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Having a nice warm cozy fireplace in yourhomeis something that is appealing to most any family. The hardpart isknowing what type of fireplace design idea to go with. Herearesome quick tips and ideas to get you started in makinganydecision.

Although a basic brick fireplace design is generally themostpopular style in most homes, you have so many other designoptionsas well.
Some of the more common questions you need to ask yourselfbeforeconsidering any type of fireplace include:
• What style of fireplace will work well in your home?
• Are you going with a wood burning fireplace or will youusegas?
• Are you thinking of going with an electric fireplace?
The answers to these questions will help lay the foundationfordeciding on the right design. If you want a wood burningfireplacethen brick may very well be your best design option. Brickprovidesa choice of looks and is very safe in the home. It goeswith anydecor and gives off a warm, inviting feeling. Other thanbrick, youcould take a look at a stone fireplace design or even alimestonefireplace as well. Both of these options are beautiful andmakeexcellent choices. For an elegant design you can look atmarble.This type of fireplace design idea is more for looks than itis toprovide a source of heat. If you desire to transform your homeintoa showpiece, marble is as good as it gets in afireplacedesign.
The firebox itself is pretty straightforward, and like thehearth,generally is designed in relation to the floor. Also, thesize ofthe firebox should be taken into consideration. While mostdesignideas incorporate a rectangular fireplace opening, it doesn'tmeanthat you have to. For example, you can flare out the opening;youcan even flare it inward, toward the fireplace.
Or perhaps you'd like to arch the top to match other designelementsin the room. Or maybe you'd like to try something uniqueand createa fireplace opening that has no straight lines at all,but is onelong curve. The most likely place you'll see theseopening are inhomes that have a southwest theme.

So what are you waiting? When you decide where yourfireplacewill go and what style of design you want you can begin todo someshopping. But make sure you choose the perfect design fromour app!Remember that each of these elements will affect allotherelements, and also will influence the feel of the room. Keepthisin mind when considering different fireplace designideas.
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