Make A Camp Site In Your Own Home

 Why not get the most out of your fireplace? Create a room for your children around the heating source, and make a camping space that everyone will enjoy. Have a family camp out without ever leaving the house!

Call it one part Adirondack lodge, one part Boy Scout den. The bedroom Heather and Dave Thibodeau put together for their 3-year-old son, Hudson, demonstrates yet again how DIY can really deliver. "He's got a lot of spunk, and now his room reflects that," says Heather.

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The Big Picture Of Fireplace Design

 Your fireplace should be a thing of beauty, so take a look at the big picture when designing a room. The mantel is a great place to showcase small things that show your personal taste. The following is a very detailed advice piece on how to make the most of your fireplace design.

• A symmetrical arrangement is the easiest and most popular approach when creating a display. The result is classic and visually pleasing. To create this balanced design, start with your focal point object -- usually the largest one or the one with the most visual weight -- and work outward, creating mirror images on the left and right sides. Items don't have to be identical, just related.

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Holiday Decorating Made Easy

 This time of year is the best for gathering around the fire and decorating for the holidays. Do you have everything you need to make your home merry? Read the following for some great decorating tips...

The Big Idea: Take inspiration from the surrounding landscape to infuse your tree with festive spirit and local flavor. The setting for this tree is Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, and that shows proudly with a profusion of palm fronds, oyster shell accents, and a palette of gold, burnt orange, and chartreuse that matches the interior. Tweak the look to suit your own home.

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Best Hidden Fireplaces

 Should your fireplace be the focal point of your interior design? If you already have a design for a room planned out, but want to add a fireplace, you don't have to worry. Check out the following gallery for fireplaces that won't monopolize your design...

Simplicity is key in this living space. Designers David Bromstad and Danielle Hirsch covered up old brick with a distressed wood facade, while staining the remaining brick to match the warm colors of the room. Built-in firewood racks add convenient storage space and style, with tea light candles on the mantel for a finishing touch to this remodeled fireplace.

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Easy Stylish Storage

 Is clutter ruining the comfort level of your family room? Does your family avoid hanging out around the fireplace because the room is too messy to relax? Check out the following easy ways you can create stylish storage in any room.

Whether you own a tiny home lacking closet storage, or you are trying to organize the space you have—the first step is to get building. Here are 37 projects that are sure to help you manage your messes or conceal items out of use. From putting together your own built-in window seat to making an outdoor bench that hides tools, TOH brings you detailed step-by-step instructions, shopping lists, and tool lists to do it all yourself.

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Nature-Inspired Fireplaces

 Are you a nature lover? Bring the feeling of the rustic outdoors inside, with a stone or wood fireplace mantel. Look at the following gallery for inspiration...

Are you having problems coming up with design ideas for your fireplace? If you are looking to allure

nature indoors, installing a stone fireplace could be a step in the right direction. For today we gathered 30

ideas that can help you bring warmth into your crib, the elegant way. 

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Amazing Fireplaces

This is the time of year for a fireplace, but don't stress if you don't have one in your home. Look at the following designs for inspiration, and come into our store after for an extensive selection of quality heating sources.

Cozy white built-ins lighten the look of this focal point slate fireplace. A wood mantel nods to wood tones elsewhere in the room, but its simple design keeps the focus on the stunning slate. The sofa faces the French doors to maximize the views beyond, but it's also still a comfy spot to take in the fireplace and view TV.

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Hot Mantel Updates

 Could your fireplace use a face-lift? Maybe your mantel needs to be replaced, or maybe you just need some design inspiration. Look at the following gallery for mantel design inspiration...

Mirrors above the mantel make any space feel larger. The black wall contrasts with this white marble and brick fireplace for a vintage modern style. Design and photography by Anna Dorfman of Door Sixteen

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