Nothing makes a home as cozy and cozy as a fireplace in winter! Listening to the fire, watching it and enjoying the silence around it has something meditative about it. With the right decoration, the ambience is perfect and it doesn't necessarily have to be winter. Regardless of whether it is a real fireplace or a fireplace console: We have collected beautiful ideas for every season and various seasonal themes.
Decorate the fireplace – this is how it works!
There are no specific rules when decorating the fireplace. Some like opulent furnishings, while others prefer a clean look. Depending on what you like, you align the decoration with a centerpiece and keep the rest minimalist or you put several pieces together according to material, colors and heights.
Ideally, the decoration blends in with the rest of the furnishings in the bedroom or living room. Although decorating the fireplace also consciously Accents that stand out and become an eye-catcher. Also a targeted one Style break the decoration becomes a real highlight, such as a decorated mirror in an otherwise spartan room.
The most popular items around the fireplace
Regardless of the season, the following are Items popular on the mantelpiece:
- Picture Frame
- Figures (e.g. Buddha)
- Collectibles (e.g. old clocks)
- Chalk board
- Painted stones
- Vases
- Table lamps
Decoration over the fireplace:
- Picture gallery
- Art prints
- Wall decoration
- Stucco as wall decoration
- Wreaths
- mirror
- Clock
- Garlands
Pieces in front of or next to the fireplace:
- Baskets or boxes (e.g. with wood)
- armchair
- stool
- carpet
- big figures
- Floor vases
- Lantern / floor light
If it is a fireplace console, it is obvious to use the free space. Many candles are particularly good at simulating a fire, but plants or logs also create a cozy atmosphere.
Seasonal decoration for the fireplace
The four Seasons
Spring, summer, autumn and winter are the most beautiful sources of inspiration when it comes to atmospheric decoration. And within the seasons there is also room for certain occasions, such as Easter, Halloween or – of course – Christmas.
- spring: Flowers are among the most beautiful heralds of spring and also decorate the fireplace appealingly in the milder season, e.g. B. hung as a bouquet in a vase or as a spring wreath over the ledge.
- summer: Of course, flowers are also beautiful in summer. Otherwise, maritime pieces also work.
- autumn: Autumn flowers, twigs, pumpkins, dried leaves and flowers, pine cones – autumn has plenty of decorations in store.
- winter: In winter we long for light, we can meet this need wonderfully with a fireplace. In addition to the fire in the fireplace, fairy lights, lanterns and candlesticks bring a warm atmosphere into the home.
Festive occasions
- Valentine's day: If you want to surprise your sweetheart with a Valentine's Day decoration, the fireplace is the perfect place. Here you can enjoy the evening together, e.g. B. at a candlelight dinner, while the decoration creates a loving atmosphere. You can decorate with the classic symbols for Valentine's Day, such as B. Hearts as figures or balloons. Or you can create a beautiful sea of candles in red.
- Easter: Bunnies, Easter eggs, a nest or decorated branches – Easter decorations offer many options for decorating.
- Halloween: Painted pumpkins, fake cobwebs and handcrafted bats, Halloween decorations are sure to succeed!
- Christmas: You may have favorite Christmas items that you put on the mantelpiece anyway. You can also try out an arch of lights, a wreath with an integrated string of lights, a decorative nutcracker figure or a large star. Personalized Christmas socks are also great at the fireplace!
You can also find ideas for seasonal and non-seasonal decorations in the gallery above!
Make decoration for the fireplace yourself
We mostly like self-made pieces because we know what energy and love we have put into it and because we have created them exactly according to our wishes. Whether decorative stones or DIY lantern: you can find inspiration, instructions and tips for making creative decorations here!
You can also find more living ideas in the BRIGITTE community.