How To Build a Fireplace

In the Arts-and-Crafts Living Room episode of Divine Design, there was this really awesome slab of rock that hung above the fireplace, depicting two fossilized fish. I know Candace mentioned where she got it from, but I don’t remember what she said!
Can anyone help me find out where I can find a company that sells fossil-ridden rocks?

Have to tried going to hgtv.com and finding out there? And see if you can some how get a message to her? You could also go through Genevieve and she might be able to help you or ask Candice.

the new room that im getting is on the other side of a fire place.
so the wall has the back of the fireplace. i need ideas to make it a feature, because that wall is going to be purple, and the fire place sticks out of the wall. i really need help.
i cant have a mirror because im having mirrored cupboards, and the mirror on the wall would be facing the three mirror cupboards.
i cant think of anything else but a mirror?
please helppppppp.

Hang a large canvas/poster with a wall sconce on each side with flamesless candles.

http://www.fulcrumgallery.com/Dreams_50061.htm

http://www.target.com/Scroll-Sconce-Set-of-2/dp/B0015A87VS/sr=1-10/qid=1250769325/ref=sr_1_10/176-4930513-5549515?ie=UTF8&search-alias=tgt-index&frombrowse=0&pricerange=&index=target&field-browse=1038576&rh=k%3Awall%20sconces%2Cp%5F36%3A%240-%2424&page=1

http://www.target.com/Flameless-Tea-Light-Votives-Set/dp/B0015AP1B2/ref=sc_ri_1?ie=UTF8&pf_rd_r=1SYPADGX9SHTH8CRSVMP&pf_rd_p=481695491&pf_rd_i=B001183JXA&pf_rd_s=bottom-11&pf_rd_m=A1VC38T7YXB528&pf_rd_t=201

Easy to make a poster into a canvas.
Buy a sheet of styrofoam at a craft store or any home improvement store.
Cut styrofoam two inches smaller than the poster.
To make the hanger, punch two holes 1/2 inch apart 1 inch from the top in the center,
(where a hanger is on the back of a frame)
thread the ends of a twisty tie (the paper covered wire used to close bread) thru the holes, turn styrofoam over, make a loop and twist the ends together.
Run a bead of elmers glue along the edge of styrofoam, lay on top of the back of poster and wrap poster to the back like a present and glue down the edges, turn over and weight down til dry
Styrofoam is super cheap!

My family recently got one, and we want to know if we can use it. We have plenty of space, But i once heard it was not legal in some parts of Massachusetts.

While I find it unusual that one can’t have an outdoor firepit of any kind, your best bet is to call your local county offices or fire department to find out what the regs are. It would be unfortunate that in such a great place as Wellfleet you couldn’t take advantage of having an outdoor fireplace but rules are rules. We love Wellfleet and have vacationed there from time to time. You picked a great location to settle.

does anyone know where i can buy a portable fireplace for cheap?? preferably online… im looking for a one with a mohagony finish in a square-shaped design, possibly with some detailing on it…and, it has to be gel fuel. my price range is around $200. thanks

i think i seen some on ebay they might be a little higher throw.

The neighbors just added an outdoor fireplace to their back yard. The smoke enters our house. We have to close all our windows. What can we do to stop the use of the fireplace. This is a residential neighborhood and the smoke is awful.

If your neighbors are unresponive to your smoke case then you will need to look into some serious air sealing measures for your home.
Since the home is taking in smoke particles that tells me that you have some major openings in your homes air envelope.
Correcting this will help with the smoke and also save you on AC and heat costs so it is worth looking into. If you want a DIY solution to finding the air leaks then buy a smoke pencil http://www.smokepencil.com and on a windy day close up your house and check all the windows, doors fireplaces, outlets, etc.
If you want to hire a pro the best person to point you in the right direction would be an enery auditor. they charge around $200-$400 to do testing to find the bad spots and give you estimates of what it would cost to fix them and your payback. many energy companies offer this service at free or reduced cost so it is worth a call to find out if that is a available to you.
Like I said, If smoke particles are getting in you have a major breach that is likely an open flue or vent that is sucking in ridiculous air volume. It will be worth your energy dollar to look into the trouble, but still talk to your neighbor about the smoke.
I use an outdoor fireplace myself occasionally with the kids and if my neighbor had a smoke problem with it i would stop using it…but that is just me.

Im making my tiny house into a small gallery for pictures so I want to keep it all very simple – no complicated design anywhere.
The biggest room, (not large) has a very ugly old granite fireplace in the corner, it is chest high, just plain, block slabs of granite, – one accross and one down on each side. and the inside – is all granite also. (theres a log burner, free standing, in the space). On one side – the granite slab looks narrower than the other – because it is partly covered by the dry wall insulation of the adjacent wall.
Imagine an upright, very large, lopsided, stumpy freezer with no door, with a large log burner inside,
but all made of thick, very discolored, blackish/greyish/patchy/sooty/ granite slabs, that stick out of the wall about six inches, all around. (ie – it isnt flat to the wall)
It is impossible for me to remove it – it weighs a few tons. If i just paint it – that doesnt conceal the lopsided look – which I must keep also – (its impossible to remove dry walling, adjacent)
I must keep the log burner for the winter & want to discover a very simple way to make the whole thing look less hideous.
Anyone got any ideas, please? ;o))
Ive considered making it a ‘statement’ – ie – a ‘work of art’ on its own – with a painted design in very bright, or powerful colors, but I would prefer it to be unobtrusive, so that it does not detract from the other art to be hung in the room…

Just get a wooded fireplace surrond and mantle from a home center. It should fit over the top of the existing fireplace and hide the granite.

It will need to be secured to the wall and caulked in. You can paint or stain them.

The #1 thing you need to do is make sure that there is a way to adjust the distance between the flame and the food. Different foods need different distances.

Basically, you need to do a circular fire place…something with a dome so that it traps the heat so you can do both meat and breads.

A sheet of metal is better than a grate because then you can cook more kinds of foods…

Here is the Dogpile.com Search for "How To Build A Brick Oven"

I’m sure that these links may help you.

http://www.dogpile.com/dogpile/ws/results/Web/How%20To%20Build%20A%20Brick%20Oven/1/417/TopNavigation/Relevance/iq=true/zoom=off/_iceUrlFlag=7?_IceUrl=true

The more compact and efficient, the less fuel needs to be used and I know that fuel is an issue.

A "Bee Hive" shape with a hole in the bottom for the fuel and a hole towards the top for the food, with a door for the food section, is the best design because it retains the most heat.

This design seems to be good for a large family:

http://www.traditionaloven.com/pizza_wood_oven/pizza_oven_2.html

I truly hope my answer helps.