Fireplace decoration ideas for the New Year and other holidays

The kind of open fire sets a person into a philosophical mood, makes him reflect on eternal values ​​and the passage of time. The fire calms and warms, gives a sense of security and comfort. It is for these reasons, with a huge variety of all kinds of boilers, batteries and electric heaters, many people continue to choose fireplaces to decorate their houses and apartments.

Fireplaces can both perform an exclusively decorative function, and actually heat the room. They can be old stone or modern electric, with real hot fire or its imitation. There is no doubt only one thing - any fireplace attracts the eyes, gathers guests around it and is one of the most visible objects in the room. It is for these reasons that the owners of fireplaces so carefully decorate them for various holidays.

Most often, the fireplace "dress up" before the onset of Christmas and New Year holidays. The red-green scale is traditionally chosen; fresh spruce branches, cones and candles are used. Knitted socks, in which small gifts for children and adults are put, are hung on the ribbon. However, following the traditions, do not forget about the compatibility of jewelry with the overall interior of the room and the fireplace itself.

The combination of various materials is allowed:

• A garland made up of cones, spruce or pine branches and other materials is a classic decoration of the mantelpiece. On the shades and forms of such a garland you can dream up yourself.
• Christmas wreaths, which are traditionally hung on the front door, can also be used to decorate the fireplace. You can hang a wreath in the center of the design or place it on the wall above.
• You can use a variety of figurines and statuettes on the Christmas theme, Christmas tree decorations and decorative ribbons.The main condition - they must be combined with the rest of the decorations in the house.

• For the overflow of light used lights, LED lights and, of course, candles.
• An interesting solution is the use of “tasty” decorations (various gingerbread, nuts, sweets in bright wrappers). You can put sliced ​​fruit on top, in dried form, you can use them as an additive to tea. The aroma of the room can be given by packaging in small bags of spices (cinnamon, cloves, vanilla). The smell coming from the fireplace will set the family and guests for a long, cozy tea party.
• Also near the fireplace, even if it is electric, you can fold a small stack of firewood. This will create the effect of isolation from the noisy city, the illusion of privacy in a small house in the lap of nature.

The process of decorating the house does not just lead to the desired result, it is pleasant in itself. To create a romantic mood and a holiday for your “second half”, you can decorate the fireplace for February 14th. Traditionally on this day, all shades of pink and red are used, which symbolize love, tenderness and passion.You can put on the fireplace various statuettes of angels and cupids, bouquets and sweets.

You can pre-purchase various materials and, combining them with existing houses, do your own hands:

• wreaths of flower buds;
• garlands of hearts cut from cardboard or colored paper;
• beautiful inscriptions about love and valentines of various sizes.

For Christians, Easter is the most joyful and bright spring holiday. In contrast to the Western version of jewelry, Russia uses many religious symbols, reminiscent of the Resurrection of Christ. They put baskets with painted eggs, baked Easter cakes and icons on the tables and fireplaces. However, it is not at all necessary to abandon Western decorations in the form of Easter bunnies, bouquets of first flowers and various branches, which create a joyful foreboding of the coming spring.

Needlewomen can embroider icons with a cross or using beads, create compositions from statuettes, leaves, moss and full-blown willow.

Fireplace involves open fire.If it is not covered with a solid glass wall, then there is always the danger of fire, so it is very important to follow some simple rules when decorating the fireplace and the surrounding area.

• It is best to choose materials that are less prone to fire: metal, glass, rubber. It is better not to hang the jewelry on thin synthetic threads that light up from a single spark. With great care it is worth using plastic products, dry branches, cones, paper, a very thin fabric such as cotton or satin, as well as fabrics such as felt or felt (they can smolder for a long time and then flare up and then flare up).
• It is unacceptable to use jewelery hanging dangerously close to a fire, especially in the absence of a protective grille. It is better to place the decor above the mantelpiece and on its surface, as well as around the perimeter of the fireplace. It is undesirable to put decorations on the lower tiers or on the floor in front of the fireplace, since sparks can fly through the metal grid and get directly to them (especially if paper decorations or compositions of dry grass and flowers are used as decor).
• It is necessary to use with great care the burning candles located on the mantels or inside an artificial fireplace made of wood or cardboard.It is not necessary to put paper decorations near the lit candles or to lean something directly against the candle itself.

Fireplaces in private homes are usually massive. They are decorated with stucco and wrought iron bars. On a large and wide mantelpiece can fit a large number of frames with photos, vases of flowers and various decorations. As for small one-room and two-room apartments, it is simply impossible to accommodate such magnificence in them, without occupying half of the space used.

This may be a screen with a recording of live fire, an electric heater in the form of an old fireplace, located near the wall or just a fake fireplace designed to create a certain atmosphere in the room.

You can create a fireplace with your own hands. Do not throw out the old pier glass, large boxes (for example, from under the refrigerator) and even boxes left over from the ordered pizza. Of all these materials you can make a small artificial fireplace that will delight you with long winter evenings.Of course, a cardboard fireplace will not be able to heat the room, but it will look almost like a real one and will also gather around the whole family.

• First you need to draw or find a finished drawing of the intended product on the Internet. Print it out and transfer it to the cardboard in accordance with the dimensions you need to get.
• Make cuts and glue all the necessary details to make a box with a recess for the fire in the middle.
• You can make imitation borders and stucco with elements of foam tiles and baseboards, bought in a hardware store.
• From a large piece of foam or any other lightweight material you need to cut and glue the mantelpiece on top.
• Then you can begin to color the resulting fireplace. For this purpose water-based paint is used, which is applied in two layers. If you want to get the effect of aged paint, you must use a white putty for drywall in advance.
• After installing the design in the selected location inside, you can put electronic or real candles, put a garland or install a small lamp.

The fireplace is decorated in the same color as the main New Year attribute - the Christmas tree. In the same red-green tones, but already with the addition of white, a wreath hung in the center above the fireplace. On the mantelpiece itself, besides the branches and garlands, there are red candles and white vases, which tie all three colors into a single composition.

The wreath suspended above the composition dilutes the pastel blue and white colors with a bright green spot.

Laconic decoration of the fireplace on Valentine's Day. A small garland and appliqué from hearts in red and white color has been added to the frame with a photo, which is standing daily above the fireplace. Bright color accents made with colorful cards with inscriptions about love.

Decorating a fireplace at Christmas or on the eighth of March is one of the elements of pleasant pre-holiday troubles.creating a certain solemn mood. However, if you want a holiday, it’s not at all necessary to wait for the desired day of the calendar to come. You can try to arrange on the mantelpiece bouquets of flowers in anticipation of spring,to hang the garlands already in October or not to remove the bags of spices from the fireplace throughout the year, if this raises the spirits and helps to gather a warm and cozy campaign admiring the fire.

Tips for decorating the fireplace for the New Year, see the video below.