Fireplace upcycle

When we moved in to our house we knew that we would need to put in a lot of time, effort and money to upgrading what was there. We didn’t buy a total refurb job,…

We bought a budget electric fire from facebook market place. See what we did with it in this Electric Fire upcycle using paint and some peel and stick tiles

Learn how to paint your fireplace surrounds and which surfaces are most suitable for paint. Give your fireplace a lick of paint for a fresh new look.

...which will make you want to paint yours! One of the most difficult things about decorating, I find, is when I go to my husband with a new idea and try to convince him it's going to look badass. Honestly? It helps if I come prepared. We moved into

When I bought my house, this 1980's condemned marble gas fire, an original feature in my 1984 property, was an eyesore to say the least, and asking to be ripped out. Replacing or removing an old fire place can be extremely complex and costly. You'll probably have to get a professional in, and either find a suitable replacement or patch up the empty space, neither of which would be easy or cheap. With the fire place being disconnected from the gas, I wasn't going to be using it for it's…

With the energy crisis looming, a bioethanol fireplace might just help with the ever increasing energy bills. Also eco-friendly, here I list the advantages and disadvantages of having a biofuel fireplace in your home.

Desperate for a fireplace, I added this stud wall chimney breast, upcycled a surround and built a hearth.

Turn that dead space into something warm and inspiring

A fireplace can be the heart of your home at any time of year, so if yours needs some TLC, here are some easy makeover ideas to spark your imagination...