Fireplaces are a comforting and indulgent feature often associated with rustic, vintage-inspired homes. But if you have a more modern design taste, never fear—we have some incredibly beautiful solutions for you. Modern fireplace design ideas, like sleek, wall-mounted models or recessed fireplaces, seamlessly blend with contemporary interiors. Linear gas or electric fireplaces with frameless glass fronts offer a chic, floating appearance, while stone, concrete, or steel surrounds bring an industrial flair. Customizable LED lighting enhances the atmosphere, making these modern fireplaces a stylish addition to any home.
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46 Modern Fireplace Design Ideas That Warm Your Modern Style
Modern innovations have freed up fireplace design so they can be incorporated in almost every room with an aesthetic that enhances from the room’s modernity rather that distracting from it. If you don’t have a chimney or the funds to build one, we have a solution to that too: bio fires. Bio fires run on bioethanol fuel, which is consists of only plant matter so it is a clean renewable energy source that doesn’t use fossil fuels. The fire produces no smoke at all so you don’t need a chimney, which means you can place them anywhere! They can be easily lit with a long lighter so you don’t have the additional need for wood storage. These help you save space and and keeps your conscience free from the guilt of producing additional air pollution.
So if you want a fireplace that doesn’t make your home feel dated here are:
1. Sleek Flush Bio Fire
The beautiful feature wall of this modern living room has used wooden wall panels in a variety of shapes for visual interest. One panel of this wall has been replaced with a bio fire in a matte black surround that fits perfectly with the chic aesthetic. Through a little rectangular window you can view the little bio fire erupting from round, white stones in various sizes. This bio fire doesn’t need a logs or a chimney so you can warm your space without the mess and inconvenience.
2. Black Void in a Grey Tiled Chimney Column
The super modern pitched interior of this sunken lounge has warmed the space with a rectangular black void holding bowl of fire. The inky black of the alcove allows the flames to stand out dramatically against its shiny surface and makes it the main feature of the room. The chimney column is defined against the white walls with roughened grey tile running all the way up to the pitched ceiling. This is a really elegant example of how to use texture and colour artfully while remaining part of the neutral colour palette.
3. Fire in a Marbled Feature Wall
This neutral toned room screams chic modernism that plays with colour and texture through the screed floor, wood paneled walls and exposed beams. The showstopper, however, is the marble feature wall with a distinctive beige and blue pattern that contains the fire and conceals the chimney. The fireplace has been recessed into the corner to create an L shaped hearth in the corner so you can see it and feel its warmth from two different angles.
4. Lakeside Bedroom with Bio Fire
The luxurious bedroom to this lakeside home has a gorgeous wood paneled finish with a huge wall of windows open to the lake beyond. To incorporate the faux chimney, and in turn the fireplace, into the space the wood paneled ceiling runs down around the chimneystack and round the matte black frame around the fire. Inside the cavity is a thin strip of bio fire dancing over a small pile of stones. The fire has been lifted to the same height as the bed so you can lounge in bed and take in the view of the fire and the stunning view all at once.
5. Suspended Wood Burning Fire
The super chic modern interior of this glamorous apartment has been styled in glossy white with pops of red throughout. This warm pop has been continued through to the fire held in this ultra modern suspended fireplace hanging within the living room. The matte black orb of fire has a little ovoid opening holding the wood burning fire with a thin chimney growing from the top and through the ceiling. This is a spacey and modern feature while making a stark environment warm and cozy.
6. Bio Fire Tucked into Shelf
The dark wood paneled feature wall of this spacious lounge has rectangular shelves recessed into them in matte black. Some of these shelves hold décor and books with one stand out shelf dropped slightly below the rest holding a stunning bio fire. A thick rectangular silver plate is mounted into the shelf with a thin strip of fire running down its length. The matte black finish of the recess makes the fire stand out in an eyecatching way, especially since the flame height can be adjusted so the flames can rise as high as you want.
7. Glossy Modern with Clever Wood Pile Niches
This lounge is an intensely modern room with glossy finishes literally from floor to ceiling including the warm brown glossy tiles of the feature wall. The little rectangular fireplace is recessed into this feature wall with a black frame and glass front for optimum safety, especially if you have pets or small children. The log storage is in the form of a stack of three niches recessed into the wall neatly that contributes a beautiful natural texture to the space.
8. Black Strip of Fire in White Stone
The minimal lounge to this large house is decorated sparsely with a large grey couch, a huge TV recessed into the wall and a stunning bio fire beside it. The fireplace is formed by a black slit with a strip of fire inside it that is subtle and sleek. A white stone shelf has been built running underneath the window morphing into the hearth and then under the TV to unite the features together. A column of the same white stone rises over the fire as a faux chimneystack that keeps the space feeling cohesive.
9. Cozy Corner Fireplace
This comfy beige lounge has a huge corner shaped couch facing the fireplace that rounds off the corner of the room. This shape cleverly hides the chimney column and features a polished framework on the front that encompasses the fire recess and the mantel. The square black wood burning fire is recessed into the pale stone facing to become the heart of this comfortable home.
10. Country Style Bio Fire
This open plan home has a contemporary rustic interior with long grey couches and white armchairs sitting on wooden floorboards. This style is continued through the fireplace in a rectangular black frame and the textural feature around it. The fire is lifted off the ground on a blue toned stone platform, which also faces the chimney column. This column is interrupted by a warm timber mantel wrapping around it with the TV on top. The horizontal strip of fire is at eye level when you sit on the couch you can appreciate the fire both visually and physically.
11. Stunning Layered Fireplace Design
The whole design of this huge lounge is based around the long rectangular fire with a glass surround on two sides. This dramatic design is strictly linear from the long bio fire itself to the vertical black column and white corner shaped frame. The strip of wood at the base is featured as a nod to the fuel source of traditional fires. This whole feature is graphic and startlingly beautiful.
12. Luxury Spacious Bathroom with Bio Fire
This intensely luxurious bathroom with its enormous shower and bathtub finishes off this glamorous look with a leather lounger beside the stunning bio fire. The fire grows from the countertop that blends with bathtub to create a modern version of the hearth. The long black rectangular bio fire has a stainless steel faux chimneystack above it mounted with a large TV over the top to really push the ostentatious minimalism over the edge.
13. Roaring Tiny Fireplace View
Instead of a TV this couch has a gorgeous view of the fireplace. The fireplace has a thick, glossy black frame with a small glass window in front of the roaring fire. Instead of a traditional chimney it has been hidden in the wall so the glossy wall surface remains uninterrupted. The shelf below provides a space for décor and incorporates a woodpile beneath it so they’re easy to grab and looks beautiful into the bargain.
14. Gorgeous Feature Fireplace in Minimal Room
A very minimal decorating style has been used in this minimal lounge with a few statement pieces, one of which is the massive fireplace. The long thin horizontal fire is mounted against the wall and appears to hover magically over the floor with a shallow glossy black chimneystack running up the wall. The frame to this dramatic fire is a chunky but simple mantelpiece in thick concrete that spans from one side to the other in one solid piece and provides space for minimal decoration.
15. Upgraded Old Fire Stove
This modern design is based around the traditional old woodfire stoves found in homes a long time ago. The matte black box has a little door inset with glass that houses the fire sitting on little legs. The little recess between the legs contain the woodpile which sits on a square of fire resistant carpet to protect hardwood floors. The chimney is one thin tube reaching through the white ceiling. This makes the modern living room cozy yet minimal at the same time.
16. A Cozy but Modern Dining Room
The dining room for this modern home has been placed alongside the windows of this huge open plan living space to take advantage of the natural light and the stunning views. The lengthy dining room table is topped with a collection of bright white candleholders that resemble a slither of snakes. This white finish ties in with the white frame around the fire that sits at the end of the table. The large square is full of fire, which is contrasted against the matte black wall behind it. This feature wall also hides the chimney to create this seamless aesthetic.
17. Wood Textured Bedroom with Suspended Fireplace
This beautiful room has a suspended fireplace that is a more ovoid cousin of example 15 hanging from the wood paneled ceiling. The design of the whole room is based around wood textures and black finishes, which sleekly tie in with the fireplace that encompasses both. The cozy bedroom has huge windows shaded by shards of timber on the outside, like stylised trees with the wood burning fireplace in the middle that emulates a stylized campfire. This scene is idyllic and comforting in a beautifully modern way.
18. Convex Wall Mounted Bio Fire
This fireplace may be small but still packs a punch. It is mounted high up on the wall like a moving painting so it keeps the room warm and gives you something entrancing to look at. The other furniture has really glossy black finishes that tie in with the warping face of the fireplace and its glass covering. The effect is super modern and provides a unique way to decorate your space using fire.
19. Comfy Lounge with Pebbled Bio Fire
The large lounge of this rural home is stylish and modern with a neutral colour palette. Due to the climate outside the lounge space is based around the fire rather than a TV. A timber column sits between windows to act as the faux chimneystack with the large rectangular bio fire mounted into it, the flames rising magically from white pebbles. It has been lifted above the ground and encircled in a matte black frame at eye level so everyone can bathe in its calming warmth and watch the fire while the snow drifts outside.
20. Futuristic Horizontal Bio Fire
In a highly modern lounge lit with eerie blue lights has emphasized this futuristic style using an immense horizontal fireplace spanning the lounge space. The silver grey couches are arranged around the TV with the long bio fire running underneath it. A thick stainless steel frame runs around the bricked void, which houses a long strip of white fire. The height of the flames can be adjusted from small and subtle to really tall and dramatic that suits glamour of this space perfectly.
21. A Magical Column of Fire
Bio fires give you the opportunity to literally play with fire. Its bio ethanol heat source can be as big or small as you need hidden in the base and contained within any shape, as long as it is fireproof. Once ignited the flame can be adjusted depending on how tall you want the flame and how much heat you require. The dancing flame is contained within a glass column that looks like you have trapped the fire within it. These can be used in multiple different locations for optimum effect.
22. Updating an Antique Fireplace
Here we have a great example of how to modernize elements in an older home to suit your style. The original moulded mantelpiece has been painted in a fresh coat of white to blend it in with the walls and tone down the carved embellishments. This has been filled in with a polygonal black frame that neatens the interior to the existing bricked fireplace. The chimneys in houses such as this are often blocked off from the top and bottom to reduce the maintenance that a real fire entails. This is the case here where, instead of an actual fire, the colourful tiled hearth hosts a series of white pillar candles in a variety of heights to create this idyllic little scene.
23. Stunning Metal Sculpted Chimney and Fire Platform
Within this huge open plan living space fill of beautiful features, the fire is the real showstopper. A thick white stone platform is lifted off the ground with a woodpile secreted underneath. On top of this sits a shallow metal bowl on tiny little legs holds the fire itself. The chimney over it is a sculptural wonder. It comprises of a wrought iron triangular hood with three arching legs that looks beautiful and keeps your house smoke free.
24. Marble Surrounded Bedroom Fireplace
The immaculate bedroom of this glamorous apartment is a white and wood paneled space with huge floor to ceiling windows providing you with a beautiful view of the city. The fireplace has been neatly incorporated into this aesthetic to keep the stark space open but cozy. The wall at the end of the bed houses an onyx rectangular fireplace framed in a luxurious white and grey marble that coordinates with the soft furnishings. A simple chaise longe has been placed beside it to create a tranquil space to relax in the winter while taking in the bustling view of the city.
25. Fireplace Slot Cut into a Concrete Wall
This stunning modern space is predominantly grey and white amplified with pops of yellow, which is echoed in the fire. A rectangular niche cut out of the concrete feature wall forms this unique fireplace. The shelf created holds a scattering of black pebbles that the bio fire grows out of as if by magic. The look is totally innovative and stunning.
26. Wall Mounted Fireplace Beside Statement Staircase
The large open plan living space of this rural home works with a backdrop of white walls and hardwood floors to amplify the carefully chosen features of the room. The two main features are the floating timber staircase with a sheet of glass as a balustrade and the matte black fireplace mounted beside it. The fireplace is an unusual polygonal black mass with glass front that is mounted onto the wall and appears to hover over the heat resistant glass flooring. A thin black flue reaches up out through the wall so there is no need for a large chimney that interrupts the floor above. The logs to feed the fire are tidied into little fabric bags sitting beside it that are rustic while remaining minimal in style.
27. A Fireplace Created by a Patchwork of Textures
This small lounge has been designed around a huge wide fireplace with a wide, white chimney column. The bricked recess is framed in a thick mottled brown metal sheet with a brown metal chimney behind it that disappears into the white column. The front is covered in little glass doors in front of it so you can see the through without any sparks or ash cascading onto the carpet. This creates a cozy place to socialize that isn’t around the TV.
28. Statement Glass Fire Island
A unique fire has become the feature at the centre of this wonderfully strange room. It sits on top of a mirrored block, reflecting the polished screed floor with a square of black tinted glass forming a translucent shelf over the top. The fire itself sits in the middle on its own little raised black platform built from actual logs. The chimney is also a really unique design with a flared glass chimney reaching up to the matte grey housing that matches the exposed beams that it nestles between.
29. Bio Fire Mounted in a Wall Divider
This thin, warm brown wall divider has a large black square bio fire built into it so it creates a cozy nook within a large open plan space. A bio fire is perfect for this unusual setting because it doesn’t need a chimney or even a very deep recess. The bio ethanol fuel is hidden in the base that can be simply changed out and ignited with a long nosed lighter so a strip of flame grows against te inky black backdrop. This creates a comfortable living room within the larger room without wasting the beautiful tall ceilings and the light from the large windows during the day.
30. Graphic Wall Mounted Bio Fire
In this pale space we have another modern bio fire mounted to a sleek wall divider in matte black that pops within its surroundings. The thin steel framed wall has exposed metal supports on either side with white panels between that divides the bright space without closing it off. The fire is housed in a lightweight matte black frame shaped like a stylised butterfly. This design is unlike any that we have seen before which are more symmetrical and expected shapes. This fire adds bright natural colour into this neutral space and heats it without being limited by the need for a chimney.
31. Tricoloured L Shaped Fireplace
This modern space uses a series of unique decorative items to decorate the space in a chic minimal way. The grey wall running incorporates a grey shelf that turns at right angles to form the distinctive L shaped base of the fireplace. On top of this shelf is an angled bio fire sitting on top of grey stones with a black backdrop that highlights the flames. Above this a white partition of the same shape forms the faux chimney to complete this scene.
32. Luxurious Bedroom Fireplace
In this cozy but spacious bedroom a fireplace sits at the foot of the bed to keep your toes warm even through the harshest winter. This way you can lie in bed with a clear view of the TV and the fireplace that keeps you warm and pleases the eye. The fireplace itself is large with a black alcove with a flush black frame with a tinted black glass front. The chimneystack is one large white column that steps back to create a shallow mantelpiece. The whole amalgamation is neat and modern and fits in effortlessly with its surroundings.
33. A Singular Fiery Column
In this massive home the living space is huge and cavernous, which makes it hard to heat and feel comfortable. The designer has combatted this with a warm grey column sitting between two defined spaces. The column has been intersected with two matte black platforms that form the hearth and mantel and highlights the bio fire niche. The tinted sheets of glass hang from above framing the fire and containing it in one stylish package.
34. Magical Cantilevered Fireplace
The interior of this living space is incredibly graphic with large black and white striped walls and a rolling white armchair. The innovative cantilevered fireplace protrudes from one of the black panels and appears to float over the wooden floorboards. It features a matte black shelf above and below with a glass box between holding containing the bio fire. The base is created with a mound of dark stones with flames erupting from them that can be adjusted to fill the whole container. Since this is another well placed bio fire there is no need for a chimney, which frees this fireplace up to be supremely innovative and unexpected.
35. Two Sided Wall Divider Bio Fire
Here we have another fire being used within a wall divider but this time it can be appreciated from both sides. The chunky partition wall has its mass divided up using two different materials with a timber cornice running around it. The bio fire running through it has glass fronts on both sides so you can see through to the living room through the flames. This requires no chimney so the partition doesn’t need to be full height so you can take advantage of all the natural light.
36. Square Fire in White Wall Divider
Here we have another wall divider sitting in this tall living space that is as high as an average room. The thick white wall has a real fire mounted into it in a rounded edged black frame and a glass front. It interrupts the white surface so starkly that it draws your eye to it immediately. The partition would need to be constructed from a material that is heat resistant and able to withstand great amounts of heat for a long period. The thick chrome chimney is concealed within the wall until it grows out of the top and through the double volume space. This adds warmth to the lounge in particular even within such a large space.
37. Large Fire with Concrete Mantelpiece
In this generous home a large fire is needed to heat this large lounge. The black frame around the roaring fire is surrounded by a layered concrete frame and mantel that has been cast in one large piece. The inner layer of concrete sits flush with the frame while the second projects out to form a shallow mantelpiece with a large family picture mounted over it. The effect is homey and welcoming, an aesthetic that is helped along with the wicker basket of logs that sit beside it.
38. Monochromatic Fire with Novel Wood Pile
The design of this super chic lounge with its matte black walls is based around the statement fire column that is mounted to the lounge wall. The slim black chimney has a thin white panel mounted on the front that is lifted off the floor so you can take it in from the couch. The square recess is tiled in grey with a roaring fire at its centre free from any extra framing or frippery. The woodpile has been stored cleverly in a thin niche climbing all the way up the wall beside it that contributes a beautiful texture to the plain room.
39. Horizontal Fire Recess
Within this modern interior a white wall panel beside the sliding kitchen door has become the home for this genrous fireplace. A long horizontal recess has been cut out of the wall and painted a deep grey that creates a shelf that forms the mantelpiece. The fire is recessed even further into the actual wall and filled with a roaring fire with the chimney concealed behind it.
40. Strip of Fire on a Multi Use Feature Wall
In this small living room an additional wall panel has been installed in front of the existing wall to serve many purposes at once. Warm lights run around the edges to highlight it and add mood lighting, which works alongside the bio fire it contains. This fire runs underneath the TV in a thin black niche cut out of the panel. The niche has been filled with grey stones along its length that the flames erupt from in a magical way.
41. Bedroom Fireplace with a Sea View
This is the bedroom dreams are made of with its stunning hardwood floors and floor to ceiling windows revealing an uninterrupted view of the sea. The fire is nestled in a horizontal niche cut into the stone room divider that also conceals the chimney. The long, thin fire has glass panels across the front to contain the bed of flames. So you can lie in bed and stay cozy while you look out at the tumultous cold weather beyond the windows.
42. Bright and Airy Living Room with Bio Fire
The large lounge of this double volume space is a comfortable area that gets an even more comforting feeling with the horizontal bio fire. The fire is mounted in the wall panel below the TV divided by a thin metal mantel that is purely there for aesthetics. The niche is filled with small pebbles behind the glass where the fire appears as if by magic. The glossy frame has been chosen carefully to coordinate with the TV so it doesn’t disturb this carefully coordinated space.
43. Little Fire Nestle in a Stone Feature Wall
This modern bedroom is the pinnacle of modern design with entirely glass walls for a panoramic view right from your bed. But, not wanting to compromise on coziness, a little stone feature wall has been built facing the foot of the bed. The wall is built in a warmed stone of stone with a deep recess full of fire. This cuddly scene is underlined with a cantilevering shelf for décor and log storage.
44. Double Sided Bedroom Fireplace
In a small modern studio or multi use bedroom this partition divides the space into a sleeping area and a social or lounging area. To stop this from blocking the natural light from the bedroom and make it less dull the thick white wall has a big chunk cut out of it to house the glass fronted fire on three sides. The clean black frame surrounds the strip of bio fire that emits from the silver plate in the base. This becomes the only source of colour in a monochromatic room that is chic and comfortable.
45. Quirky Stone Fireplace Resting Against a Wall
This large square bio fire cleverly uses optical illusions to make it look real. The chunk of stone framework, that appears to have been knocked on its side, curves away from the wall to provide space for the tapering grey fire recess. This recess is filled with black stones with two small fires growing from them in an aesthetically pleasing manner.
46. High Mounted Fire in Statement Dining Room
This statement modern dining room has a complexity of design with its flame inspired art, uplit dropped ceiling and a modern fire sitting at the end of a vast table. The fire sits at eye level so that it can keep you warm and provides a beautiful view while you sit at the table. It is also the fulcrum to the two toned feature wall that lock into one another like green and brown puzzle pieces with the hollow of flames at its centre.
Conclusion
Really, when it comes to modern fireplace design ideas, the world is your oyster. You can place them in whatever room you want and at whatever height tickles your fancy, tailoring your space to fit your exact tastes and needs. Modern spaces can often feel clinical and cold, but with the clever use of modern fireplaces, they are transformed into minimal places of comfort and warmth. So if your home needs a little warming up, literally and figuratively, why not give a modern fireplace a try?
