These Fireplaces Will Warm a Design Lover’s Heart

Builder: Roberts Design & Construction / Interior Designer: Tanya Capaldo Designs / Photo by Eric Roth for Boston Home Spring 2015

Tell Jack Frost to back off—there’s no better way to cope with the bitter winter than to cozy up by the fire. These particularly well-designed fireplaces will melt away the cold, and surely warm a design lover’s heart.

Glean a bit of inspiration from the following mantelpieces (covered with anything but stockings) and get lost in these inviting spaces.

Photo by Chuck Choi for Boston Home Spring 2013

The slate-clad fireplace echoes the look of the bluestone floors in this revamped saltbox.

Photo by Bob O’Connor for Boston Home Spring 2014

A portrait of homeowner Jodi Hess by the street artist Shepard Fairey is the perfect eye candy for this mantelpiece.

Photo by Joyelle West for Boston Home Fall 2016

Interior designer Alina Wolhardt and her husband, Jay Gordon, brought bold style to their wood-burning fireplace.

Photo by Bob O’Connor for Boston Home Summer 2015

Michael and Andrea Norkus fill their fireplace with heart-shaped stones dug up from the shores of Martha’s Vineyard.

Photo by Eric Roth for Boston Home Summer 2016

This contemporary fireplace creates a transition from the dining to the living area.

Photo by Michael J. Lee for Boston Home Spring 2014

This artfully arranged mantelpiece displays a portion of homeowner Frank Hodge’s antiques collection.

Photo by Michael Partenio for Boston Home Summer 2015

Interior designer Rachel Reider struck a balance between this fireplace and the living room with seaside-inspired patterns.

Photo by Sean Litchfield for Boston Home Fall 2015

This Spazio Rosso-designed parlor is cozy and ultra-luxe, making it the perfect place for homeowners to curl up by the fire.