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13 Stylish Ways to Store (and Display) Your Firewood This Season

You'll want to try these tricks even if you don't have a working fireplace!

Headshot of Hadley MendelsohnBy Hadley Mendelsohn
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Ray Booth

Hauling in some firewood to burn in a fireplace is a sign of the cooling temperatures and cozier months aheads. So storing it in a stylish way becomes the easiest seasonal upgrade around (I stand by this statement even in contexts where there is no fireplace in sight!). Sure, storing your firewood is a functional endeavor, but why not also see it as an opportunity to introduce even more style into your home with a visually-friendly approach?

Keep reading for 13 rooms from designers with beautiful firewood storage examples and ideas to inspire your own setups.

1

A Decorative Basket

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Mountain

This midcentury Jackson, Wyoming, living room designed by Christian Burch and John Frechette is extra cozy, thanks to a roaring fireplace with personal art framing the stone tile facade. A basket is used as a firewood storage bin and adds a punch of pattern.

2

Staggered Niches

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Paige Rumore

Built-in niches are staggered around the fireplace and television in a cozy yet grand family room designed by April Tomlin. When you aren't using the fireplace and don't have any need for wood, just fill the cubbies with other decorative objects and florals.

3

Asymmetrical Built-In

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Think a beach house can't be cozy?! This one designed by Barrie Benson proves that a beach house can be both bright and airy, warm and cozy. The sisal carpet keeps things casual and warm, as do all the layers of fabrics and of course, the fireplace, while the lofted ceilings, natural exposure, and lofted ceilings make it feel light. But, we came to talk about firewood storage—so make sure to check out the way she carved out a custom niche, but only on one side so that the other could serve as a reading nook.

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4

Antique Carrier

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Annie Schlechter

Slim logs, whether for burning or just for decoration, are conveniently resting right next to the fireplace in an antique carrier in this eclectic living room designed by Philip Mitchell.

5

Extended Shelf

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Mclaren

This living room designed by Mclaren.Excell fuses the best of both old-world design and new, mixing modern, industrial senibilties with rustic, unfuss-y elements. A woodburning stove rests on a complementary metal platform that extends beyond and which holds stacks of firewood.

6

Personality-Rich Andirons

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Katie Ridder

Why not simply store your firewood where you're going to end up putting it anyway, which is in the fireplace (duh)? Obviously, you won't be able to fit it all in there, but it's a great way to add some coziness and set the mood between burns. Katie Ridder keeps the firewood nice and neat with some funky antique andirons.

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7

Repurposed Bookshelf

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Ray Booth

If you plan on sitting by the far a ton this year and want to minimize trips to the store to pick up more logs, then keep an extra supply stored in a screened-in porch, garage, or even right outside on a tiered console table or bookshelf. Though you can't see in this photo, there are several more identical shelving units stacked with firewood lining the wall of this sunroom by Ray Booth.

8

Oversized Catch-All

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Heidi Caillier

A woven basket for throw blankets can be repurposed as a firewood holder. A structured canvas tote would work too! This statement fireplace in a living room designed by Heidi Caillier incorporates the best of both a classic mountain chalet and a contemporary family farmhouse.

9

Custom Cubby

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Annie Schlechter

Customizing a firewood storage unit to go right next to the fireplace is a good call, not only because an exposed log display is beautiful and dramatic, but also because it might be the only thing that fits in the odd niche between the fireplace surround and adjacent wall. In another space designed by Phillip Mitchell, the storage unit looks built-in but it's actually moveable!

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10

Under-Fireplace Shelf

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Annie Schlechter

This luxurious bathroom designed by Cathy Chapman is a recipe for a modern yet classic country oasis. This streamlined fireplace makes it easier to get out of the steaming hot shower on a chilly evening or early morning, and the firewood can be tucked neatly underneath the fireplace flush with the wall.

11

A Sculptural Holder

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Annie Schlechter

In this living room designed by Anik Pearson, the firewood is stacked next to the mantel in a modern, simple rack. The softly curved and organic shape is aligned with the neutral colors and pared-down, natural materials.

12

Faux Mantel

natalie chong's four story townhouse loft space in a former 1900s church in toronto’s west end
Lauren Miller

Designer Natalie Chong's Toronto townhouse (which was formerly an early 20th century church) didn't have a fireplace, but she knew she wanted one—so she got scrappy and creative with a console table with piles and piles of logs underneath it.

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13

Simply Leaning

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Nannette Brown painted the brick firebox black to create depth and to modernize the space. To keep consistency with the understated edge of the paint colors, she simply leans the logs against the mantel base.

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