4 ways to decorate around your wood burning stove
The winter nights are drawing in, and many people are looking for ways to stay warm at home.
If the price of energy has got you concerned about turning the central heating on, a wood burning stove can help you stay toasty without the extra cost.
What’s more, a wood burning stove can also help to elevate the interior design of your home. Here’s four ways to decorate yours for the best results.
Add accessories
There are endless ways to accessorise your wood burning stove this winter – especially if it’s inside an alcove.
Small house plants are one easy way to liven up a wood burning stove, with the greenery also providing extra oxygen to the room.
Make sure to choose plant varieties that cope well with heat, or you’ll soon find them wilting.
You could also consider decorating with ornaments on and around the stove, or placing some subtle fairy lights around it for extra brightness.
Paint it
If your wood burning stove is making the room feel a little bit dull, try adding a lick of paint.
Obviously your options are endless when it comes to colours, but make sure to consider how the colour will tie in with the rest of your interior decoration.
In a dull-coloured room, a brightly-coloured stove could be the pop of brightness a room needs.
If you want to go even further, you could consider re-tiling the stove or fireplace too.
Mix classic with contemporary
Don’t be afraid to mix it up when you’re decorating your stove.
Just because the stove is modern, that doesn’t mean the rest of your furniture has to be too.
Sometimes a mix of modern and retro can work well, and give the whole room an interesting character.
You might mix art deco with more modern, granite styles, for instance.
Get creative with your tool set
To actually light and maintain a fire in your stove, you’ll need to have a set of tools including stove gloves and a wood or coal bucket.
These tools offer another way to jazz up your stove, with all kinds of styles available. You could opt for an antique Victorian look, for example, or a more sleek cast iron set.
With the right decorations, a wood burning stove can help to tie together a room while helping you to feel cosy throughout the winter.