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When setting up your perfect home you may want to include a beautiful fireplace but what if you don’t have enough room for a standard fireplace or worse still no chimney? Take heart, even in a tiny space you can still install a corner fireplace. In fact corner fireplaces are just perfect for homes without an existing fireplace or even a chimney and quite possible for rooms with less wall space or indeed any kind of space restrictions.

As it is rather unusual a corner fireplace can become a unique and welcoming feature to almost any room. Most corner fireplaces consist of a standard firebox and a mantel, installed at a diagonal; bear in mind though that the fireplace mantel may need to be modified to adapt to this design of fireplace.

Most people seem to prefer a traditional fireplace, regardless of whether it goes in a corner or the middle of the room and wood is usually the preferred burning material since it adds to the overall charm and charisma of this style of fireplace. However, this said, gas and electric are perfectly acceptable options, especially if you have a busy lifestyle or if there is no possible way to put in a chimney.

The overall position of the fireplace is going to determine the layout of the room which is why many people decide to choose a corner fireplace, because it will not be taking up an entire wall. This said there are certain things to be carefully considered, such as the position of the chimney and which style or design will fit in with the rest of your home.

There are many different types of corner fireplace designs for you to choose from. These are typically the same as almost any other type of fireplace but you will need to decide on the best type of fuel to be burned, the overall appearance of the structure and whether it will be freestanding or built into the room.

A corner fireplace is considered to be similar to a standard fireplace, but with two distinctive styles namely the bay fireplace and the peninsula fireplace. Although, mostly slanting in shape, corner fireplaces are often customized to expand their shape ahead of their diagonal length, in some cases to fit the aesthetics of the room.

A corner fireplace can certainly take up less space than a bigger standard fireplace, so with this in mind do consider which areas of your home would be a good candidate for this fireplace design. While it would be ideal in any small living room it is as well to remember that the concept works just well in other rooms; like a bedroom for instance.

Or, say you have a room where your wall features or built-in cupboards and shelves are absorbing the space where a fireplace should go the corner fireplace may be the solution without having to do major renovations. There are so many ideas you can come up with that when it comes to finding the ideal spot you are only limited by your imagination.

Although corner fireplaces are often installed in a room to save space, the lack of a flat wall behind the fireplace can be a slight disadvantage as it makes it difficult to decorate the surrounding area. Instead of hanging something above a corner fireplace, such as a mirror or piece of art work, to make the fireplace the focal point of the room you will have to accent it in a different way perhaps a sculpture or elaborate vase.

You could also place a large plant or even topiary in that area; it is simply a matter of experimenting until the look of the corner comes right. One trick professional decorators use when decorating fireplace corner mantels is to place three objects that have something in common (three pieces of silverware for example); this will balance your mantel and make it feel more homely without looking too random.

Corner fireplaces are very cost effective and functional items and you can easily buy them from retail and online stores at affordable prices. A wide range can be found online, with the latest design and styles fully displayed with an explanation of the product materials and associated information.