I would use real wood ,paint rocks black and hide orange christmas lights like this

Tiles are a perfect way to create an attractive focal point and with such a huge choice of styles, patterns and colours. Read on to find out more!

For summer in the fireplace :)

Birch logs with fairy lights in Fireplace

So here it is, the long story of my faux fireplace.... Even though my house is almost a hundred and ten years old, there is not a single fireplace in it... (click photos to enlarge) So I have been searching for a mantle. Since I didn't have a firebox, I wanted one deep enough to set up a variety of faux fires... In the coldest part of winter I will probably put in one of those electric heaters that looks like a wood stove... You know how when you add one element to the room you want to…

Fire logs with fairy lights

Christmas fireplace logs and fairy lights

You don't need to completely fill an empty fireplace with decorative logs to create an eye-catching feature in your home as part of your interior design / home decor. Part-fill the empty alcove recess with a stack of our natural whole round logs for display thread through some micro fairy lights and enjoy the effect []

Unless you live with Santa in the North Pole, I'm guessing your fireplace in the summer is like mine - nothing but a boring dust collector. I'm gonna show you…