This past week there are many of us who have had to heat our home in one way or another. Those of you who have done it with firewood, I am sure you will already have enough to light the fireplace for at least a month. And how comfortable it is to keep the firewood by the fireplace so you don't have to go out for it when it rains, right?
Would you like to be able to store firewood near the fireplace? Or have, at least, the necessary one inside the house to light the fireplace for a couple of days? You have different ways to do it but today we share with you our favorites. Discover them!
There is no more comforting way to heat the house than a fireplace or so say those who have been lucky enough to enjoy one. The only downside to this is that it requires a place to organize and store firewood and some tool to cut it even when it is already prepared. It is essential to make room for it inside the house, and you can do it in the following ways:
Baskets of natural materials
Let's start with one of the cheaper decorative ideas to store firewood next to the fireplace: the baskets. Specifically, baskets made of natural materials, the most popular in our homes for this purpose. They are the perfect choice in any house with a rustic style, but also to add warmth to a modern home.
Most are made in vegetable fibers such as rattan and some present designs as original and practical as the structured and rectangular basket of Cox & Cox. Although if we talk about vegetable fibers, they have caught our attention a lot, due to their clean and modern aesthetics, the baskets made with local grasses like those of Generous Ape.
Are you looking for a more sophisticated proposal? It is probable that they will conquer you then leather baskets de Life of Riley. In the image we only show you one of the many models in its catalogue, take a look at it!
Felt baskets
Felt baskets are very popular as a storage solution in nordic environments. Why not also use them to store the firewood needed to keep the fireplace warm for a whole day? They will bring warmth and a modern air to the room, especially those with slightly surrounded square shapes and those made of wood.
a woodcutter
A log holder is always very practical next to the fireplace. In addition, you can take advantage of this element to give a touch of style to the room. And it is that they exist metal and lacquered designs with matte black paint that's truly stylish. Take a look at the following ones, belonging to the Cox & Cox and Malta shopper catalogues.
There are so many different designsAlso, it is not difficult to find one that occupies that hole next to the fireplace where there is nothing. Narrow and tall, short and long, with rounded shapes... whatever space you have, there will be someone that fits into it.
Integrated furniture for firewood
firewood can be tremendously decorative. If the proof was not in the following images, it is likely that you would not believe such a statement, are we wrong? But the truth is that creating integrated furniture in the living room and next to the fireplace to store firewood, it works!
Aesthetically it is an idea that looks great and that you can adapt to the space available in the living room. In fact, having firewood next to the fireplace is also practical. But what about clean? Obviously moving firewood to the living room to store it can become a disaster if your floor is full of rugs. Because firewood, no matter how clean it is, gives off some dirt when it is moved. But if you have a ceramic or microcement floor that you can mop and they serve you fairly clean firewood, why not?
As you have seen, there are many ways in which you can store firewood next to the fireplace. You just have to choose the one that best suits your home and your lifestyle. Which?