Decorative firewood for the fireplace: types of accessories and design aesthetics. Why do you need decorative firewood for a fireplace, how to use it False fireplace and how to make artificial firewood

10.01.2017
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In order to diversify the interior of your apartment or house, correctly place all the accents and attract the attention of guests, you can install a fireplace. Imitation of a fireplace is very popular today, thanks to a lot of advantages and features.

Advantages and features of imitation fireplace

Imitating a fireplace in the interior has the following advantages and features:

Benefits and Features	Description
Affordable price	An imitation fireplace can be made from any materials, which allows you to choose the cheapest and save money.
Versatility	Such fireplaces can be installed anywhere. They can be built-in, suspended and corner.
Quick assembly	In order to imitate a fireplace and assemble it, it will take no more than one day.
Safety	Due to the absence of a real flame in the hearth, such fireplaces are very safe to install in any room, including the bedroom.
Application various materials	When assembling a fireplace, you can fully express your imagination and combine any materials, styles and decorations.

Tip: before purchasing materials, make detailed drawing fireplace and calculate their number. Buy all materials with a small margin

Making an imitation of firewood

Imitation of firewood for a fireplace can be done in one of the following ways:

1. Decorative ceramic firewood allows you to realistically imitate real firewood;
2. Ordinary logs can be wrapped or decorated with garlands of lanterns, and then connected to an outlet;
3. In the firewood, make small holes and place candles or LED bulbs in them;
4. You can buy ready-made plastic firewood with light bulbs built into the structure;
5. In electric fireplaces, imitation of wood and burning flames is reproduced automatically;
6. You can make an imitation yourself, you can also place real or artificial logs inside the firebox, fix one or more mirrors on the back wall, under different angles and install lights on top that will create an imitation of burning logs in the fireplace.

Imitation of coals in a fireplace

Imitating coals in a fireplace will be very realistic using the following method:

• We begin to apply it to the cardboard a large number of polyurethane foam;
• Cutting from frozen construction foam coals of different shapes and sizes;
• We cover each coal in one or two layers with plain white paper and paint it with paint.

Advice: it is best to choose gouache as a paint, as it dries quickly, adheres tightly and well to paper.

• In each coal, you need to make a small recess and insert an LED light bulb into it, then check the quality of the glow by connecting the LED to a regular battery, the power of which is 3 volts;
• Now you need to solder the LEDs and wires so that they form a circuit and operate from charger telephone with a power of 5 volts. You can learn more about how to make such a chain by watching the video in this article;
• On last stage It is necessary to connect all the coals to each other using hot glue. Do-it-yourself coals for the fireplace are ready. In order for them to work, you just need to insert the charger plug into the outlet.

Creating an imitation fireplace from plasterboard

In order to simulate a fireplace made of plasterboard, we will need:

• Drywall sheets;
• Metal profiles;
• Self-tapping screws;
• Putty.

Instructions for creating an imitation:

1. Let's do detailed diagram, on which all measurements should be marked;
2. According to measurements, we choose the most appropriate place in a house or apartment;
3. We transfer all measurements, with a simple pencil on the wall;
4. To make the structure as smooth as possible, we use building level;
5. We collect from metal profiles fireplace frame;
6. We fix the frame to the floor and wall to create maximum stability;
7. Sheathing with plasterboard metal carcass and secure with self-tapping screws;
8. All seams must be puttied;
9. After complete drying, you can decorate the fireplace at your discretion.

Important:pricefor an imitation fireplace, much lower if you make it yourself.

Fireplace made of foam blocks

A fireplace made of foam blocks is distinguished by its simple production with minimal money and time costs.

• Place it on the floor large stove made of foam concrete, the height of its base should be no more than 10 centimeters;
• Two vertical blocks are installed on the sides of the structure;
• The remaining foam blocks are laid horizontally with glue;
• Foam blocks are sawed very well and, if desired, they can be laid not only in their original form, but also by first sawing them into small bricks and thus imitating brickwork;
• Once the side walls are in place, a large block slab is laid on top of the structure;
• Framing the window and inside the firebox, the entire space can be covered with plywood;
• It is necessary to coat all seams well with putty;
• Using a spatula, apply the solution to the trowel in several layers;
• Before applying the second layer, you must wait until the first one has completely dried;
• Sandpaper all irregularities must be eliminated.

You can view photos of fireplaces made of foam blocks in this article.

Imitation of fire

The fireplace simulator circuit is quite complex to implement independently. Such a scheme, as a rule, already exists in many modern models electronic fireplaces.

In order to create an imitation of fire in a decorative fireplace, you can use any of the following options:

• Make an imitation based on cold steam;
• Use candles or flashlights;
• Install lamps or lighting in the fireplace.

Important: if you have skills in making microcircuits, you can find sketches and drawings of them on the Internet, and then recreate them yourself.

Finishing options for an imitation fireplace

Imitating fireplaces in an apartment requires not only high-quality assembly of the structure frame and design of the circuit, but also finishing that will harmonize favorably with the overall interior.

Even the most primitive fireplace, thanks to its high-quality finishing, can look no worse than a real one or a store-bought one.

Materials for finishing the fireplace:

1. Decorative stone allows for finishing in country and high-tech style;
2. A natural stone, has more high cost and is used in classic and eco style;
3. Brick in combination with other materials can be used for decoration in modern, country and high-tech styles;
4. Metal gratings and others decorative elements, are in perfect harmony with brick, natural and artificial stone;
5. Paint is used for the simplest, most primitive and inexpensive decoration of fireplaces.

Also, an imitation fireplace can be made and decorated with materials such as plaster, marble. Various patterns, columns and other decorative elements can be either purchased ready-made or cast from plaster by purchasing special molds. After complete drying, such decorative elements must be removed from the mold and painted if desired. acrylic paints or varnish.

Design of the portal and hearth

In order to decorate the portal and the hearth of a simulated fireplace, you can use all your imagination. The hearth can serve bookcase, or a portal for installing an electric fireplace.

Another option for decorating the portal and hearth is all kinds of decorations made of flowers and fir branches. Decorations made from fir branches and Christmas decorations, are especially relevant in winter time of the year. You can also hang other decorative elements on the fireplace, such as garlands and pendants. The shelves are decorated with frames with photographs, figurines, and vases. You can hang a large mirror above the fireplace, which will visually enlarge the room. As an interesting addition to classic style, various paintings and canvases can be used. IN modern interior, a large LCD TV is often hung above the fireplace.

Imitation of a fireplace can be very diverse. This fireplace can be installed in any room and does not have certain requirements to the assembly and materials used. All you need to create a simulated fireplace is to use your imagination.

Imitation of fire is the creation of an artificial flame in a false fireplace. Many apartment dwellers dream of making a mesmerizing fireplace.

You can even do it yourself.

There are several ways to create artificial imitation fire:

• Using a liquid crystal screen.
• Simulation using .
• Illusion effect.
• Cold fire using a fan.
• Using water vapor.

Fire using LCD screen

You will need a TV screen, LCD is better screen. You need to choose a TV for a raised fireplace so that the screen fits inside the fireplace. After this, you need to find a video recording with the effect of a burning flame and record it on the TV, for this purpose in it must have a USB input.

Of course, imitation fire will turn out beautiful. But the effects from the screen will not be very realistic. You can fix this yourself.

Simulating fire using holograms

You will need a hologram with flame elements. What is the essence of this method:

• A flat picture of the flame appears to the eye in three-dimensional format. Such holograms are created using special technologies.
• We place the hologram in such a way that the edges of the picture are not visible from a distance.
• We select special lighting. We use LED bulbs or halogen bulbs. Then we place the light bulbs in the electric fireplace on opposite sides of the hologram.

Thus, from the flat drawing we get three-dimensional image. The flames will appear real in an electric fireplace. You will feel the depth of the image, its volume. LED backlight creates an optical illusion. A small painting produces an image that will appear many times larger.

Illusion effect

The essence of this effect is as follows: we take several mirrors and place them at different distances from each other. In this case, the angles between the mirrors should be different meaning. Then we take the virtual image of a flame and place it in a false fireplace.

Read also: How to make a beautiful corner fireplace from plasterboard

Need to do special lighting using LED bulbs. The effect will be as follows: the mirrors will reflect the image at different angles, there will be logs and flying sparks of flame in the electric fireplace will appear voluminous. The picture becomes realistic.

Cold fire with a fan

This method is very simple to implement. You will need the following materials:

• cardboard or tin box;
• patchwork fabric;
• fan;
• three LED lights: red, yellow, blue;
• three small mirrors;
• optical filters of three colors: red, yellow, blue.

On cardboard box We place the fan so that the air blows out of it upward. After this, we install three LED bulbs in the corners of the box. We also install optical filters next to LED bulbs, and install mirrors on the sides of the box.

From the flap we cut out shapes in the form of different triangles sizes and glue it to the box. After this we place ready product into a false fireplace, and connect it to the network. At the same time, we observe how the flames burn brightly.

Fire using water vapor

We will need:

• three ultrasonic fog generators;
• container for liquid;
• distilled water;
• cardboard container;
• lighting from RGB lamps;
• fan.

We take a cardboard container and place three ultrasonic fog generators on the bottom of the box. We attach the fan to the cardboard box. Pour distilled water into a special container for liquid and place it on the generator. The generator will generate fog. Special lighting from RGB lamps gives the effect of a burning flame. The picture seems realistic. Of course, this effect is more expensive, but effective. Artificial fire using water vapor is of higher quality.

Artificial firewood for a false fireplace

When you have an electric fireplace in your room that heats the room, you need to choose heat-resistant firewood. For this you can buy ceramic firewood, they are more expensive, but the look it will be very beautiful. Especially when using LED backlighting.

Many people like to watch the flames. At the same time, not everyone can place a real hearth at home with a real fire and firewood. Nowadays, there is a way out; it’s quite possible to make a false fireplace yourself, just prepare: drywall (gypsum plasterboard), tools, good mood. However, when the installation of the frame is completed, the question arises of how to imitate a real flame in a fake fireplace.

Decorative home hearths made of gypsum plasterboard require compliance with fire safety standards, since such a design is designed exclusively for artificial fire.

Most often, masters use the following types simulated fire:

1. Use of steam.
2. Creation of "theater fire".
3. Use of salt lamps.
4. Installation in the TV hearth.

Most the hard way creating a decorative flame - steam. Not everyone can create such an imitation, because it will require a specific set of components and special equipment, as well as skills in working with electronics.

To make a fire of this kind, you need to prepare:

1. DMX controller.
2. Fan with a diameter of 9 cm.
3. LED RGB lamp.
4. DMX decoder.
5. 3 ultrasonic fog generators.

These devices must be selected according to the parameters of the built fireplace, the layout, as well as the manufacturer and characteristics. It all depends on what initial result the master wants to get. All these devices are included in steam electric fireplaces, as well as concert electrical devices that create the effect of steam.

If the devices are connected correctly, it is possible to make an imitation using a cold glow system, which makes it possible to make a fire simulator that is difficult to distinguish from a real hearth.

If the master wants to use exactly this method of simulating a flame, it is important to provide the necessary parameters for the components and mount the fireplace of the required size.

The operating principle of such an electric fireplace looks like this::

1. A fog generator should be placed at the bottom of the container into which water is previously poured.
2. The generator has a membrane that creates vibrations at a specific ultrasonic frequency, providing reduced pressure. Therefore, it turns out, one might say, a vacuum and the water evaporates at room temperature.
3. Thanks to this, the steam rises.
4. The top is illuminated by an LED lamp.
5. A diaphragm is installed above the structure.

Assembly using technology will make it possible to create a more natural imitation of flame yourself in a false fireplace. The second way is the theatrical option. As is already clear, this method is used in theatrical circles to various kinds productions However, it is also suitable for making a dummy, imitation of fire.

To make such an imitation yourself, you need to prepare the following items:

1. A piece of light white silk fabric.
2. 3 halogen lamps with reflectors.
3. Silent, powerful fan.
4. 3 filters: red, orange and blue.
5. A box or a special bowl for assembling a false structure.

When everything is prepared, you can begin assembly according to the following scheme. A fan should be installed at the bottom of the box or bowl. The cord must be routed out. Next, you need to attach halogen lamps to one axis so that the light is directed upward. Then, at a distance of 20 mm above the lamps, you need to install light filters.

From the prepared material, you need to cut shreds of various sizes, preferably triangular in shape, as they will be more realistic.

The next step is to attach the flaps to the box, bowl along the edges of the fan. When the fan is turned on, a fire that is not real, but very similar to a natural one, will appear in the fireplace. This method is quite simple and makes it possible to create an almost real, mesmerizing flame in the fireplace.

Artificial fire for the fireplace: salt lamp

Application in artificial fireplaces salt lamps to recreate a decorative flame is beneficial and is considered effective way. A salt lamp is a special lighting device whose lampshade is made of untouched salt crystal. In the inner part of such a lampshade there is a regular light bulb.

When the lamp is connected, the lampshade begins to heat up and release negative ions into the air.

They bind positive ions (from household appliances), which have a detrimental effect on human health, thereby helping to improve the well-being of the residents of the house. The disadvantages of this method include the rather high price of salt lamps, and the advantages: realism, aesthetics and ease of installation.

By using lampshades of various colors, it is possible to effectively and very simply create a non-natural flame in your fireplace yourself. In addition, using several lamps at once different sizes, perhaps make an imitation of a fire.

DIY fireplace replica: TV instead of a fireplace

Another easy way to create a non-natural flame in a fireplace is to use a flat-panel LCD TV. But this method is considered the most expensive, since such equipment is expensive. Special LCD TVs have been developed that are produced specifically for artificial fireplaces.

They contain video footage of:

• Playing tongues of flame;
• With smoldering coals;
• With a bright fire.

This recording goes on in the hearth of the false fireplace. Sometimes a TV can be supplemented with special optics, which consists of light filters. With its help, the image of fire will be the most expressive and voluminous. In addition to this optics, it is possible to use a mirror system. They are located in the corners of the fireplace, and the picture turns out to be more realistic; such lighting looks very beautiful. In rare cases, it is possible to use holographic installations. But this is not quite profitable.

Decorative firewood for the fireplace

In specialized salons you can find an abundance of options similar products, there are quite realistic firewood on sale that have a natural log pattern. They can be plastic or ceramic. Any imitation, purchased or made independently, is intended to give realism decorative fireplace to help you experience all the splendor: home comfort, harmony, calmness and warmth.

Imitation of plastic firewood or coals, has quite a few complex principle work.

Coal and firewood are illuminated with red lighting. The light bulb can be located inside the firewood. Of course, this is not so reliable, but still. More expensive electric fireplaces are characterized by flickering or a picture of artificially transmitted tongues of fantastic flame. It is possible because special mechanism, in which special elements rotate around the lamp, alternating with transparent and shaded areas. Such lighting can be located either behind the fake logs, or in the inner part.

Exactly the same lighting system can be used to achieve the effect of fire, using natural coal, which should be placed in the niche of a false fireplace. In this case, the backlight should be placed from the bottom.

A believable imitation of fire in a fireplace with your own hands (video)

So, in an apartment there is absolutely no possibility of installing a real fireplace. However, a fireplace, even if it is artificial, requires imitation of a realistic flame. You can do this yourself in several ways, described above.

Nowadays, creating a complete interior is a sustainable trend. In such an interior, every detail is thought out, and it looks holistic and complete. By installing a fireplace in a house, the owner wants to achieve a special aura of comfort, coziness and warmth in the room. In this case, the heating functions are of secondary importance for it.

IN modern houses bio-fireplaces and electric fireplaces are often installed, the operating principle of which differs significantly from the standard model. However, to create a complete picture, it is customary to use decorative firewood for the fireplace, with the help of which the necessary surroundings are reproduced. In this article we will talk in more detail about how imitation firewood and coals are used in practice, what options you can choose and how to make such items yourself.

Fire bursting between ceramic firewood

General points

First of all, let’s formulate more precisely the idea of ​​why such dummies are still needed. The main goal of dummies of firewood for an electric fireplace or bio-fireplace is to make them as similar as possible to the classic analogue that runs on solid fuel. Because if you compare these devices as a finished product, assembled form, the striking differences are immediately noticeable. Ceramic decorative firewood attracts attention, covers the design details, improves the aesthetic appearance of the device and creates a clearer atmosphere in general.

Modern electric and biological fireplaces do not emit smoke or heat; for the most part, they are purely decorative devices. That is why the naturalness of what is happening is not felt to the proper extent, and the aura of true comfort is slightly blurred.

Decorative logs that imitate real ones wooden firewood, are precisely designed to return this unique feeling. They allow you to create an excellent visual sequence, which, together with our subconscious, complements the overall picture with the necessary elements.

Successful imitation of birch firewood

It is not possible to install a real stove or fireplace in a city apartment, but an ecological or electric version quite acceptable. To make the system more natural, it is decorated with artificial firewood or coals specially made for fireplaces of this category. Thus, we can safely conclude that the main consumers of such products are city residents.

Available options

In specialized stores you can find artificial firewood made from the most different materials. Most often, plastic, ceramics, and stone are used to produce such decorative accessories. For connoisseurs of natural things, ordinary logs treated with special compounds are offered.

Natural firewood. Natural firewood is actively used to decorate fireplaces and the space next to them. They look very authentic; the subconscious mind does not reject the visual picture. In addition, the trend of environmental friendliness has been in fashion for a long time and is unlikely to be replaced by any other direction in the near future. Firewood can be chopped into small dies, you can use small logs or whole logs.

Decorating the fireplace and the entire interior with natural wood

When igniting an eco-fireplace, natural wood is, of course, removed from it, since the system operates on a completely different fuel. However, if you have a false fireplace, you may not need to get logs; the main thing is to be vigilant and take fire safety measures when installing candles.

Please note that if you decide to bring real firewood from the street, make sure that various insects, bugs or even mold do not migrate to you with it.

To decorate fireplaces in the house using natural wood, you can use various breeds tree. For example, for the interior in light colors birch firewood is perfect, while for modern, bright and unusual interior there will be an appropriate aspen, known to everyone unusual color wood

Ceramic firewood. For modern bio-fireplaces, imitation firewood made from fire-resistant materials is actively used. This dummy wood for the fireplace is loaded directly into the firebox, because it is practically not afraid of the corrupting influence of fire.

Ceramic fireplace accessories

Most best option for many modern systems, use of ceramic objects. Ceramics is a very malleable material, so analogues of firewood are created with details worked out to the smallest detail, which makes them very similar to the original. Currently, ceramics are used to create:

• imitation of whole logs, chocks;
• a replica of wood burnt in a fire;
• decorative coals;
• imitation of twigs, sticks, cones.

If you look at such objects from a certain distance, you may not notice the catch, so well made is the copy. Using artificial coals for the fireplace, firewood, twigs and cones is not only good from a decorative point of view, but also from a practical point of view, since the ceramics will not catch fire, smoke or spark.

The service life of ceramic objects is very long, but still regular firing of ceramics with real fire will not pass without a trace. Most often, not the highest quality products quickly deteriorate, but good ones last for several years. The market for decorative firewood is quite large, so it contains both high-quality and low-quality options. Normal quality costs some money, and this is something to keep in mind when purchasing.

Stone options. In addition to imitation firewood, modern eco-friendly fireplaces are often decorated with decorative stones, pebbles. The stones are placed directly into the firebox. They can use regular fireplaces, or their substitutes, again made from ceramics. Most often, decoration with stones is used for fireplaces running on biofuel. Real fire passing through stones looks very impressive in such systems. At the same time, both the fire itself and decorative materials They do not release anything into the atmosphere of the room, which means that a chimney is not needed for such a device.

Modern tabletop fireplace with stones

Original approach

Modern fireplaces are created according to different technologies, there are systems where there is no fire at all in the firebox. Fire can be simulated using electrical devices; in such devices it usually flickers or smolders. A 3D projection of fire can be created with the participation of optical instruments and light. Regardless of the method of obtaining artificial fire, it is very similar to real, fascinating and eye-catching.

Modern electric fireplaces are less heating device, complementary central heating, and mostly a decorative accessory that plays a major role in the interior of the room. You can buy any option you like, create an imitation of fire in it and enjoy it during the long evenings.

The most simple options create fire through lighting. Decorative firewood for a fireplace with lighting is also made from ceramics, but in Lately appeared quite high quality plastic options. Plastic makes the production process cheaper decorative items, which means making them available to a wider range of consumers. At the same time, the visual side of such firewood is all right, since plastic is an even more elastic and easy-to-work material.

General view of the electric fireplace firebox

The burning effect in electric fireplaces is created by illuminating plastic parts, which creates the feeling that the coals in the firebox are red-hot and tongues of flame are playing on them. This feeling is enhanced by a slight shimmer, which is created in many modern models.

One of the most advanced electric fireplaces are devices where the fire is made in the form of a 3D model. The necessary surroundings are drawn on the screen of the electric fireplace: logs, coals, fire, which is complemented soundtrack. Despite the fact that the system creates a completely artificial fire, the effect of the necessary atmosphere is achieved by the general background and appearance. In some cases, it is permissible to put natural firewood into the improvised firebox of such electric fireplaces in order to create an even more realistic picture.

Since ancient times, false fireplaces have been built into the interior, designed to complement its appearance. Remember the popular fairy tale about Pinocchio, in whose house there was a painted hearth.

Modern false fireplaces are a more bulky structure, inside of which there is a photo wallpaper with a burning fire or a suitable picture. At the same time, placing dummies of firewood or natural wood, you can achieve a more realistic look.

Comprehensive design of the fireplace insert

Very often, in such systems, candles are used in conjunction with artificial firewood, the fire of which is very real. Candles are a great decorative item, but they are not the safest. If you plan to place them in your false fireplace from time to time, consider fire safety measures: create a place for wax to drain, protect flammable materials from real fire.

Homemade option

With the right degree of skill, you can make decorative firewood for the fireplace with your own hands. At the same time, everything necessary materials are most often present at home. A self-made imitation of firewood for a fireplace will allow you to save a little and also give you the opportunity to show your creativity.

To make a decent dummy you will need:

• durable cardboard or paper;
• paint of the desired colors;
• fastening materials - tape, glue.

Homemade firewood in the fireplace insert

The entire production process can be divided into several stages:

1. First of all, you should make high-quality blanks of the required sizes. The dimensions should be correlated with the dimensions of the fireplace insert. If we make firewood, then it should be elongated, similar to real wood. Cutting instructions for similar shapes can be found online, although to make a fake log, you can simply roll up the paper.
2. At the second stage, we glue the blanks and fix them. The most simple firewood can be made in the form of large rolls to which small ones (knots) are attached. Scotch tape and glue will help us carefully glue the cardboard together.
3. Then we paint the glued wood. The easiest way to color a birch tree is to use white, black, beige and Brown color. If you have artistic talent, then this is the time to show it. After the paint has dried, to fix it and give it more color, the logs can be varnished.
4. At the last stage, we place artificial firewood for your fireplace, created with our own hands, inside the firebox. We arrange them as desired, covering the unsuccessful moments in the coloring of the logs and highlighting the successful ones.

The decorative elements obtained in this way will become not only an excellent decoration for the fireplace, but also your personal pride.

False fireplace with candles inside

Placement of firewood

Decorating your fireplace, as we have already said, can be done completely different ways. You can place firewood, coals, stones and even candles in it. If you choose the option with logs, you can stack them in different ways, for example, in even rows, along the walls or burner, in a house, or in a chaotic manner. Additionally, stones, candles, and other decorative materials will help decorate the fireplace.

A small firewood rack placed next to the fireplace will also become part of the entire interior. The design of the firewood rack should be chosen to suit general interior rooms. By loading real firewood into the firewood rack, you will emphasize the naturalness of the entire system.

When decorating your fireplace in the house, you should remember that to a greater extent this piece of furniture is decorative, and to a lesser extent has some kind of practical value. Therefore, to make your main accent look decent, you need to put some effort into its design.

This is the fire I had assembled on the table:

You will need:
1) Chinese fogger from air humidifiers.
2) PC power supply
3) PC cooler
4) Halogen lamp 12 Volt red
5) Epoxy resin(a lot of)
6) Silicone (any cheap one, plenty)
7) 220 Volt halogen lamps (Flickering like a candle. Sold in stores.)

So.... I promised my daughter a "fireplace" under New Year.... Closer to the point, I discovered that the fireboxes available for sale are either not even close to realistic, or cost incredible amounts of money (2 thousand euros and more). I decided to do it myself..

The “fire” itself, after much experimentation, was made from (on Ali Express it costs about $3.5). I didn’t take pictures of that process, but it’s simple - I did it metal container, secured the fogger and cooler, in the top cover there was a slot for the “steam” to escape.

Here's the diagram:

As is clear from the diagram, the fog formed by the fogger accumulates in a container above the water. The cooler pumps air and the mist escapes into a slot in the top cover. At the same time, it is illuminated by a halogen lamp in an orange-red color. It turns out to be "fire". And above, the fog condenses, and since the lamp does not illuminate there, it turns out “smoke”... It is important that the structure is tightly covered with the top cover. Because fog is heavier than air, and if it has a “loophole”, it will pour out anywhere but up. I did this: I covered the edges of the resulting container with a thick layer of silicone, and applied the smeared liquid soap(so as not to stick), a piece of laminate and let it dry. I got a perfectly even elastic band around the edge. The top cover, made of a two-millimeter steel sheet and painted with nitro paint, fits tightly onto it.

After that, I started making the “fire” itself. I collected coals from extinct fires in the forest and coated them with construction silicone.

After drying, removed Silicone forms and poured epoxy into them, which I had previously tinted red. (Since it itself is yellow, it turned out orange). After removing the mold, I sharpened the burnt logs, and then poured epoxy into the mold and inserted them back. I took out the finished “coals” and tinted them black matte paint from a can.

That's all, actually.... I placed 220 Volt neon lamps on the top cover. (They flicker), after which he built a “bonfire”. Powered everything except the neon lights computer unit power supply - lying around, as it has unstable voltage. And for my needs - just right. From it I got 24 Volts for the fogger, 12 for the cooler and halogen.

All. All that remains is to build it all into the fireplace portal. (I'll talk about this later)

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