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Cooking helper. This fireplace also serves as another cooking element for those large family gatherings. Work with your designer to include one for cooking pizzas, bread and more.

Design tip: If you plan to use your fireplace frequently, don't forget to plan ahead for wood storage.
by Don Ziebell
Focal wall. Try adding a big fireplace to your kitchen, just as you would with your living room. This big focal wall immediately welcomes visitors into this warm space.

Design tip: Adding a hearth will create additional seating in your kitchen.
by Kitchen Designs by Ken Kelly, Inc. (CKD, CBD, CR)  
Arched. Instead of installing an everyday square wooden box, choose an arched top to go against the hard horizontal and vertical lines usually found in kitchens.

Design tip: Think ahead when deciding where to install your new fireplace. Make sure the heat won't make you uncomfortable, especially when you're cooking.
by Pine Street Carpenters & The Kitchen Studio
Gas burning. Don't want to deal with hauling in wood? Install a sleek gas fireplace that is just as beautiful as a wood-burning one.

Design tip: Many gas fireplaces have ventilation guidelines. Installing one near or under your exhaust hood may allow you to kill two birds with one stone.
by Sarah Greenman
Traditional. This big and bold fireplace sits smack-dab in the middle of the kitchen. This is a traditional fireplace that is mostly seen in living rooms, but it looks great here.

Design tip: Not all fireplaces are friendly to children and pets. Keep your lifestyle in mind when deciding on the perfect fireplace for your family.
by Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd.
Elevated. Sometimes low fireplaces can get lost inside a room. Raise your fireplace up to eye level for just the right emphasis on its design.

Design tip: Don't forget a mantel if you like to display family memorabilia and collected decor.
by Commorata & Berardi
Modern. This modern kitchen has a dividing wall as a fireplace, making a bold design statement with a streamlined flame that travels from one side of the room to the other.

Design tip: If you have a large wall that you are retrofitting into a fire feature, don't forget about the beauty of a double-sided fireplace, as it can really open up a small room.
by Hufft Projects
Under the counter. This fireplace is hardly visible, except for the ducting up to the ceiling.

Design tip: This is a great example of how a fireplace can be used as a primary heat source.
by Elad Gonen & Zeev Beech  

Comments

Dana Veach I've always wanted a fireplace in my kitchen...and would like to be able to utilize it as a primary heat source for a small home as in the last photo...Thanks so much for this idea book!
4 months ago ·
Planika look pretty cool, I'm not sure whether we ever done this...

I think this one would be also nice to have :)
4 months ago ·
scarbowcow How do you cook bread, for example, in that first fireplace? I can understand maybe pizzas on the stone, but if it's not closed... how can you retain enough eat to bake in it?
4 months ago · ·
Pine Street Carpenters & The Kitchen Studio Great article, Shane. Thanks for including us!
4 months ago ·
Fine Art & Portraits by Laurel A friend built his own steel wood-burning oven between the kitchen and living room, because it gives enough heat, that he doesn't use other heating and never uses the conventional oven. He bakes pizza in it, as well as roasting lamb and fish. A real working oven is not a fireplace; it must have a door.
4 months ago · ·
Dan Hannula We opted to face the fireplace towards the kitchen. Because of that we use it (its wood burning) nearly every day during our cold Wisconsin winters. It's a great focal point. Even the stone backside enhances the living room side. It seems right and far more enjoyable during meal prep than a little used living room version.
4 months ago · ·
sjmom Everyone has a hobby or two and one of mine is designing home floor plans and in each is a kitchen fireplace. There's nothing like a fireplace to invite an appetite for food and good conversation.
4 months ago · ·
Handyman At Your Services Beautiful and I loved this functional room tour. The fireplaces, focal wall, arched, gas burning and Elevated are perfectly placed. Thanks for sharing.
4 months ago ·
Sande Wendt The kitchen is only place I want a fireplace. It would perfect for chilly winter mornings which is the only time it's cold enough in Southeast Texas to use one.
4 months ago ·
gkayfus working kitchen is hot enough, but it looks great.
4 months ago ·
Design & Decor By Shelley Well I must say that here in Canada a kitchen fireplace is most welcome..The warmest coziest place in the house has always been the kitchen.
I prefer a wood burning fireplace in the kitchen so my favourites would be the first picture kitchen design by Don Ziebell and the design by Ken Kelly Inc..
4 months ago · ·
Panageries Functional, beautiful and inviting. By adding an elevated firebox, Cynthia’s kitchen was transformed into a warm gathering place for entertaining friends and family. To see more of Cynthia’s refined kitchen designs, visit our website at www.panageries.com.
3 months ago ·
Jarruda&TIgerClaw Contracting Now that is off the hook!!
3 months ago · ·
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