American Houses

Ideas For Your Home by Terry Edwards

The fireplace-the part of the house that keeps us warm when it's cold outside-is the centerpiece of most American homes. Even in the advent of electronic heaters and other modern temperature control equipment, the fireplace never lost its value. It is a part of your interior design, giving your homes a more elegant yet nostalgic look. So if you are planning to renovate your house, build a new one or just want to put a fireplace in your living room, there are lots of design to choose from. This is where fireplace design photos come in handy.

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Let's face it: it is really hard to decide which style would fit in your house. This is doubly hard for people who have the slightest idea about interior design let alone building a fireplace. First you have to consider where you would want to put your fireplace. Then there's the material to be used and the contractor that you will hire for the job (unless you are familiar with carpentry and can build a fireplace on your own).

You would also have to consider your budget. Even if you want a very stylish hearth but your finances wouldn't allow for it, then you just might choose the next best style. While you can mix and match all the ideas that come to your mind, it is better to look at some design photos first to give you a general idea of possible styling solutions for your home.

Modern times call for houses with contemporary look. This is the trend these days. Yet some prefer a more traditional appeal. There are even avant-garde designers who fuse the old with the new, giving your home a unique look-it's neither traditional nor contemporary, but it has the best of both worlds. Whichever you prefer, the key really is to incorporate the design of your fireplace with the overall design of your homes. Or else you could be creating a blackhole inside your homes because your fireplace just doesn't fit right.

The good thing is that most house builders who specialize in designing fireplaces provide you with the photos of their own work. These are photos of their commissioned work from different clients. You can choose to build a fireplace based from these existing design photos or you may ask them to create a custom fireplace for your home.

In terms of fusion designs or a combination of modern and conventional, there are a lot of possibilities. At one point you might think that the fireplace in the photo you are looking at is traditional, not knowing that its fire is running on gas instead of traditional wood. Looking closer, you will have seen minute details, which reveals its contemporary influences.

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