A small living room always looks cozy and home-like, and if there is also a fireplace in this living room, then you just want to relax in a cozy armchair with a glass of wine or a cup of aromatic coffee.
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A few decades ago, the fireplace had a very specific task - heating the room. Currently, it has faded into the background and the fireplace performs more a decorative function than a practical one.
When installing a fireplace, you need to consider options for arranging furniture in a small living room. It would be appropriate to place a comfortable sofa or a pair of soft armchairs in front of the fireplace. When the living room combines the functions of not one room, but two - a living room and a dining room, a dining table with chairs is placed by the fireplace.
It is not recommended to place a TV set directly above the fireplace - due to high temperatures, it will quickly become unusable. The only exception is falshkamin.
A real fireplace should not be installed in a small living room in order to comply with fire safety measures. The only exception can be a corner fireplace, but you should also plan its placement carefully and wisely.
In order to choose the best option that would look harmonious in a small living room, you need to familiarize yourself with the types of fireplaces offered today by manufacturers and interior designers.
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Electric
An electric fireplace is the best fireplace option for a small living room in an apartment building, as it is safe and easy to maintain. You can choose a compact model that is suitable in size for a small room. In addition, it perfectly heats the living room when needed and, thanks to the 3D flame effect, creates a realistic effect of living fire.
Falshkamin
You can create a false fireplace with your own hands from improvised materials - from wood, drywall, or even from thick cardboard and papier-mâché, but, of course, you cannot make a fire in it. The only way to simulate fire is to put a couple of candles in the fireplace and place a mirror in it.
Gas
A gas fireplace is more preferable for a small living room, since, for example, it does not require space for a firebox and fireplace accessories, although it looks very realistic and impressive. After all, the fire in it burns due to the gas entering the fireplace.
Angular
A corner fireplace will be a great solution for a small living room. It is best if such a fireplace is electric or is made in the form of a false fireplace.
Styles
Classical
This style is characterized by minimalism and understated luxury. The colors of the wallpaper in such a living room are light gray, light beige, cream, milky, due to which it always looks a little more spacious than its actual size. Fireplace cladding - wood or stone, the shape is as close as possible to the traditional one. Above the fireplace, you can hang a picture of a landscape or a mirror in a wide frame.
Country
Country style looks best in a country house. This style is also suitable for those who like to create a real island of leisurely village life in their apartment. In such a living room, dark wood furniture will look great, made a little in a rough and natural manner, as if it was made by yourself. Fireplace cladding can be very massive and made of rough wood or stone.
Modern
The modern style presupposes the presence of non-standard solutions in the interior.The fireplace can be built into a wall or pieces of furniture, it can be made in the form of an oval, a circle, a long vertical or horizontal rectangle. A gas fireplace built into a part of a decorative column made, for example, of plasterboard, will look original.
Baroque
The Baroque style is characterized by some pretentiousness of designs. A fireplace in a living room designed in this style can be decorated with mosaics, marble or even gilding and have a fancy shape. If it is an electric fireplace, then it can stand on curved gold-plated legs and have convex sides.
High tech
The high-tech style is characterized by the presence of modern details and their functionality. The colors for decorating the living room can be chosen, for example, steel gray with a glossy surface and matt purple. The fireplace can have an unusual shape and is also lined with gray gloss. You can complement the unusual interior with a full-length mirror on the opposite wall from the fireplace. This will visually expand the space of a small living room and give the interior a more modern and unusual look.
