Decorate a fireplace for the New Year: how to make New Year's decorations and decor?

10.07.2019

No matter how old a person is, he looks forward to the arrival of a fabulous holiday - the New Year. All children and adults, without exception, are waiting for miracles and magic. The New Year's atmosphere is mesmerizing and thoughts involuntarily creep in that it's time to decorate your room.

It just so happens that in our country it is customary for a friendly family to gather around the festive table in a cozy living room. Here they hang garlands and balls, and set up a Christmas tree. However, those who worry the most are those whose room is equipped with a real fireplace, because they need to decide for themselves how to decorate the fireplace for the New Year so that it pleases everyone without exception.

You can already feel the festive atmosphere

Subtleties and nuances

If you have to decorate the interior of the living room and hearth for the first time, then residents are faced with many questions, among which the most pressing is concern about the appropriateness of the decorations used. It is important to choose the right colors and materials.

We can say that the question of how to decorate a fireplace for the New Year and Christmas is not the simplest, but looking for the answer to it is incredibly exciting. There is one more point that you will have to decide in advance: make jewelry yourself, or purchase them in specialized stores.

Experts assure that making the living room interior as festive as possible without spoiling it is actually very simple. It is only important to understand what colors are symbols of the coming year, be able to combine them with the main tones in the room and materials, and also learn the technique of creating decorations yourself and not forget about safety.

Nice color contrast

How to create a festive atmosphere with your own hands?

Everyone must have watched films where New Year and Christmas are celebrated on an incredible scale. Huge pine trees with holiday toys, a large and beautiful fireplace, and a ton of different home decorations, including LED garlands that illuminate the house both inside and out. But what if you don’t have a huge mansion, but a small and cozy apartment? Let's look at examples of exactly how you can decorate your home.

What about the fireplace?

A fireplace decorated with garlands and hanging pockets for gifts is probably not our tradition, but it will help create not only a festive, but also a more comfortable atmosphere in the house, since a warm fire is most welcome on cold winter evenings.

But here’s the problem: most people do not live in country houses at all, but in city high-rise buildings that lack a fireplace. In this case, a little creativity, glue and some colorful paper come to the rescue. What to do about it? It's quite simple:

First we need a background. He can be anything. You can even take a gray base and glue red rectangles on them to recreate brickwork.
Next, glue a black rectangle onto the base that will touch the bottom edge of your fireplace.
Now we need firewood. To do this, you can either simply cut out brown rectangles, or print logs on paper and then cut them out.
And finally, you need flames made of red, yellow and orange paper.

Of course, this option will not replace a real fireplace, but it will definitely lift your spirits. In addition, even one type of paper fire will make you a little warmer.

Homemade paper fireplace

Preparing furniture for the holidays

How to decorate furniture for the New Year? Perhaps you can come up with a couple of simple options:

On the shelves you can display various bright New Year's books. Basically, anything with a holiday cover will do.

Bright books on the shelves

You can throw some interesting blanket on the sofa, which depicts different holiday designs. You can also take something simply bright, for example, green, red or deep blue. A combination of red and white will look great.
Naturally, you shouldn’t forget the pillows either. You can find it in the form of a deer or a Christmas tree, or with an interesting cover. At the same time, by sewing or knitting bright, beautiful capes with your own hands, you can get a lot of pleasure both in the process of “creation” and admiring them during the New Year holidays.

The top edge of the cabinet can be framed with colored rain. However, it’s better to stick to one, or maximum two, colors here so that it doesn’t look too cluttered.

Do you remember how you cut out snowflakes from paper when you were a child? Why not decorate furniture with them? A small piece of transparent tape and it will turn out very beautiful.

Doors and walls can be decorated too!

Here you can come up with several options:

Firstly, the outside of the door can be framed with an LED garland;
Secondly, it is quite popular to hang a wreath of fir branches on the door near the peephole;
Thirdly, you can completely wrap the door in wrapping paper. Why not? Imagine that your home is like a gift to yourself;

Festive door decoration

Fourthly, you can decorate the walls with pictures, snowflakes, colorful circles, and so on;
And finally, who said that the Christmas tree should be voluminous? You can also stick it on the wall. For example, take a lace and simply draw an outline. You can also hang flat toys inside. It will be quite original. Or you can even cut out a tree out of paper, which will keep the children occupied for a long time and give the parent a little rest, it’s still the holidays.

Homemade Christmas tree on the wall

Thus, by creating a fireplace with your own hands, decorating furniture and walls, you can create a festive, cozy atmosphere, using a minimum of investments, and at the same time getting a lot of pleasure.

Color solutions

In most cases, every person associates winter holidays in their imagination with four primary colors: blue and light blue, red and white. If you look closely, you will notice that almost all of the New Year's decor is made in exactly this color scheme.

Of course, if desired, this palette can be expanded as much as possible:

To decorate the fireplace, you can safely use orange decorations, which will be associated with ripe citrus fruits. Moreover, this tone sets a special mood and atmosphere, filling it with warmth and comfort, which is very important during the winter cold.
New Year's fireplace decoration can be made in emerald color. It is associated with nobility, aristocracy and wealth, filling the interior with luxury and tranquility.
Colors such as rich burgundy, gold, silver and sophisticated pink can also enhance the effect of the flame.

Decoration with beautiful garlands

It is important to clearly feel the edge of a harmonious combination of shades. If we decorate a fireplace with decor in warm colors, then yellow, orange, red and burgundy colors would be ideal, but cool shades will be accompanied by blue, cyan and green tones.

Golden, silver and white decorations fall into the neutral zone, but they are not recommended for use as the basis for a living room interior with a fireplace.

Pine cone decorations

From time immemorial, pine needles, spruce or pine have been considered a real symbol of the New Year holidays. The peculiarity is that you can use not only whole trees, but also their individual elements, for example, branches or cones. These will make a chic festive garland for the fireplace.

Combination of cones and garland

To create it, you need to ensure that you have the following materials:

The required number of spruce or pine cones, depending on the required length of the finished product.
Pine or spruce branches, or a combination of both.
Wood varnish as the main coating for materials.
PVA glue.
Gold foil.
Gold spray paint or glitter.
Sponge and twine.
Hooks and stationery scissors.
Paint brush, pliers and tweezers.

Homemade snow-covered cones

First of all, the cones are prepared for work. To do this, they are washed under running water and cleaned of dust and dirt. Then leave until completely dry.
At the next stage, using a sponge, apply two thick layers of glue on them. This is necessary to prevent deformation and shedding of the material. Again you need to let it dry for an hour.
At this time, you should start preparing other materials. Take the made metal hooks and cover them with gold paint. Allow to dry for 20 minutes.
When the cones have dried well, they are wrapped in foil and walked over it on top, as if they were painting something. As a result, excess pieces of foil will fall off, and where there was glue, on the contrary, they will stick well.
At the final stage, each cone is coated with varnish.

The next thing that remains is to attach the dried hooks to the base of the cones. Pliers help with this, and when the process is finished, string is pulled through them. For decoration, use a Christmas tree branch in this quantity. So that it is enough for the entire length of the product.

If the branches were used, then for a more organic integration of the element into the decoration, it is worth covering the branches with golden varnish. Experts recommend applying wood varnish to finished cones; it will make the product safer. We hang the product on the hearth and the Christmas fireplace is ready.

Decoration materials

To decorate the fireplace, various available materials are used. Silver paint, pine twigs, cones, small and large toys, pre-prepared boots, shiny objects, balls, wreaths, and wood products are used.

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Silver imitates snow very well; both silver ribbons and special spray paint are selected. Imitation of precious metal creates a festive mood, the colors seem to play, sparkle, shimmer. A good option would be a combination of silver elements with pine branches. Then you get the feeling of walking through the forest. This decoration replaces the presence of spruce in the house.

Coniferous branches are collected independently in the forest. It is enough to go to the nearest city park or forested area. Twigs are also purchased at specialized New Year and Christmas fairs.

The resulting composition is often diluted with a multi-colored, flashing garland. Pre-prepared boots are hung on the fireplace. Gifts from fairy-tale characters can later be placed in them for children. The boots are decorated at the discretion of the one who creates the New Year's mood. For example, if there are those who are good at embroidery, they place an image of reindeer on them, make appliqués, and decorate them with beads.

Another way to decorate a fireplace is to create compositions. On the top of the hearth are placed all sorts of figurines thematically related to Christmas and New Year, Christmas tree balls, branches of coniferous trees, fairy tale characters, and figurines. Glass upside-down balls filled with snow will look beautiful.

If you have a rich imagination, one large garland of balls and New Year's decorations is made. Ribbons and strings are woven into it, preferably in silver or golden shades. Prepared snowflakes coated with shiny varnish are added if desired.

A beautiful Christmas wreath can set the mood when combined with a homemade fireplace. Sometimes the product is hung on the mirror, so it seems that not just a separate corner, but the entire room is filled with New Year’s decorations. A fabulous mood is added by barely noticeable magical applications located everywhere - from decorating a wreath to placing them on windows and garlands.

The most original way is to decorate your home in eco style. For creativity, blanks made of wood, plastic and other available, secondary materials are used. The composition looks good against the background of a white wall. This solution to interior decoration not only helps to preserve the environment, but also your own budget.

A conservative solution is to decorate a cardboard fireplace with silverware and candles. The method is suitable for those who already have a majestic interior in their home: expensive furniture, dishes, high-quality repairs. It is recommended to have a plain background - then the dishes and candles will stand out and attract attention. Small decorative pillows embroidered with gold or silver threads will look beautiful.

The base of the fireplace is made from boxes. It is advisable to choose thick cardboard; this could be packaging for equipment or shoes. Sometimes the material is purchased from stores specializing in the sale of stationery and art tools.

Making New Year's boots

New Year's socks for the fireplace can be seen not only in most foreign films. This decorative element is already in strong demand in our regions. They most often come in either red or burgundy and are hung along the top of the stove firebox.

Decorations with deer

Such a sock is not just a decoration, but a real joy for children, because adults can hide little surprises or sweets in it. In addition, they fit organically into the design of any room and set the mood for a festive occasion.

You can make socks for the fireplace yourself. To do this you will need the following materials and tools:

Enough thick fabric to cut out the required number of future socks (it’s better to take felt).
Plain pattern paper or old wallpaper.
Sewing pins and threads of the same color as the main fabric, needle.
A simple pencil, chalk or piece of soap for marking.
Ruler and scissors.
Decorative ribbons.
Sewing machine.

Next, we will consider in detail how to make a decoration for the fireplace for the New Year with your own hands. It’s worth saying right away that the process of cutting and sewing socks is quite simple, so you can also involve the whole family in it, and entrust the decor to small children.

Classic jewelry

First of all, you need to create a sketch, given that you are supposed to decorate the fireplace for the New Year with boots (socks), then you should draw them in natural size on a sheet of paper. When the drawing is ready, it is cut out, and a pattern is obtained, according to which the elements of the fabric will be cut out.

Next, you need to take felt or other material and cut it into rectangles that are slightly larger than the size of the designed pattern. First, the fabric is folded in half with the right side inward along the grain thread (so that it does not stretch when sewing).

Then a pattern is applied to the fabric, which for now simply imitates a fireplace decoration for the New Year, a seam allowance of about two centimeters is made, the product is outlined and cut out.

In this form, without separating the two elements of the fabric, they are sewn together using a machine, while the upper part of the boot is not stitched. Now you can turn the product from the wrong side to the front side.

Then a fold of a few centimeters is made at the top and stitched with a wide seam. Then the gateway is decorated with decorative ribbons, beads, tinsel and other elements. When the whole process is completed, they continue to decorate the fireplace with socks for the New Year, hanging them on special hooks.

Decorating a fireplace with your own hands for the New Year is very simple, the main thing is to have a little imagination, free time and the desire to do something yourself.

New Year is a holiday of magic and miracle. Both children and adults are looking forward to it. It is on this holiday that there is an opportunity to get at least a little into a fairy tale, hear warm words and wishes, spend time with family, loved ones and friends. The New Year requires thorough preparation - from gift wrapping to decorating the festive table. The main place in the pre-holiday bustle is home decoration. The presence of a fireplace in the house creates a special warmth and mood. According to tradition, New Year's gifts usually lie near it. Therefore, a beautifully decorated fireplace can be the highlight of your home this holiday.

Props with a touch of luxury

With a private house everything is clear! What should those who do not have a fireplace in their apartment do? Make it decorative! You don’t have to call a construction team—you can make do with your own resources and available materials.

If in your apartment there is an old sideboard to be thrown away, a large TV box, a piece of foam plastic, or boards left over from renovation, do not rush to throw them away. They are quite suitable for work. Even shoe boxes will do - I would like to make a decorative fireplace!

As a last resort, you can... draw a fireplace for the New Year on the wall, and make the shelf that you will decorate from a board and hang it above the painted “hearth.” Just like in the fairy tale about Pinocchio!

Use a designer's eye to evaluate the room where you will create a false fireplace. Will it be against a wall or in a corner? The shape of the structure depends on its location. Whatever it is made of, the facing part of the work is the most interesting. The visual feeling that this is a brick structure can be achieved in several ways:

Pasting with wallpaper or brick-like film,
By drawing, painting and cutting out foam “bricks” and then gluing them onto a decorative fireplace;
By drawing “bricks” directly on the false fireplace.

By the way, some “add” real bricks to the fake structure, for example, by covering the “bottom” of the fireplace with them. Another cladding option is to paint it white, as in the photo, as if it were made of marble. “Stucco molding” will add special chic!

Place several real logs in the “firebox” or place large candles. To prevent a fire, place them on a metal tray. And you can decorate your false fireplace for the New Year with your own hands using the options suggested above.

Diameter: 30 cm. Type of needles: PVC. Needle color: green with snow-covered tips. Decor: natural spruce and pine cones, red berries.

New Year is a bright, cheerful and magical holiday, so the atmosphere in the house should be appropriate.

Size: 33 cm in diameter. Decor: natural cones, artificial berries.

Length: 92 cm. Type of needles: PVC with painted white tips. Needle color: green. Decor: red berries, natural fir cones.

Length: 274 cm. Diameter: 25 cm. Type of needles: PVC. Needle color: green. Decor: natural cones.

Length: 76 cm. Type of needles: FISHING LINE, PVC. Needle color: snowy green. Decor: pieces of ice and natural pine cones.

New Year's Eve without candles is like a song without words! To bring the spirit of magic into your home for the winter holidays, consider purchasing an elegant candle holder. You will certainly love the dazzling decor of shaggy spruce legs, sparkling snow and pine cones.

Length: 91 cm. Number of branches: 147 pcs. Needle type: PVC. Needle color: green. Decor: natural cones. Operates from a 220V network. Availability of built-in light bulbs: 50 warm white LED lamps.

Diameter: 28 cm. Type of needles: PVC. Needle color: green. Decor: gold and burgundy - beads, glass glossy and matte balls, satin bow and gilded natural cones.

An unusually elegant wreath. Looks perfect as a door decoration.

Size: 35*9 cm. Material: natural cones, artificial berries and twigs.

Size: 38 cm. Material: polystone.

What do you need to know about Christmas fireplace decoration?

How to decorate a fireplace for the New Year is not an easy question. Will the jewelry look appropriate? Which shades and materials should you prefer? Will it be possible to carefully make toys for the fireplace with your own hands or is it better to buy them? Here are just a few frequently asked questions from newcomers to this business. It's actually not that complicated. When decorating a fireplace, you need to remember only 2 things - color compatibility, material features and safety precautions. Otherwise, all you need is a little imagination, creativity, a few office tools and a New Year's mood. In addition, it is not at all necessary to decorate the fireplace yourself. You can involve your household in this process by making fireplace decoration a family New Year’s tradition.

Making a fireplace for the New Year from boxes

Most often, for the New Year, the fireplace is made from boxes. You just need to prepare one large box or several small ones. You will also need glue, tape, scissors, white paper and various decorative elements.

New uses for old boxes

Making your own wall-mounted New Year's fireplace

If you have a free wall, you can make a wall-mounted New Year's fireplace with your own hands. Its dimensions must correspond to the parameters of the free space. You will now find out how to do this.

A beautiful fireplace is a good idea to create a New Year's mood

Manufacturing instructions

If you are planning to make a fireplace out of a large TV box, we recommend:

prepare a drawing of the future hearth, paying special attention to the dimensions. If you still don’t know exactly what it should be like, study the proposed photos;

The outlines of the future structure should be drawn in advance

transfer the prepared layout to the box. To avoid confusion, draw main and auxiliary lines with pencils of different colors;
form a cavity of the required size and shape, inside which there will be “fire”;
decorate the corners so that the structure has a more presentable appearance;
We paint the almost finished fireplace with water-based paint or cover it with white paper. Painting should be done in several layers. For hard-to-reach places, use a sponge.

Advice! If you want to create the illusion of an aged coating, use drywall putty instead of paint.

The sequence of actions is quite simple

If there are a lot of boxes and they are small, the procedure is as follows:

We form a structure of the required size and shape by laying out the existing elements in the desired sequence. It is optimal to have two rectangular boxes and a small square one, which allows you to create the letter “P”. If there are no large boxes available, we connect several small ones in series;

The dimensions of the sides must be the same

We firmly connect the boxes together using tape and/or PVA glue. First we form the sides, then the top part, after which we securely connect them together;
We cover the resulting blank with white paper. You can use kraft paper used for gift wrapping;

On the back side, glue a piece of cardboard to the formed cavity, the size of which is larger than the size of the hole. It should first be covered with black colored paper or painted in the appropriate color. Then you can start decorating the structure.

Advice! To ensure that the wall-mounted fireplace is stable, provide recesses for the baseboard.

You can draw “bricks” with a sponge

Fireplace decoration and decoration

When the structure is completely ready, we begin to decorate it. To do this, you can cut and glue the baseboard and borders, having previously formed the cut at the desired angle. The element glued to the top can be chosen to be larger in size to create an imitation of a shelf. Instead of ready-made elements, you can use paper or wallpaper. The following photos clearly demonstrate what the finished structure might look like:

Making your own corner fireplace from cardboard

If there is no room for a wall-mounted model, you can make a corner fireplace from cardboard with your own hands. This is a more complex option compared to wall structures, but we will help you understand in detail the features of its creation.

Such a design requires precise geometric calculations

Manufacturing instructions

It is better to start making a corner fireplace with your own hands directly at the installation site. For work you should prepare in advance:

thick sheets of cardboard;
glue gun;
measuring instruments;
stationery knife or scissors;
pencil;
paint of a suitable color.

The corner fireplace must correspond to the dimensions of the corner

Having measured the parameters of the corner space, we make a preliminary drawing. Then:

cut out the base of the desired shape and size. The presence of a rounding will make the design more attractive;

we collect the box. We make sure to provide additional stiffening ribs;
We attach a border from pieces of cardboard to one of the blanks;
securely wrap the resulting structure with masking tape;
glue the side parts;
We fasten the panel from the inside to close the corner being formed;
We cover the finished fireplace with primer and paint.

Fireplace decoration and decoration

Once the main structure is assembled, you can begin finishing and decorating it. There are many options for beautifully decorating fireplaces. The idea can be found among the decor of real structures and ready-made cardboard solutions.

You can decorate a corner fireplace for the New Year in different ways

Color compatibility and decor color selection

Usually the New Year is associated with 4 classic colors - white, blue, blue, red. Most New Year's items and decorations are painted in these tones. However, you should not focus only on these colors. The New Year's palette can be made much more diverse. In the New Year's decoration of the fireplace, a sunny orange color (the color of tangerines) would be appropriate. This shade will create a special atmosphere of warmth and comfort in the house, and will also charge you with positivity on cold winter days.

An emerald shade would be no less appropriate. This aristocratic green color will make the decor of the fireplace richer and add a touch of luxury to the atmosphere in the house. Don’t forget about colors such as deep burgundy, gold, soft pink, and silver. Glitter, both on its own and in shimmering shades, will look truly festive and magical.

Video: decorating a fireplace for the New Year

As for color compatibility, there is one simple rule in decorating a fireplace for the New Year: it is better to combine warm shades with warm ones (yellow, orange, red, burgundy), and cold shades with cold ones (blue, indigo, green). White, gold, silver are neutral holiday shades. However, they should not be used as the main ones. But they will be excellent additions to the main colors. Thus, adding a golden hue to burgundy or emerald will add special luxury, and adding silver to blue and blue will add snowy tenderness.

The design of a room with a fireplace has its own subtleties and features. Many people ask the question of how to decorate the interior of a house or apartment. The fireplace fits harmoniously into the design and is a good decorative element. Let's look at the intricacies of interior design.

Tip: When choosing decorations for the fireplace, pay attention to their color. Choose 2-3 primary colors and try to stick to one style. It is not recommended to combine warm and cold shades with each other.

How to combine shades correctly when creating jewelry?

Fireplace decor (New Year's) is usually done in a 4-color scheme.

Common colors include:

An example of a fireplace design for the New Year.

bluish;
white;
bluish;
reddish.

These are generally accepted colors, but you can decorate the fireplace based on your color preferences. Get creative and create a special atmosphere by making a New Year's fireplace decoration in an orange shade. This color scheme will add warmth in the cold winter.

When decorating a fireplace, you can add malachite color. The green tint adds richness and luxury to the entire interior. Additionally, burgundy, gold, and silver are used. Don't forget to add glitter.

When decorating a fireplace, one important rule must be taken into account - warm colors are best combined with warm ones, and cold ones with cold ones.

Warm shades include:

yellowish;
reddish;
orange;
burgundy

Cool shades include:

bluish;
bluish;
greenish.

Safety rules for decorating a fireplace

A fireplace is, first of all, a source of open fire, and therefore a possible fire. If the fireplace is not equipped with a glass wall, then a fire can be caused by just a couple of careless movements. To prevent the holiday from ending in tragedy, you need to remember a few simple rules:

when choosing materials for toys and garlands for the fireplace, you should give preference to materials that do not ignite or are difficult to ignite: plastic, metal, rubber, glass;
It is better not to use paper, very thin fabrics (cotton, satin) and threads - they flare up easily;

To decorate the fireplace, use thick fabrics (felt, felt), ribbons, natural fir branches and cones with caution;
It is better to place decorations above the fireplace or along its perimeter;
It is not recommended to place New Year's fireplace decorations on the lower tiers or on the floor near the fireplace.

Tip: To prevent fire, do not hang decorations along the center line of the fireplace or parallel to the flame level.

DIY pine cone garland

Christmas tree and pine are integral attributes of the New Year. In addition to natural coniferous trees, fir branches and cones are often used in New Year's home decor. They can make an excellent New Year's garland for the fireplace. To create it you will need the following materials and tools:

spruce/pine cones (the quantity depends on the desired length of the product and the parameters of the fireplace);
spruce/pine branches;
top coat varnish (it is best to use wood varnish);
PVA glue;
golden foil;
gold spray paint (you can use glitter spray);
sponge;
twine;
hooks;
scissors;
brush (painting);
pliers;
tweezers.

Manufacturing technology:

First of all, you need to prepare the cones: wash them and clean them of dirt. After that, dry them.
Apply glue with a sponge in 2 dense layers. This will allow the cone not to crumble and avoid damage. After this, the cones need to be dried for 1 hour.
While the pine cones are drying, you can prepare the remaining parts. Apply gold spray paint to the hooks and let them dry for 20 minutes.
After the pine cones have dried thoroughly, wrap them in foil, and then use a brush to imitate painting from the top to the base of each cone. Excess foil will fall off, and in places where glue was applied, on the contrary, it will stick securely.

The top of the product must be varnished and left to dry.
Finally, use pliers to attach the hook to the base of the pine cone. Once the hooks are attached to all the pine cones, thread the twine through them. You can attach small spruce branches to it on top and cover it with golden spray.

The garland for decorating the fireplace is ready!

Tip: Coating the pine cones with several layers of wood varnish will make them fire resistant.

Making a fireplace for the New Year with your own hands from polystyrene foam

Cardboard structures are not strong enough. As a result, heavy things cannot be installed on them. If you want to make a higher-quality decorative fireplace for the New Year with your own hands, pay attention to foam structures.

You can make not only a wall-mounted fireplace, but also a corner fireplace from polystyrene foam.

Instructions for making a decorative fireplace for the New Year with your own hands

To form a beautiful and high-quality structure, foam plastic of sufficient thickness should be used. The low cost of the material will allow you to create a festive mood with minimal financial investment.

The thicker the material, the more realistic the design will seem.

The work is performed in the following sequence:

The drawing of the future fireplace is being worked out. You can do this yourself or use ready-made solutions;
the material is cut out. The number and size of cut elements will depend on the design features of the future fireplace;
We connect the prepared elements together. To fix them in the desired position, you can use toothpicks or needles. For a strong connection - PVA glue and tape;
if the firebox has not yet been formed, carefully cut it out using a knife;
prime the frame;
using fine sandpaper we remove protruding elements from the surface;
We paint the frame with water-based paint.

The contours of each element should be cut out very carefully.

Fireplace decoration

To decorate such structures, you can use various patterned elements to decorate the ceiling and other internal surfaces. Preference can be given not only to baseboards or moldings, but also to other decorative elements.

DIY Christmas boots for the fireplace

Red and burgundy decorative boots hanging over the fireplace are a famous New Year and Christmas tradition in Western Europe, which is becoming popular in Russia. You can put New Year's sweets and small gifts in these boots. In the end, they simply please the eye and create a great mood. To make socks for the fireplace you will need:

dense fabric - felt (size depends on the number of boots);
pattern paper;
pins;
threads to match the fabric;
needle;
grease pencil or chalk;
decorative ribbons and edging;
ruler;
scissors;
sewing machine.

Manufacturing instructions

The technology for making such socks for the fireplace consists of several simple steps:

On paper you need to draw the boot itself in full size and cut it out. It will serve as a template for cutting.

The felt is cut into pieces according to the approximate dimensions of the product.
After this, the paper template is pinned to the piece of fabric on the front side using pins. The fabric itself must be folded in half. The same procedure is repeated for the reverse side.
Before cutting out patterns from fabric, leave 1-2 cm from the edges for seams when sewing. Cut out all the flaps.
Connect the outer and back parts of each side of the future boot. Make a seam.

Tip: folds may appear at the bends when turned right side out. To avoid this, make small cuts along the edges before sewing the 2 sides of the product together.

Iron both halves of the product with an iron from the front side.
Place both halves of the sock together on the wrong side, then turn it right side out.
Fold back the top cuff and secure with a light seam.
The bent part can be decorated with ribbons, fabric figures, beads, beads, embroidered patterns with threads and even small cones and pine needles - to your taste.

DIY fireplace

Fireplaces in private homes are usually massive. They are decorated with stucco and forged grilles. A large and wide mantelpiece can accommodate a large number of photo frames, vases of flowers and various decorations. As for small one-room and two-room apartments, it is simply impossible to accommodate such splendor without taking up half of the usable space.

For owners of a small area, an artificial fireplace would be an excellent solution.

This could be a screen recording live fire, an electric heater in the form of an antique fireplace located against the wall, or simply a fake fireplace designed to create a certain atmosphere in the room.

You can create a fireplace with your own hands.

You should not throw away old dressing tables, large boxes (for example, from under the refrigerator) and even boxes left over from ordered pizza. From all these materials you can make a small artificial fireplace that will delight you on long winter evenings. Of course, a cardboard fireplace will not be able to heat the room, but it will look almost like a real one and will also gather the whole family around it.

First you need to draw or find a ready-made drawing of the proposed product on the Internet. Print it out and transfer it onto cardboard according to the dimensions you need.
Make cuts and glue all the necessary pieces to create a box with a fire pit in the middle.
You can make an imitation of borders and stucco using elements of foam tiles and baseboards purchased at a hardware store.
You need to cut out a large piece of polystyrene foam or any other lightweight material and glue it on top of the mantelpiece.
Then you can start painting the resulting fireplace. For this, water-based paint is used, which is applied in two layers. If you want to get the effect of aged paint, you must use white drywall putty in advance.
After installing the structure in the chosen place, you can put electronic or real candles inside, lay a garland or install a small lamp.

A few more ideas for decorating a fireplace for the holidays

Perfect for Christmas fireplace decoration on a silver platter. A wreath of fir branches is attached to an ordinary glass dish along the outer contour. In order to make such a wreath, you need to take several branches, bend them into a circle of wire and tie them with ribbons. Small candles are placed in the center - 3-5 pieces. The composition can be supplemented with decorative plastic berries, fir cones, and glitter. These New Year's candlesticks are placed on top of the fireplace.

The fireplace and figurines - symbols of the coming year - will be decorated. They can also be placed together with candlesticks. From the figures you can create a whole “freeze frame” from a fairy tale, or depict some funny plot. Small decorative Christmas trees would look appropriate.

Using figurines on the fireplace, a real fairy tale unfolds

The New Year's garland can be supplemented with decorative lollipops in the form of hooks with white and red stripes.

Tip: if you have children in the house, they will probably love an illuminated fireplace. To do this, simply add an electric garland to the decor.

These are not all the ideas for decorating a fireplace for the New Year with your own hands. The above are just some decorating tips. How many people - so many ideas! Perhaps our ideas and tips will inspire you to create your own composition. Good luck with your creativity and happy holidays!

Decorating a false fireplace for the New Year and Christmas holidays is one of the obligatory rituals. To do this, you can use various attributes, decorations and decorations. It all depends on the imagination of the master.

On the eve of the New Year holidays, everyone is in a hurry to decorate their homes. A decorative fireplace is traditionally included in the list of interior items that require thematic decoration. There are many options for decorating a false fireplace, the most basic ones will be discussed in this article.

Decorating a decorative fireplace is a creative process. It all depends on the flight of fancy of the master.

How to decorate a fireplace with figures of the New Year symbol?

How else can you decorate a fireplace for the New Year and Christmas? Buy several figurines of the symbol of the coming year. Place them on top of the fireplace, and beautifully arrange an electric garland on top. To prevent the figures from standing idle, create a “freeze frame” from them from some popular fairy tale or New Year’s film. If there are children at home, ask them to come up with a funny scene for the toys.

Design idea

Those who find the idea of decorating with figurines of the symbol of the coming year not so interesting should go a different route - place a scattering of small New Year's balls on top of the fireplace and intertwine them with a garland. Make sure that the chosen color of the toys is in harmony with the overall color of the room.

In addition to New Year symbol figurines and Christmas tree balls, small artificial Christmas trees would look appropriate on the fireplace. To make them look more elegant and festive, put a Santa Claus hat on each of them.

These are not all the ideas on how to decorate a fireplace for the New Year. Perhaps these tips will inspire you to create your own composition, which will subsequently become the center of attention of guests at home. Get creative and be happy on New Year's Eve!

Decorative Christmas fireplace: stages of creation

Before we talk about decorating a fireplace, you need to pay attention to the issue of its creation. Not everyone knows that a false fireplace can be made from an ordinary cardboard box. To construct it, you need to prepare unnecessary cardboard packaging from plasma or refrigerator. If you don't have a large box at hand, you can use several smaller ones. From the available materials you will need a knife, glue, tape, pencil/pen, ruler and paper. Stages of creating a decorative cardboard fireplace for the New Year:

First you need to think about the design of the festive fireplace and its size. The finished sketch can be found on the Internet. It is recommended to put the plan diagram on a sheet of paper.
A Christmas fireplace can be made in two ways - it all depends on the installation location of this piece of furniture. If it stands against the wall, we will talk about a wall fireplace, if in the corner - about a corner fireplace.2

Features of creating a wall-mounted false fireplace

The easiest option for creating a fake fireplace is to make a “hearth” directly from one or more boxes. If only one cardboard package is used, then a rectangular window is cut out in the front according to the markings. The combustion hole or place for the “hearth” is made in the likeness of a real brick fireplace. The flaps of the hole are bent inward and fixed with glue. For a larger fireplace, take three boxes, two of which are side “extensions”. The boxes are glued together and “equal” to each other.

Advice! It is better to glue the inner walls of the box with tape in advance so that the packaging does not “fall apart”.

The resulting fireplace with a combustion hole is painted with water-based white paint or covered with paper. The mantelpiece is cut out of cardboard or plywood to fit the size of the upper part of the “hearth”. It is attached to the top with glue. The fireplace is decorated with borders and baseboards, foam forms, etc.

A more durable design of a decorative fireplace made of cardboard is made of three main elements: the base, the combustion portal and the shelf. A rectangular box is used as a basis; its size should be 5-10 cm larger than the parameters of the future fireplace. Cardboard stiffeners are attached to the inside of the base, this will make the body more durable.

Marking a future cardboard fireplace with a combustion hole. It is recommended to draw the main lines with a pen, and the auxiliary lines with a pencil.

The fireplace portal is made from a box with a cut-out combustion hole. The side strips are folded inward and secured with tape. Next, the place for the hearth is inserted into the finished base in the middle and sealed. The mantelpiece is made of denser cardboard, along the length of which cardboard panels are placed for structural rigidity. The shelf is attached to the top of the portal using polymer glue. Next, the fireplace is covered with paints, a primer or covered with wallpaper/film. It all depends on the desires and preferences of the master.

Video: decorating a false fireplace

Corner decorative fireplace

It differs from the wall one in its shape. It is installed in the corner space of the room, so it is better to take all measurements directly in the selected location. The box is placed in a corner and the combustion hole is cut out according to the principle described above. The back wall of the package is removed, and the side walls are cut to fit the angle. Thick cardboard or plywood is also attached to the top. The material must be light and strong enough to withstand light loads. Otherwise, it will be impossible to put anything on the mantelpiece. The resulting fireplace is painted with water-based paint or putty.

How to decorate a fireplace for the New Year with your own hands.

To create a modest decor, the fireplace can be complemented only with a transparent vase filled with colored Christmas balls and New Year frames with photographs of loved ones.
Compositions made from candles are an excellent addition to the mantelpiece. To create a composition, you need to place a spruce branch on a plate, place three large candles in the center, and place Christmas balls on the sides.
On the end of the fireplace you can hang your own Christmas boots, inside which you can place various fruits and sweets.
Flower pots decorated with acrylic snowflakes, elegant ribbons, and spruce branches can also serve as an excellent decor for the mantelpiece.
Garlands woven from fir branches, decorated with electric garlands, and various Christmas tree decorations, can certainly become the best and main decor of the room. One such garland can be placed on top of the mantelpiece, and the other can be hung on its end part.
A festive wreath made of fir branches can be hung above the fireplace or simply placed on its top. To create such a wreath is as easy as shelling pears, cut out a large ring from cardboard, and glue spruce branches around the perimeter of it using polymer glue. Finally, the product can be decorated with large beads or decorative beads.
The fireplace can also be complemented with a garland of acrylic snowflakes strung on a fishing line.
Figures of winter characters can also decorate the mantelpiece; you can purchase Father Frost, Snow Maiden, Santa Claus or Snowman. By the way, you can make a snowman yourself from white socks, details here.
The top of the fireplace can be decorated with fir branches and fruits placed on them: oranges, tangerines, apples or pomegranates.
If you love fairy tales, then try stylizing the fireplace as one of the fairy tales, for example, based on the cartoon “Frozen,” you can decorate the fireplace with a figurine of the snowman Olaf, Queen Elsa, sprinkle artificial snow all around, hang a lot of snowflakes and lay out blue tinsel.
You can also decorate the fireplace with a garland of pine cones strung on a woolen thread or fishing line.
Tinsel laid along the edge of the fireplace with the ends hanging freely to the floor also looks very impressive.
Nuts, cones, acorns and chestnuts placed in transparent vases will be an excellent addition to the mantelpiece.

How to decorate a fireplace for the New Year, photo.

Beautiful and simple decoration of Christmas balls:

Today we showed you many photos that will definitely help you decide the question of how to decorate a fireplace for the New Year. Please note that many photos combine fir branches, which, by the way, may well be artificial. That is, taking spruce branches as a basis, you definitely can’t go wrong with the decor; they look great as an independent element, and look even more impressive with various additions, in the form of snowflakes, Christmas tree decorations or candles. Well, if we talk about even more accessible materials, then all kinds of natural materials (cones, acorns, nuts) and various paper objects (snowflakes, stars, Christmas trees) can act as decoration.

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Options for decorating a cardboard fireplace for the New Year

You can make an ordinary fireplace festive using improvised means. There are no specific decorating rules. Everyone decorates “their brainchild” in their own way. Below are several possible options for creating a New Year or Christmas atmosphere:

Making homemade firewood/woodpiles. It’s hard to imagine a real fireplace without logs. The decorative fireplace is also decorated with fake firewood. They are made from corrugated cardboard rolled into a roll. The larger the sheet of cardboard, the thicker the log. Knots are made from smaller rolls of cardboard placed on glue. The surface of the logs fixed with tape is painted white, and the places where they are twisted remain unchanged. The woodpile can be placed right next to the fireplace, using the space next to the “hearth”. Real logs are often used for decoration.

Advice! You can make homemade firewood to match any type of wood by painting it with the appropriate paint.

Imitation of fire. For obvious reasons, you won’t be able to light a real fire in a cardboard fireplace, but you can create an imitation flame. It is recommended to place burning candles or candlesticks in the firebox of a false hearth. Even a small live fire will give the fireplace a mesmerizing festive look. An original option for decorating a fireplace is to install stands made of logs for candles.

Advice! You can replace the fire with a New Year's garland, twisted in several layers and placed inside the combustion portal. You can also use lantern candles or candles in a glass. These are the safest decoration options.

Finishing. When imagining the Christmas holidays, thoughts of a real brick fireplace immediately come to mind. You can make a decorative fireplace “like a brick” in several ways. The first is to cover it with wallpaper with a corresponding textured pattern. The second is to cut out rectangles from foam or cardboard and glue them to the surface of the fireplace in the form of brickwork. The figures should resemble “bricks”. The fireplace body is primed so that the structure is made in a single color. Next it is coated with brown paint. The space between the “bricks” can be left white or painted yellow/gold.

Advice! To add texture, the masonry is dotted with silver or gold paint using a sponge.

Scenery. To decorate, you can use the usual attributes of this holiday - tinsel, Christmas tree decorations, rain. Along the edges of the fireplace you can place a rag gift “boot” for children. You can also decorate the mantelpiece; the most common option is to place garlands or tinsel along the tabletop. Inside the firebox you can put figurines of Father Frost, Santa Claus, photo frames, or leave space for placing cards and gifts. You can decorate your holiday fireplace with wreaths, paper snowflakes, flags, posters, photographs or homemade garlands.

To decorate the fireplace for the New Year, you can use the combustion chamber, the walls of the structure and the mantelpiece. The main rule is not to overdo it with the number of attributes.

You can create the appropriate mood using thematic attributes - a vase with dried flowers, a forged poker, etc. You can make the fireplace sparkle with new colors using a disco ball or a projector, which will make the room festive and unusual.

Advice! The gifts of the forest - branches and cones - will help create a festive atmosphere. However, placing them near an open fire is unsafe.

You can decorate it in different ways. For some, it will be enough to install a decorated Christmas tree next to the fireplace, while others will move cozy armchairs closer to the “hearth.” You need to decorate a false fireplace at your own discretion, depending on the number of festive attributes and flights of fancy.

It's good to experiment with garland shapes. You can make a traditional ribbon hanging in the middle, or you can decorate the entire perimeter of the fireplace, or attach a decorative ornament exclusively to the mantelpiece. By the way, you can make several Christmas wreaths and hang them on top of the fireplace, the main thing is not to forget about safety precautions and take into account the distance from the decorations to the open fire.

Decorations

It is advisable to additionally decorate a garland of fir branches with ribbons or various figures. Bells, sweets in bright wrappers, gilded nuts and bows made of colorful ribbons look harmonious. Don’t forget that the entire home design should be in the same style.

If you chose the option of paper garlands, then additional elements in this case will be superfluous.

Play of light

Christmas and New Year are special and mysterious holidays that are usually celebrated by candlelight or blinking lights. Win-win ideas for decorating a fireplace - lush green spruce branches wrapped in blinking lanterns. It looks beautiful if you place candles in special closed candlesticks, since safety should come first.

If you decide to avoid electric decorations and candles, then use a safer option. Weave stars made of foil or golden paper into the garland, the fire in the fireplace will be reflected in them, and the decoration will sparkle as if alive.

Color fantasies

Using a can of spray paint, you can decorate your garland in any color. An interesting idea is to imitate snow on the branches using white paint. You can surprise your guests with a blue spruce garland, on which golden bows and foil stars will stand out.

Making a fireplace

First, imagine the hearth of your dreams. Next – follow it, bring it to life.

From previously prepared cardboard packages, glue a frame that will resemble a fireplace. It is advisable to choose a stronger adhesive, since cardboard is a very rigid material that requires strong bonding.

The first option and the simplest is to prepare large pieces of cardboard for a false fireplace, measure the distances, carefully draw rectangles and the necessary parts, cut them out and fasten them together. The second option is to collect several dozen boxes, for example, of corn flakes, glue them together in such a way as to form a rectangular frame; be sure to leave some space in order to decorate the hearth.

Let the product dry for some time. Take prepared wallpaper; the ideal option would be one that imitates the texture of bricks or stones. Carefully cover the surface of the cardboard blank, try to glue the structure in such a way that there are no visible seams of your creativity. Excess glue can be removed with a cloth or napkin.

Dry the resulting product, if necessary, revive it, add more colors. For decoration, you can use, for example, adhesive tape, gold color. Cover the edges of the fireplace beautifully.

You can put pre-prepared firewood in the fireplace. A few real logs will be enough. Parts of the tree are wrapped in a garland, which then imitates fire.

The location of your product is important. It would look appropriate in the living room; an interesting option would be to place it in the kitchen, especially if there is a place for receiving guests. Try not to overload the room; it is important that there is enough space around the fireplace, since it involves not only delivering aesthetic pleasure, but also gathering family and friends next to it. Coziness is created with the help of chairs or inflatable chairs placed around the New Year's product.

From pine cones and other natural materials

In addition to fir branches, other natural materials are also actively used to make New Year's decorations. The most common are cones and walnuts.

Step-by-step instruction:

pine cones and nuts must be thoroughly washed and dried;
Apply glue over the entire surface using a sponge and place in egg containers to dry;
Screw in small hooks at the base for fastening to threads;
Wrap each cone or nut in thick foil and brush over the entire surface. The glitter will stick at the points of contact;
to consolidate the effect, you need to apply a transparent varnish or a special adhesive spray;
All that remains is to thread twine or golden cord through the hooks and the garland is ready.

Your child can do this simple procedure with you, the main thing is to prepare all the materials at hand in advance.

To prevent the cones from bunching up, you need to make knots on each hook. Same technique with nuts.

Edible decor

An ideal option for little sweet tooths is a garland of sweets or traditional New Year's fruits. The first ones can simply be strung on a bright ribbon, but with the second ones you will have to tinker a little.

For New Year's fruit decorations, lemon, orange, and lime are suitable. The fruits must first be cut into round slices and dried. Then distribute such aromatic components in a loose order on the tape; you can add cinnamon sticks, bags of cloves and other spices. The smell from such a garland, which is also heated by warm air from the fireplace, will be simply unforgettable. By the way, dried fruits can be used for family tea after all the holidays.

For New Year and Christmas

Most often, the fireplace is “dressed up” before the onset of the Christmas and New Year holidays. Traditionally, a red-green color scheme is chosen, fresh spruce branches, cones and candles are used. Knitted socks are hung on a ribbon, into which small gifts for children and adults are placed. However, following traditions, one should not forget about the compatibility of decorations with the overall interior of the room and the fireplace itself.

For metal fireplaces, furniture and walls in light colors, decorations in blue and silver tones are suitable, for brighter rooms - golden-red decor.

A combination of different materials is allowed:

A garland made with pine cones, spruce or pine branches and other materials is a classic decoration for a mantelpiece. You can dream up the shades and shapes of such a garland yourself.
Christmas wreaths, which are traditionally hung on the front door, can also be used to decorate the fireplace. You can hang the wreath in the center of the structure or place it on the wall above.
You can use various New Year-themed figurines and figurines, Christmas tree decorations and decorative ribbons. The main condition is that they must be combined with the rest of the decorations in the house.

Lanterns, LED garlands and, of course, candles are used to sparkle the light.
An interesting solution is to use “tasty” decorations (various gingerbread cookies, nuts, sweets in bright wrappers). You can put chopped fruit on top; when dried, they can be used as an additive to tea. You can add aroma to the room by packing spices (cinnamon, cloves, vanilla) into small bags. The smell coming from the fireplace will set the family and guests up for long, cozy tea parties.
You can also stack a small stack of firewood next to the fireplace, even if it is electric. This will create the effect of isolation from the noisy city, the illusion of privacy in a small house surrounded by nature.

Boot for gifts

Despite the fact that the tradition of hanging boots on the fireplace came to us from the West not so long ago, every child is not against hanging such an attribute on their home fireplace. Don’t forget to leave room for it when you start drawing a picture of how to decorate a fireplace for New Year’s Eve. You can buy such a Christmas decorative element in a store, but it is much more interesting to sew it yourself on one of the winter evenings.

Making a boot:

If there are several children in the family, it is important to write names on the boots to avoid confusion with gifts. You can play on flowers and make a blue boot for a boy, while a red one will suit a little princess.

Christmas wreaths

Before you start making wreaths, remember that you are going to hang them on the fireplace, and therefore their size should be small and in harmony with the rest of the decorative elements. Again, do not forget about safety; paper options are more suitable for an electric fireplace, and not for an open fire.

From the branches

To make this wreath, you need two types of wire - thick for the frame and thin pieces for fastening the components. You need to roll the thick wire into a circle, securing the ends, then wrap this structure with spruce branches, securing it around the perimeter with thin wire. For decoration you can use cones and bells, golden ribbons, small cardboard boxes wrapped like gifts. Don't forget to make a loop on top to attach the wreath to the fireplace.

A bold and creative option is to make a wreath from rowan branches with scarlet fruits on it. It would be nice to supplement this gift of nature with acorns or a sprig of hazel, which is easy to find on a walk in a snowy park.

From paper

There are many variations on how to design and make a paper wreath. The simplest one is to cut out a wreath from cardboard and allow the kids to draw their favorite New Year's characters on its surface. It will look good if you additionally decorate such a work of art with sparkles and miniature snowflakes, and use a thread of thin rain for the loop. Another idea is to paste a photo of a family member on each wreath and invite them to express their dreams on the canvas. The result will be a kind of visualization of wishes, who knows, maybe they are destined to come true under the influence of New Year's magic.

A more labor-intensive version of a paper wreath is a three-dimensional design. Various techniques are used - quilling, three-dimensional appliqué, and the use of double-sided tape to attach decorative elements.

Made from fabric and thread

New Year's wreaths are also made from fabric. The basis is the same cardboard circle, lined on both sides with foam rubber circles of identical size, and then covered with a wide ribbon or trimmed with pieces of fabric that match the background of the main style of the apartment. By the way, instead of ribbon or fabric, such a wreath can be wrapped with knitting threads; the main thing is to make sure that the thread lies evenly, without overlapping one another. If you pre-lubricate the surface of the cardboard base with glue, the threads will lie tightly.

You can actually make a thread wreath without a cardboard base. You can tie a thin web in the form of a closed circle and starch it well. Such wreaths look very cute and tender; it would be nice to decorate not only the fireplace with them, but also hang them throughout the house, including on the windows.

Another idea for needlewomen is knitted New Year's figures, be they Christmas trees, nuts, candies or snowmen, fastened together in the form of a circle. Use a different combination of colors, but a monochrome composition looks no less interesting.

Decorating the top of the fireplace

The fireplace mantel is a place for your creative flight. All the funny New Year's figures, such as houses with candles inside, a wishing ball, can easily fit here, you can put photos from last year's winter holidays here, and miniature Christmas trees made, for example, from beads on wire, will also look good.

Beaded figurines

It is not difficult to make such decor. You need to string beads onto a wire of medium thickness and then bend the base into the shape you want, for example, a Christmas tree. This can be done flat or volumetric, twisting in a spiral.

Decorative Christmas trees

To make a Christmas tree, a cardboard cone is often used, which is decorated with any available materials. An unexpected proposal - vermicelli painted in various shades of various configurations. A glue gun is ideal for attaching it to the base. The cone can be decorated with lace, golden laces, or covered with cut out green palms.

Foam figures

It’s easy to find foam figures in craft supply stores. All that remains is to decorate them or paste them with beads, cardboard flowers or snowflakes, multi-colored pieces of fabric or foil. You can find out from the sellers how to properly attach the parts.