The fire:
- We want the widest possible fire – maybe the Regency Gem fire 54 (see below)
- Want to ensure it is effective heating open plan area not just decorative
- Want to get a traditional log fire media (look like a wood fire, see the second picture below)
Design:
- Closest designs to what we liked are image 1 and 2 below.
- Want to fit TV above the fire but not too high, so this may mean we mount the fire very low to the floor and that any sort of bench top needs to go above the fireplace (see image 1).
- We want some sort of cabinet to hide the DVD player etc, ideally with the ability to use the remote through the door or another mechanism (see image 4).
- Want a stone feature wall as a backdrop to the fire, example of the Coolum below (image 7).
- Want to minimise the metal surrounding the fire to the narrowest possible, likely stainless steel, with stone cladding coming up to the edges (see image 1/2/5/6)
IMAGE 1: Could do fire mounted directly on ground and benchtop above like this, so it creates a wide bench across both voids (DVD player etc on the bottom section of voids). Would still want the centre section to have some stone featuring. The bench top could be made of oak to match our flooring (engineered lime washed oak – we may be able to source from flooring supplier?)
IMAGE 2: Alternatively we could use the void spaces where they are say 70-80cm deep (void depth plus fireplace depth) could create sitting spaces.
IMAGE 3: Backlit niches with shelving, cupboards below would be translucent glass so remotes could pass through.
Like the stone background (and no recess around TV so doesn’t limit size of TV in future). Keep flat stone or recess the whole top half of the feature wall by the minimum recess required to the TV to be behind the fireplace…or add a small dividing shelf if required like in the above (as a last resort) This TV ends up too high in placement.
IMAGE 4: Example of translucent cupboards down low for DVD player etc. Our middle section would be wider and stone clad.
IMAGE 5: Don’t need a ledge sticking out like this one…
BUT…. IMAGE 6 AND 7:
If we need a feature where the fire is set on the ground then a thick stone base feature like this would be a nice option (would be unnecessary if have a benchtop like above)
STONE CLADDING
IMAGE 8: We like this stone cladding – this example is from EcoOutdoor Random Ashlar range in Coolum colour
https://www.ecooutdoor.com.au/products/natural-stone-walling/random-ashlar/coolum/
or a more green toned stone like on the right (image 9)
