If you love the look of beautiful fireplace screens but don’t have a fireplace in your home, why not consider using one as wall art? These beautiful fireplace accessories are available in many unique styles, many of which can be easily adapted to serve as wall décor rather than fireplace protection. Here are some decorating tips you can use to transform a simple fireplace screen into a stunning piece of wall art.
Choosing a fireplace screen
There are so many different styles of screens of this type available that it can seem difficult to choose the perfect one for your wall. If your home features a rustic style of décor, an iron fireplace screen could be quite complementary. Iron shades can also be used to add a traditionally authentic touch to a Tuscan decorating style. Brass and copper lampshades can also work perfectly as a wall decoration. Old screens often work especially well, because they are usually designed in a highly ornate style.
However, they are also usually quite heavy, so be sure to provide them with adequate support when hanging them on the wall. Even glass fireplace screens can work well when displayed as wall art. In fact, glass screens also fit quite well when used in front of windows to add a decorative touch, especially if the screen includes stained glass features. Glass displays also look good when displayed on the wall with a mirror mounted behind them.
Transform a fireplace screen
When you first look at a fireplace screen, you may not immediately see it as wall art. But, once you remove the legs, you will begin to see that what you really have is a flat panel that in many ways looks like a trellis. Of course, you can always hang the lampshade on the wall “as is”, after removing the legs. But, with a few embellishments, you can transform your simple fireplace screen into a truly beautiful piece of wall art.
Decorating ideas with fireplace screens
Mounting a flat mirror on the wall behind the screen will add a very decorative look, whether you are using a glass or metal screen. Or mount a metal screen to a piece of wood to create a rustic-looking wall screen. Behind the screen you can also hang frosted glass, stained glass or various types of paper, accentuating its decorative appearance. For example, a beautiful black cast iron fireplace screen would look great mounted on a piece of rustic wood, with cast iron hooks hanging on either side to add functionality.
Or, add delicate rice paper to the back of an intricately designed copper or brass lampshade for a vintage look. In a Tuscan-style room, choose an iron screen with a lattice design that will blend in nicely with the overall natural look. Hang some wall pots below the screen and allow ivy or other vine plants to use the metal screen as a trellis. In the kitchen, try framing the lampshade with terra cotta tiles, after mounting it to the wall. If you want, you can even paint a lampshade to add extra design pizzazz.