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5 creative ways to decorate a non-working fireplace

Gorgeous ideas for an instant makeover
Rebecca Lowrey Boyd Writer

A fireplace is often the focal point of a room, but happens if it doesn’t work? Or you want to give it a makeover during the warmer months?

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Here, we’ve rounded up 5 gorgeous and creative ways to decorate a fireplace so it can take centre stage. Let’s get started. 

1. Statement plant

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What to do with a dark, empty fireplace? Give it an instant boost with a vibrant living plant. Here, a majestic maidenhair fern sets the verdant scene. 

2. Disco balls

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Create an eye-catching scene with a pile of disco balls in your fireplace. They’ll not only catch and reflect light around the room, it will also introduce a sense of fun to your space.

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3. Firewood

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It might seem like an obvious choice, but a carefully arranged pile of logs can transform your dark and empty fireplace into an object of beauty.

4. Balloons

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If you’re throwing a party at home, use your fireplace to create a festive focal point in your space. A pile of balloons makes a grand statement. 

5. Storage

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Here, the fireplace has been transformed into a functional storage space for books, magazines and a wine rack. Surrounded by plants, it creates an eclectic look in the living room.

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Rebecca Lowrey Boyd
Writer Rebecca Lowrey Boyd

With a first-class Honours degree in English, Rebecca Lowrey Boyd is best known as the founder of Wee Birdy (weebirdy.com), a London-based blog devoted to London shopping, design and style. It was named one of the Top 100 Blogs in the World by the Sunday Times (UK), and was listed on Times Online's Best 50 Design Blogs in the World. It has also featured in many international magazines including British Vogue, British Cosmopolitan, Australian Cosmopolitan, Inside Out, Shop Til You Drop and Home Beautiful. During her time in London, Rebecca was also Deputy Shopping & Style Editor at Time Out London. She is also the former editor of Bride to Be, Cosmopolitan Bride, Cosmopolitan Pregnancy and Cosmopolitan Hair & Beauty magazines, as well as Digital Managing Editor on bhg.com.au, an associate editor on Home Beautiful magazine, Acting Digital Managing Editor on Homes to Love and Digital Managing Editor on Gourmet Traveller. A design nerd and keen birder, she can usually be found poring over Pinterest, knee-deep in Bunnings or sticky-beaking at modernist homes in Sydney’s bushburbia.

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