Project #10941 - Linear Fireplace Door Design Dilemma
Customer Comments: Hello, We need to add glass doors to this FP opening. Measurements: W 36 x 23 5/8 H. Style: Interested in something simple, either black frame or brushed brass and either clear or black colored glass. Attached are the 3 photos per your website. Please ignore the foam corner guards, we have young children. :). Thank you
Our Comments: Your fireplace poses in interesting design dilemma. With the fireplace on the right and the storage on the left, a door over the right opening is going to look odd. We have created mockups of several different ways to treat this fireplace. We believe a single wide door made to cover both openings is the best solution as it will give the illusion that it is a single linear fireplace, which is a very popular design trend. Any of these doors can be made to just cover the right side opening if that is the way you decide to go.
Fireplace Opening Sizes (approx):
36" W x 23 5/8" H (right side)
30" W x 23 5/8" (left side)
80" W x 23 5/8" (Combined)
Note: These mock-ups are not to scale and are meant to help you choose the model of your screen or door, not the finish. Although we may create a general representation of black, iron, bronze, gold and silver tones, you must choose your finish from our samples using the links below. Ask your project manager which samples apply to the items in your project.
Finish Samples: Design Specialties Finishes | Stone Manufacturing Finishes | Hearth Creations Finishes
Before:
High End Hand Crafted Solid Brass
These doors are hand crafted by skilled artisans from Steel and Solid Brass or Steel and are custom designed to compliment your beautiful Thomas O'Brien Hicks pendant lights.
Option #1: DF1G Bifold Fireplace Door with Black Outer Frame and Solid Brass Doors with Rivets in Weathered Brass with Black Glass. Shown with single door on right side.
Option #2: DF1G Bifold Fireplace Door with Black Outer Frame and Solid Brass Doors with Rivets in Weathered Brass with Black Glass. Shown with single door on both sides.
Option #3A: DF1G Bifold Fireplace Door with Black Outer Frame and Solid Brass Doors with Rivets in Weathered Brass with Black Glass. This model can be made with a black center panel to hide the tile when the doors are open.
Option #3B: DF1G Bifold Fireplace Door with Black Outer Frame and Solid Brass Doors with Rivets in Weathered Brass with Black Glass. Shown with both doors open. This model can be made with a black center panel to hide the tile when the doors are open.
Option #3C: DF1G Bifold Fireplace Door with Black Outer Frame and Solid Brass Doors with Rivets in Weathered Brass with Black Glass. Shown with just the right side door open. We added a gas burning Windswept Sculpture with Azuria Blue Glass Crystals for an added special effect.
Option #4: CD-2 Channel Bifold Fireplace Door with Black Outer Frame and Solid Brass Channel Doors in Weathered Brass with Black Glass.
Low End Aluminum Doors
Aluminum is an excellent material for fireplace doors because it does not rust and can handle high temperatures when treated with powder coated finishes. It is also the most affordable.
Option #5A: Stiletto Bifold Fireplace Glass Door in Rustic Black with Black Glass. This door is shown covering both openings but it can also be made to cover only the right side.
Option #5B: Stiletto Bifold Fireplace Glass Door in Rustic Black with Black Glass. Shown with doors open and gate mesh backup doors behind the glass on the right side. You will see the tiles between the two openings with this model.
Finish Options for Stone Manufacturing
Other Pictures
Fig #1 - Closeup
Fig #2 - Room Setting
Mesh & Insulation Options
The Mesh options are behind the glass so you can burn the fire with the doors open and still have spark protection. Great for real wood or gas logs since most gas long manufacturers insist that you have a screen in front of the logs when they are burning. Mesh panel doors are the most popular and are best for when there are toddlers present because they will not open backwards whereas the mesh screens are easily pushed in. Insulation goes between the back of the frame and the fireplace facing, providing a better seal.
Black Mesh Curtains - These slide back and forth on a rod behind the glass
Gate Mesh Doors - These are separate doors behind the glass that have a flat wire mesh and a black frame.
Insulation: Provides a better seal between the fireplace face and the door frame.
This page was created as part of our Free Fireplace Door Design service. Anyone who has a fireplace and is considering glass doors can take advantage of this program. All you have to do is email us some pictures of your fireplace and we will create digital mock-ups showing you how various fireplace doors will look on your fireplace. This is hands down the best way to shop for fireplace doors. Click Here to Begin Your Own Project!