An empty black fireplace can look like a gaping hole in a room. If you can’t enjoy a roaring, blazing fire, then perhaps a few books are the next best thing.
A beautiful old fireplace from a yellow cottage in Arkansas. There is a bit of art to arranging the horizontal books so they can evenly serve as a shelf. Image: Jamie Brandon
Artist David Carmack Lewis named this “Shrine no. 2″. Do you have a favorite book filled with illuminating words? Image: David Carmack Lewis
This big fireplace in a bookshop on Lark Lane in Liverpool, England even has room for wooden bookshelves. Image: Joni V.B.
If the fireplace is full, you can always go up. The Sanitarium B&B in San Luis Obipso, California looks amazing. Image: Deann Barrera
Enjoy,
JT
