Architecture
Double- and Triple-Sided Fireplaces Offer Countless Benefits
They can divide an open layout, blur indoor-outdoor boundaries, warm a modern look or just your toes. Is a mutisided fireplace for you?
Double- and triple-sided fireplaces have really got it going on. First, they bring glow and warmth to more than one room at a time. Second, they serve as cozy dividers in large, open spaces. And third, well, you can see through them. How cool is that?
They can be used in interior or exterior spaces, and in every room in the house. They can be wall size or pint size, depending on the space. Modern or traditional. I think you get the point. I am a big fan.
Here are 12 examples of the loveliness that is the fireplace with double (and triple) sides.
They can be used in interior or exterior spaces, and in every room in the house. They can be wall size or pint size, depending on the space. Modern or traditional. I think you get the point. I am a big fan.
Here are 12 examples of the loveliness that is the fireplace with double (and triple) sides.
Like most double fireplaces, this traditional brick fireplace divides an open living room and dining room, adding coziness to both spaces. The shelf for stacked wood above the firebox adds more earthy warmth to this modern room.
In smaller spaces a much smaller divider will do. This fireplace is open on three sides, allowing for more light and space between the rooms.
Another triple-sided fireplace in a built-in dividing wall. This one adds intimacy and coziness; it also ties the three separate spaces together.
Another dose of cozy in a big, modern space.
This is the shape and size of a standard fireplace, without the wall around it. It works here to allow light from the large windows to illuminate the entire space.
A double dose of double-sided fireplaces.
Fully enclosed but still open on three sides.
A small built-in in the master suite warms the bathroom and the bedroom.
Another double-duty fireplace in a master suite. This is so cozy and doesn't demand any special architecture.
An outdoor two-sided fireplace serves as a window with a view and as the toasty center of the outdoor living room.
An outdoor-indoor double fireplace in a house that is obviously concerned with blurring the line between the two.