There has been a lot going on in the Stylizimo house lately, and as you have seen in some of my earlier posts I have been moving my office around from room to room as the renovations has been going on. Thankfully, we are getting close the finish line and with that I am also able to share an additional renovation project that has been going on.
When we bought the house, there was a huge fireplace in the middle of the living room that not only took a lot of space – it did not do much good warming up the room either. So, I have been really wanting to do something with this but my research for a solution ended up in costly alternatives due to the job of removing the old fireplace and building a new one that would fit a fireplace insert.
But thankfully, I came across the Norwegian brand “Nordpeis” and their module based Panama system which made the project much more doable. It is quite clever actually, and you wonder why this has not been done before. The whole system is made up of modules which makes it very easy to build but still giving you flexibility to tailor the fireplace to your needs. Examples include a one-side or two-side insert, firewood storage or a bench.
After visiting Nordpeis´s Concept store and looking at all the models they have on display there, I ended up with a two-sided insert giving me a view of the fire from two sides. In addition I got the module with a big storage room for firewood, and I love how it turned out. The insert is beautiful to look at and with its sliding guillotine door you get that exclusive feeling. Adding that to the clean and modern design of the whole modular system, I have to say this fireplace upgraded the look and feel of the whole living room. It is funny how something that looked like monstrous job ended up taking two days, one day removing the old fireplace and actually just 4 hours setting up the new one.
It is good to say that I am finally welcoming winter as I am sure I will be able to stay warm now with this new fireplace, and I look forward to gazing at the dancing flames.
Are you looking for a new fireplace yourself?
BEFORE AND AFTER LIVING ROOM & FIREPLACE:
// This blogpost is in collaboration with Nordpeis. All words and opinions are my own.
Images: Nina Holst / Before photo: Finn.no
Wow! Really love the change, and the change in colour scheme really enhances the room and makes it look bigger x
Millie x
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Thank you! 😉 And, yes it looks a lot bigger now.
Nina
Hei! Hvor er gulvteppet under sofaen ifra?
Teppet er i fra Tisca. Det kommet et innlegg om det etterhvert:) Fant drømmeteppe til slutt!
Wow,wow…
The incredible work you have done in relation to the renovation . I like it very much style . Beautiful.
Thank you so much! 😉
Nina
The new fireplace is fabulous!
I love everything you have done to this room, what an amazing transformation!
Thank you so much! We are very happy with the result ourselves 🙂
Hi Nina
It looks great! Ps. where have you bought the furniture under the stairs? Is it marble on the counter?
Thanks.
Gry
Thank you! The cabinets underneath the stairs is Bestå from Ikea with Superfront fronts and marble tops. A great way to upgrade your Ikea 😉
Kjempefint! Jeg har også nylig skiftet ut peisen, men har ikke fått byttet ut peisplaten på gulvet ennå. Den du har var fin, hva er det og hvor har du fått tak i den? På forhånd takk ☺
Vi måtte fylle hullet som var i gulvet etter at vi fjernet den gamle peisen, så det du ser er avretningsmasse. Liker god betong-looken det får.
Hadde tenkt å spørre deg om den betonglooken foran peisen, for eg er ute etter å gjøre akkurat det samme. Synes at det ser kjempelekkert ut! Måtte dere behandle eller forsegle avretningsmassen etter den var lagt? Tenker litt på renhold av overflaten. Ble den ru i overflaten eller glatt? Ønsker å unngå for mye bearbeiding/polering.
The living room and the fireplace is looking wonderful, so bright, cosy and elegant.
Kind Regards, Lucie
Flott! Hva har du behandlet gulver og tak med?
Taket har vi ikke gjort noe med. De som bodde her før har brukt en slags panelbeis/lakk. Gulvet er lutet, hvitoljet og lakkert matt.