each of their own style (with their own characters) injected with contemporary styles; or in combination of both.

And now that you love modern style but also have the heart of steampunk, why not combine both in a living room? Like this example. In this example you have the minimalist look of modern living room spiced with a collection of steampunk living room decor.

10. Steampunk Bedroom in Nautical Theme with Unique Portholes

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Steam styles may draw inspiration from many sources from the past. The styles may get the idea from the futuristic novels of the era. And this living room gets the theme from Jules Verne’s novel, 20.000 Leagues under the Sea.

After its release in 1870, the novel brought the mind of Victorian people (though the novel first released in French by a French author) to wander and fill their imagination with all 1800s future fantasy.

Fast forward to this day, you still can enjoy the style of a century ago with this bedroom steampunk décor. This room is inspired by the Verne’s novel, complete with its all the nautical features –with the vintage portholes being the most prominent.

11. Modern Bedroom in Victorian Black-Red Colors

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Sometimes, just sometimes, colors can represent an era far effectively than other features in a room. When you find bright colors contrasting to each other in a room, you probably remember of 50s colors, black-white to Scandinavian one, and more.

The steampunk style, which is influenced heavily by the steam power of the first industrial era, also has its own characteristic colors. If the Victorian people love soft and subdued colors, the steampunk enthusiasts can pick black and red for stronger steampunk atmosphere.

Seeing this picture, you probably remember two prominent colors of the old world era here, the Victorian black on the bunk bed and velvet red on the bedding and reading couch. This steampunk colors blend in well with the minimalist modern room.

12. Old Plant Anatomy for an on budget Steampunk Room

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In mid 800s, England experienced economic booms from her business all around the world. Suddenly all the fancy stuff (once only reserved for the higgest social classes) are now become available, complete in their affordable prices.

The first boom of middle class now happened with all the impacts. Rooms now full of furniture and decor. With all the economic strength, travelling was also really affordable. Exotic plants also become an obsessions, so you often see that their living room are full of plants.

Now, as its legacy, you also can use some of its antic plant anatomy posters to decor your room. If you’re on budget, that’ll be an affordable way to steampunk your room as well. Along with the posters, you may add wood specimens or antic phone like the example. It’ll be great.

13. Bed Room Idea in Contemporary Steampunk Theme

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We have lengthy talk about Victorian impacts on steampunk style. But, as briefly mentioned before, the style is not the only one that influences steampunk theme. You also have the early modern style to be considered.

For the reason, you often see some early modern furniture (say, the Bauhaus furniture) complement a steampunk room. They offer balance to the Victorian or Edwardian features which often dominated the theme.

In this image, we offer you a steampunk bedroom in modern steampunk theme. All are light and rustic with all the wood structures. The only trace of steampunk are only the big wall clock decor and antic stuff on the left. On the right, to balance them, are of modern furniture.

14. Modern Home Office Decor with a Splash of Steampunk Style

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For Home decor, steampunk themes are like spices. It’s up to you how to use them. If you like to have thick or ‘savory’ taste, you need to add the themes generously into your room –just like the typical steampunk-themed room in this list.

But, some of us may be want something light and modern –though it still has the steampunk ambiences. If you are one of the type, this big working station should be on your list when considering to have one.

This modern home office should be modern in its minimalist and efficient setup. But, the owner like to have vintage stuff to spice up the room. So he grab vintage wooden table that often you see on old workshops and the accompanying chairs.

15. Modern Mid-Century Steampunk Living Room

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Yes, now we’d like to bring you to steampunk living room with modern theme. After so long in the past, with all the complicated features and often dark atmosphere, now it’s time to enjoy the minimalist and cheerful steampunk modern theme.

The background for this living room is straight out of 50s styles. You can see the iconic fifties wall tiles and its partner, the plywood wall are dominating the room. The futuristic stuff is only the flat TV and its sound system, the rest are of vintage things.

Adoring the ceiling are some cool replica of early modern achievements like the zeppelin replica, war plane machine’s head, vintage exhaust van and more. A better arrangement makes all those stuff look neat and awesome –and, of course, so steampunk in their look.

16. Vintage Steampunk Working Space with DIY Industrial Shelves

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Why do you love steampunk styles? The answers may vary. But the most obvious probably beacuse the styles look stand out in this contemporary era. It’s better in representing your ‘different’ tastes on interior designs.

In this idea, again, you find one of the coziest working table in this list. The setup is simple, it consists only of a vintage working desk flanked with two tall movable industrial shelves. The shelves are also of simple structure that you even can make it in your DIY project.

To complete the setup, you need simple decor which truly representing the spirit of the old days, to explore the world. For the reason, an old big map will works well for with the overall setup you’ve made before.

17. Herbarium as Cheap Decor of a Steampunk Room

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The Victorian people love to hunt exotic plants. When the found a specimen, they also love to collect of the samples in the form of herbarium. They often collect the sample in special books, or hung them for easy access and beauty as well.

Now if you want to have cheap steampunk decor, a collection of herbarium also can be a better alternative. If you want to make the herbarium in DIY style, the most important stuff you need to have are several old picture frame, like these example.

As for the plant specimens, it’s up to you. You don’t have to find rare plants. Just find some leaves of flowers you like most. To add the exotic air, add details for each of them plants. Hung them before your study desk and you have a cheap but impressive steampunk study room.

18. Steampunk Bathroom in Industrial Style with Copper Pipes

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Steampunk cannot be separated from metal structure or decor. The materials are one of the most important ingredient in making a complete steampunk interior. Some of the often used materials are bronze, gold, wrought iron, and copper.

What about the colors? If you have particular liking with the Victorian era, you should try subdued colors, like gray, sage, rose pink, or lavender. If you want to add some warm colors, try teal, mustard yellow, or burgundy.

As for this bathroom idea, you have an array of styles line up and combine into a single beauty. The industrial style pervades this bathroom with its naked plumbing. Meanwhile the closet itself remind you of a vintage closet, with the copper piping complement the vintage vibes.

19. Contemporary Steampunk Living Room in Eclectic Style

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Being eclectic means that you have a taste for wide range of styles. It’s not only applied on interior design, but in other areas as well, like in fashion, hobbies, music preferences, and any other. In this example, you meet an eclectic steampunk living room.

Yes, you can see the solid and heavy wood structures of Victorian era. On further end, you also see view window with its Gothic lines. Meanwhile, on the right side, wood contemporary minimalist stairs and partition balance the Victorian side.

All those living room features and decor enclosed a contemporary living room –complete with its contemporary colors and patterns. All the elements work together, resulting a pleasant and warm eclectic steampunk living room.

20. Luxurious Modern steampunk decor

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The last idea will easily be your most comfortable steampunk living room idea in this list. Without having to scream or fill the room with vintage or early modern decor, this living room able to get your friend impressed with its chic steampunk atmosphere.

You don’t need complicated setup for this living room. For this room layout, you play with colors and the materials. The grey wall set a sweet vintage background for the living room. An old wheel cart is repurposed as coffee table.

As important decor details, this living room has a modern geometric lamp fixture and slanting shelves, all are in vintage black. Meanwhile, to add the oldies steampunk touches, an old big map are hung on the wall.

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So, that’s it. We have picked you 20 awesome steampunk decor for your home interior. We know, of course, that the list is far from complete. But, we hope that those 20 ideas can serve you as starting point for your quest in finding the right one.

We have listed here wide range of steampunk ideas, from the Victorian up to the eclectic contemporary steampunk decor inspiration. Lastly, we hope you enjoy this little article and have a nice day.

21++ Fireplace Tile Ideas You Shouldn’t Miss (or Your Friends Have Them First)

It’s probably only in modern time where you can combine a life survive mode with style. For example, it happened when you’re looking for fireplace tile ideas.

The fireplaces themselves are essentials for your life, particularly in colder regions. But you also want them chic and stylish, and so the tile finding activities.

Enough for the fireplace tiles philosophy, now we offer you a list of the sweetest fireplace designs in these days. We hope you enjoy it.

1. A Fresh Look with Herringbone Fireplace Tile Ideas

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You don’t need to break down the whole fireplace structure just to get an updated or a more refreshing look.

With a little trick you can have an awesome fireplace. All you need is by adding new fireplace tiles onto the old ones.

To get an awesome look like this fireplace tile idea here, the key is the tile’s arrangement. The owner prefer the old-age classic herringbone patterns for the new tiles layout.

And you can see the result, a zigzag tiles pattern now enclosed the fireplace. Neat and dynamic.

2. Replacing Old Fireplace Tiles with Wood-like Tiles

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In a minimalist setup, wood structures are often indispensable, mainly if you want to evoke warm atmosphere in the room.

Unfortunately, you cannot use wood structure near fireplace as they’re combustible. Luckily, if you want to add rustic theme around fireplace without having to fear of fire danger, now you can wood-like tiles.

You can have the tiles with almost all wood patterns on them. Just pick your favorite wood patterns and replace the old one with the tiles. Just by replacing the tiles, the fireplace’s awesome again. Right?

3. Contemporary Stacked Stone for Wood Fireplace

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Now you have almost limitless tile patterns or textures to satisfy your taste on decoring the fireplaces.

Just like the fireplace tile idea here, contemporary stacked stones surround a wood-burning fireplace.

Stacked stones have special textures that meet any of interior style demands. You can put them on a classic home up to a contemporary apartment.

In this fireplace setup, stacked stones are used to decor the surrounding fireplace –and resulting a classic modern fireplace.

4. Black Tiles for a Modern Minimalist Fireplace

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Just like we said before, you can update a fireplace from various spots around it. You may change the mantle with new materials, for instance.

You even can paint the tiles over. Yes, it’s a great idea if you have a brick fireplace. But how to paint a fireplace tiles? Just paint the tiles with special paint for the tiles.

Now you can have the paints in their various colors. Here you can see a painted fireplace tiles surround idea.

Compared to changing the overall tiles into black tiles, painting the tiles black is far more affordable.

5. Painting the Fireplace Tiles Surround? Yes, it’s Easy and Affordable

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When the fireplace tiles surround are still in perfect condition but you want to update the room anyway, you still can update the surrounding fireplace.

In this picture, for example, the owner only need to repainting the wall areas around the fireplace, including the mantel and shelves –and leave the surrounding tiles alone.

Painting the wall and mantel with new colors bring back the faded luster and energize the once tired-looking fireplace. And the most important, the process won’t eat up your budget.

6. Marble Fireplace Tile Idea for Exclusive Look

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Tiles are dependable and affordable options when you want the fireplace looks great and easy to clean.

But, if the budget won’t limit your tastes, marble may be a great option if you want to have an exclusive-looking fireplace.

So far, there’re no other materials comparable to marble in term of their elegance and appearance. Having marble in the house also increase its values, no matter how insignificant it might be. And if you have the power to own marble fireplace like the example, surely you have a great tons of rights to be proud.

7. Industrial Stone Tiles for Natural Fireplace Designs

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Fireplace with stone tiles surround help to anchor your point of interest. It also evoke natural feelings in the house.

But, in case you want to update the fireplace with stone tiles, it will cost you some fortune –from purchasing the tiles and the man to do the tiling jobs.

Now you have better tiling alternative that even you can do it yourself, by using Airstone. It has the texture and look of real stone but has character of wallpapers, it’s easy to set on the wall.

All you need is a hacksaw, putty knife, and special glue included with the product. Surely, you don’t need help to do the tiling.

8. Natural Stone Fireplace for Majestic Appearance

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Unlike the previous inspiration, this fireplace tile idea brings you the real stones.

Just like all other naked stone structures, this fireplace offers you the majestic look of a fortress.

The difference is that this fireplace won’t look heavy from the overall minimalist setup of the room. Stone fireplace lets you get longer warm atmosphere on the long harsh winter, as they can retain heat superbly and release the heat slowly.

The stone structure is also durable and long-lasting, it also gives you rustic look –if you love the style.

9. Contemporary Fireplace Tiles in Mid Century Style

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Contemporary styles offer you wide range of interior styles to try. Along with these classic styles, you also has the retro styles in its catalog.

Retro styles like this Mid-century room also increase in its popularity among the contemporary people.

The iconic plywood paneling and minimalist decor of the room lets you back in time into the sweet 50s. And the fireplace inject a contemporary tone to the room

10. Fresh Update of Fireplace with Geometric Tiles

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Still want to redo the fireplace? Yes, we know that a fireplace should look impressive otherwise you’ll have a boring center of interest in the living room.

For the reason, you need to smart up its look. Just like we mentioned before, what you need to do is changing the tiles.

If the last tiles has monotone colors, now let the room look fresher with geometric tiles surround the fireplace –like the picture here. It look better and fresher, right?

11. A Classic Craftsman Fireplace Tile Idea

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In the end of 19 century (up to the 30s of 20 century) the world witnessed a new branch of architecture style came into being, the Craftsman styles. Some people may call the style as Arts and Crafts.

In general, the style try to highlight craftsmanship of artists, carpenters, masons, or other people skilled in architectural designs.

The movement resulted some of the most beautiful homes and interiors characterized by wood and elegant lines.

This fireplace tiles is a product of Craftsman’s era, and you can see the simple classic beauty. It’s surrounded by modern style lightness but still embrace the classic era features.

12. Classic Metal Fireplace with Patterned Tiles

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You just can’t get enough with fireplace decor. You just have too much options for it and all are awesome.

In this picture, you find fireplace surround in patterned tiles. This combination of vintage modern tiles with retro metal fireplace is charming.

Along with them, classic lines of the living room helps to amplify the effects further. The snug and stuffy reading chair is an added treat. Imagine reading in this room setup in a long winter night. Sweet.

13. Contemporary Tiles for a Modern Fireplace

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If you the one with the mind, to have a minimalist interior is probably a blessing. You want have to deal with heavy and unnecessary decor or ornaments. All are bare and effective. And it is partially true with this fireplace tile idea.

This fireplace setup almost has no frills whatsoever. All present in their cleanest lines. For example, you won’t meet fireplace mantle here.

The only one to cheer up this fireplace (and also serves as accent) is the tile floral patterns above and below the fireplace. And it’s enough for the fireplace to stand out.

14. Corner Fireplace with Faux Stone Tiles

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You’ve met Airstone which enable you to set tiles as easy as hanging wallpapers. Now you meet the other variants, the faux stone tiles.

In this corner fireplace layout, the faux tile stones inject a strong rustic ambience to the room (which is already rustic in its wood-dominated setup).

Unlike the Airstone, unfortunately, you have to have a really deft hands if you want to hang the tiles yourself. But, once set, it’s worth it –just like this example.

15. An Impressive Modern Minimalist Corner Fireplace Idea

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Still want another corner fireplace idea? If previously we picked you corner fireplace in rustic setting, now we’d like to take you to modern era with this sleek corner fireplace.

You won’t have hectic setting here. All are in their minimalist tones and if you want to have a center of interest, the stone fireplace is the one.

It stood on the corner, reaching up to the roof, with almost all the base dedicated to a glass-caged modern fireplace. The combination of natural stones and the glowing timbers is just awesome.

16. Easy Fireplace Update, Replacing the Surround Tiles with Peel and Stick Tiles

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The problem of an old fireplace is that it dusty and sooty. And the case is even worse if you happen to have black tiles. The combination of soot layers and black tiles only make the fireplace looks like a black hole.

The case is just similar to the left fireplace: you have a sooty fireplace with black tiles. The problem is that you want to have it updated but with minimal materials and labor costs.

Luckily, now you can have an affordable conventional tiles alternative. Instead of replacing the tiles, now you can hang it with peel and stick tile products.

All you need is cleaning the tile surfaces, and then put the tiles on them –just like when you hang wallpapers on the wall. The product is heat resistance, so they’re save for fireplace surround.

17. An Elegant Fireplace with Spanish Tiles Surround

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So far you have met fireplace tile surround mainly from the USA, now we’d like to take you beyond, to the land of the matadors, Spain.

The country is known from its rich culture heritage. And if you want to find inspiration on its fireplace tiles, here we offer one of the best example.

Along its light and elegant look, the fireplace also offers point of interest in its tiling. The fireplace is surrounded by awesome geometric tiles in Spanish styles.

18. Rustic Fireplace with Classic Patterned Tiles

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A rustic style is timeless. There can be so many reasons for it, because all of us probably has the special reasons. But, for sure, the nostalgic effects in it is probably one of the main reasons.

Here you have sweet example of rustic 50s fireplace design. The round mirror is the typical 50s. The Brass wall lamp fixture is also one of the common features.

The naked roof beams and flooring add a rustic touch as well. But the star here is the fireplace tiles. They surround the fireplace elegantly with their exotic patterns.

19. Painting Fireplace Tiles: How to Paint?

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In this fireplace tile Idea you’ll have a short tips of painting fireplace tiles.

In general, the materials you need are sandpapers, mild soap, wipe cloths, paint brush, primer, and paints.

Preparation steps include sanding jobs and cleaning the tiles’ surface with mild soap until clean thoroughly.

Before painting, you need to apply primer on the tiles. After dry, start the painting with any of your favorite paints. Redo the painting one or two times for better results.

20. Classic Fireplace with Vintage Green Color Tiles

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In this list you meet something classic again, a classic fireplace design. Not for the shake of its timelessness, but for its vintage green tiles color.

It probably reminds you to an era some 60-70 years ago, a time where the world is less hectic and far more rustic.

This green tint is awesome, full of vintage touches. And if you have one of the kind we suggest that you keep them to impress your friends.

21. Steel Fireplace Surround Designs, an Alternative to Tiles

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There’re various alternatives to tiles as fireplace surround. If you want to find the more modern and industrial touches, you may consider steel as the alternative.

As a structure material, steel is sturdy and long-lasting. Now you also can find steel in its various shade of colors, so you won’t have hard time to match it with your room styles.

If you’re into industrial or contemporary style, you should experiment with this materials.

22. Concrete Fireplace in a Nordic Home

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You also can use concrete as substitute of fireplace tiles. Like the steel, the material also has unique appearance, strong, and long-lasting.

If you want to have a suitable fireplace for your Nordic style home, concrete will be one of the most suitable –like this one included in this example.

Like the Nordic style, concrete is functional and can be beautiful and modern without polishing or any ornaments.

23. Gorgeous Contemporary Fireplace Tile Ideas

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The last list is for a contemporary fireplace with glass tiles.

As you can see from the picture, the fireplace is enclosed in gorgeous glass tiles. This fireplace tiles suits well for a contemporary room. They’re light and neat, just like what a minimalist stuff should be.

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That’s all the 23 fireplace tile ideas you should consider if you want to build a new one; or if you want to redo the existing fireplace in the house.

We picked what our mind though are the best fireplace tiles designs. And we do hope that the list can be good start for you in finding the right design. Finally, have a good day.

25++ Coolest Coffee Bar Ideas to Impress Your Friends (And Make Them Envy)

From the 10th century up to this day, coffee has been a loyal company for millions in their happy or sad times. Today coffee is part of living, that you even need coffee bar ideas to complete the room setup.

A coffee bar has become part of modern living. No wonder that now you can see coffee bars in almost any styles, depend on the interior designs where they sit.

Now if you want to find a suitable coffee bar idea for your living room, kitchen, church, or even for your wedding reception, here we offer you some of the best.

1. An Elegant Shabby Chic Home coffee bar idea

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As a cup of coffee sooth your mind, let your body has its rights as well. Give it a sweet spot to sit or to look at, like this shabby chic coffee bar idea.

This small coffee bar works well for a small room. And if you want to have one on the corner, you need to consider this bar as well –it’s just so versatile you can put it almost anywhere in the house.

Homey cake platter, wire race with classic black, open shelves (with wicker baskets), are only a few features which make this home kitchen setup cute in its shabby chic styles.

2. Small Coffee Bar for Kitchen with Chalkboard

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What do you like most of a cafe? The coffee itself probably number two or three. It’s the atmosphere in cafe that makes you happy to sit for hours in it.

Like to add a cafe-like atmosphere in your house? With simple setup like the one pictured here, and a chalkboard, you can have a small cafe air in the house.

As you see here, the chalkboard reminds you of menu board in a cafe, while the solid wood shelves inject the rustic warm. Like to have one for kitchen?

3. Minimalist Corner Coffee Bar for Kitchen

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Just why minimalisme keeps going strong? You’ll find tons of answers for the question. But, the most probable maybe from its look. It’s neat and easy to maintain.

For the reason, if you want to fill in a gap of an empty corner, try to put a corner coffee bar like the one in the example.

If you already have the table or unused cabinet, the other stuff you need are the open shelves above it. And you have this minimalist corner coffee bar.

4. DIY Coffee Table in Distressed White with Magnolia Wreath

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Now we’d like to bring you to a beautiful cottage again. We’d like to introduce you an awesome rustic and warm coffee bar idea.

If you like, you even can set a coffee table this elegant yourself in a DIY project. All you need is white coffee table and sheets of sand papers as the distressing tools.

Then, after the distressing processes completed, put the chalkboard behind the table. Don’t forget to hang the magnolia wreath.

5. Simple but Elegant Coffee Bar for a Wedding Reception

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A special occasion such as a wedding reception should be able to make all the guests happy –not only the wedding couples.

For the reasons, give the guests special corners where they can have a cup of java while enjoying the wedding event before their eyes.

You don’t need fancy stuff to do it. Just pick the right table, set the cups, coffee, and the other coffee-making stuff on it. Put flowers for merry accents. Lastly, don’t forget with the waste bin.

6. Iced Coffee Bar for a Fantastic Summer Day

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Ever heard mazagran? How about iced coffee? Mazagran, for some, is considered as the first iced coffee in the world. In mid-19 century, French soldiers brought back the drink to their homeland.

And now you can have the iced coffee almost in all seasons (if you like). But this drink is particularly popular in the heat of summer days.

Show of your skills of making iced coffee to your friends, let them know that you can blend the yummiest iced coffee on this outdoor coffee bar.

7. Classic Modern Kitchen Coffee Bar Ideas

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A modern coffee bar with classic touches? Yes. Why not? Tastes know no boundaries. If that’d make you happy inside (and outside), that would be ok to get it done.

This coffee bar looks eclectic with the combination: the white naked brick layers typical of modern style and its open shelves work well with the classic cabinet.

Still can’t find a right type of kitchen bar for the empty corner? You’d better set this kind on it. Your family will love it, and your friends will be impressed.

8. Corner Coffee Bar in Farmhouse Style

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Once the homes were only German and Scandinavian ‘privilege to own, the farmhouse homes. That’s the story, once, before the farmhouse styles storm the world with its rustic beauty.

Now a farmhouse style is one of important staple for interior design enthusiasts. And with the trend, you also get in touch with this gorgeous small coffee bar.

The setup is simple: a small classic French coffee table and an industrial rack (serves as shelve as well). And the rest is your cup of coffee amid a warm farmhouse vibes.

9. Neat Clutter-Free Coffee Bar for kitchen counter

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You think that you an empty spot on the kitchen counter? You have several alternatives to fill the spot. For example, by making it as a small coffee bar for kitchen counter.

If you happen to have no coffee station now, the idea (we sure) is worth considering. Anyway, you don’t have to put your any money for the counter –though you might need it for the shelves.

But that’s worth it, as you can see the setup here. You have a pleasant coffee table for kitchen counter.

10. Sleek Elegant Coffee Table for Home, Cabinet Style

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Sometimes you just don’t want to have a fixed coffee station or coffee bar, you want the similar station but with one easy enough to move around.

If you one portable coffee bar, try this coffee table idea for home. Yes, you use a cabinet for this coffee bar.

Easy, right? The coffee table is of a converted cabinet. So, if you have unused cabinet and also want to have a chic movable coffee bar, you should try this idea.

11. Red Rustic Coffee Table for a Small Space

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Coffee has a long history, from the Ethiopian land to the Egypt, and finally down to Europe and the world. Along its history, coffee also has multitude of ways to become of cup of joy.

Now coffee is everywhere, including in your home –complete with its serving station. For this list, you meet a simple coffee table setup you can try at home.

It consists of a red table and black pallet wood shelves with several hangers for the cups. You need only a small corner for this rustic barn style coffee bar.

12. Modern Coffee Table with built-in Wine Racks

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Modern time wants to make sure that you feel comfortable all the time with all the conveniences it offered. Now you even don’t have to make your own coffee, the coffee makers do it for you.

And it’s not end there. Modern world also ensure you to have cozy spot to enjoy the coffee. And then the idea of having a coffee table popped up.

This modern coffee table is one of the innovation of coffee bar for home. It small and efficient and even has wine racks. It’s also clutter-free with the modern convenience like the shiny coffee makers.

13. Awesome White Coffee Table for Party

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Party will not complete without something to chew and drink. If you feel soft drink and beverages are not enough, try to add coffee in your list.

Your friends won’t need any fancy coffee table setup. The coffee itself is the joy, so will always love to sit and sip their coffee almost anywhere in the party.

But, to cheer up the party a little more, you may set the coffee bar for party like the one in the example. It’s simple and efficient –and it looks great as well.

14. Retro Coffee Bar Ideas for Office

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A modern office won’t let coffee off as its one of important daily ‘menus’. A coffee bar is a must for a modern office or you’ll have sluggish working paces.

A table and a reliable coffee maker plus paper cups will make the office goers happy. If you give them mini fridge like the one in the example, you’d probably have the most grateful workers in the world.

This coffee bar for office is set on a rustic setting, a bit in 50s vibes but also has its modern tones. Office with creative workers should have this kind of coffee bar.

15. Oak Armoire into a Chic Vintage Coffee Table

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Still remember with the cabinet turns into coffee table idea some lists away previously? Here you have it again.

If from the previous coffee table idea you have classic cabinet for coffee station, now you have an oak armoire (freestanding wardrobe closet) as the station.

The old wardrobe no have several shelves in it, for your coffee makers, glasses, and other coffee-related amenities. It’s that simple.

16. An Inviting Church Coffee Bar with Pallet Woods

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Don’t let the church dry of small worldly comfort like coffee. Let the members have a little time to chat, after serving God, with other members accompanied with cups of coffee.

For the coffee station, choose one simple enough for the members to have their time but chic enough for it to be set around the church.

For inspiration, you may consider this rustic coffee bar from pallets. The materials are easy to get and you can even do it yourself in a DIY projects.

17. DIY Minimalist Coffee Bar with Ikea Bookshelf

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Like to have an affordable coffee bar at home? You need to try this idea. You don’t have to buy any coffee table for this one.

Instead, you use an Ikea bookshelf for this DIY project. Find an affordable Ikea bookshelf, a hanging rod and an open shelve.

The coffee bar layout is also suitable for small spaces. Just make sure that you paint the wall white, for the more spacious feelings.

18. Elegant Small Movable Coffee Bar

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If what you want is a really movable coffee bar, this small coffee bar idea is one of your best option. You can have it in the house or for outdoor use.

As you can see here, it’s a kind of trolley coffee bar where you can push anywhere you like, indoor or outdoor areas.

It has ample shelves, enough to store and carry your favorite coffee and its companies.

19. Luxury Coffee Bar with Built in Coffee Maker

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Almost all ideas in this list talk about simple and minimalist coffee bars. Now it’s time to raise the bar with this luxury coffee bar.

Not only luxurious, this coffee bar also offered a built in coffee maker/expresso maker for your convenience.

Along with the classic lines of the cabinets, this coffee bar also boast an elegant marble countertop to impress your friends.

20. Contemporary Coffee Bar Idea for Home

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Contemporary styles are one of the most flexible interior styles so far. You can have your home interior in retro, vintage, classic, and yet they are still counted as contemporary styles.

In this idea, you meet a small contemporary coffee bar which will suit well for any of your contemporary interior styles, a minimalist coffee station for home.

As an example, this metal coffee bar blends well with a modern contemporary living room. Like to have this versatile coffee bar?

21. Barn Style Coffee bar for Kitchen with Herringbone Covers

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A barn style, like rustic style, loves to give rural comfort you cannot get from any other styles. It comes from the raw beauty comes with the styles.

This coffee bar for kitchen also offer you the similar characters. You find warmness here from its charming setup, mainly its barn style cabinet covers.

The herringbone patterns of the wood of the wood covers gives strong raw accents to the coffee bar design.

22. Wooden Coffee Bar in Classic-Modern Finishes

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Sometimes an unfinished coffee bar is enough to complement your room, mainly if you have bar of quality woods.

You have several options of the woods, such as maple, oak, poplar, pine, and some else. Each of them has characteristic colors and grains good enough to let alone unfinished.

This small coffee bar also has the same naked unfinished wood treatment. And you have the same effect as well, sweet and pleasant.

23. DIY Coffee Bar with Mini Fridge

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Modern coffee bar often, at least, has a coffee maker. If you prefer the old style, you probably like to add a coffee grinder or a manual coffee brewer.

But you can add another convenience like this coffee bar setup by adding a built-in mini fridge, where you store chilled drinks.

The bar is also feasible for a DIY project, as it made of reclaimed woods and has simple structures. Like to build one for home?

24. A Sweet and Simple Wedding Reception Coffee Bar

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Now that you know you can satisfy all the guests’ attending a wedding reception with tea or soft drinks, you should be wise to offer them a spot for coffee.

A small corner is enough for the coffee bar. As for the setup, it’s up to you. But if you like an inspiration, take a look at this example.

You’ll need a coffee table, a makeshift shelve for the coffee container, paper cups, and the cookies. Don’t forget to put on the table cloth for the more elegant style.

25. Cottage Style Coffee Bar for Home

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When you want to slow down your living paces a bit, a cottage is a better option. With all the idylic elements around, you surely can wind down peacefully.

To make sure that you have all the leisure time convenience, don’t forget with the coffee station. If necessary, set a coffee station for home in this cottage style.

Add a barn style cabinet and rustic open shelves above it. That’s it, you have a pleasant cottage style coffee barn to enjoy your time.

26. DIY Cheap Small Vintage Kitchen Coffee Bar

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If you want to have a chic coffee bar without having to dig deep into your pocket, try this cheap DIY project.

In this project you need a reused old kitchen cabinet, an iron rack, and an iron basket. If the cabinet has rusted or chipped paints, that would even better –they add the vintage touches for the bar.

Finally, set the all the coffee-related stuff on them: cups, trays, coffee pots and more. This coffee bar setup is also suitable for a small corner.

27. Chic Farmhouse Coffee Bar Ideas with Tropical Vibes

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Tropical, Mediterranean, or southern styles are offer some of the warmest interior designs.

This coffee bar is no exception. From the materials and the overall style, you already feel the pleasant atmosphere of equatorial charms.

Its rustic rattan trays and shades, classic colonial oak dining table and chairs, and all the vintage appliances on the coffee bar are too awesome to be leave alone.

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You’ve seen all the most gorgeous coffee bar ideas in this list. We offer you various coffee bars, from the more traditional styles to the modern one. Some are for home, while the others suit well for party or wedding reception.

Some of the lists even let you try the ideas yourselves in simple DIY projects (that won’t fail). Finally, we do hope you enjoy this list. Have a good time, success for you.