The three-sided bio ethanol fireplace takes the lead in this living room. Set into a sharply drawn fireplace wall, it sits behind glass and reads as one clear architectural line, rather than a loose insert added later. The fire is visible from several angles, so the opening shapes the room as much as the furniture around it. Metal plaster gives the wall a quiet, mineral surface, while the built-in cabinetry runs low and white along the base.

A fire opening that holds the room together

From the seating area, the fire sits at eye level and becomes the main point of orientation in the space. The custom fireplace surround is kept tight and measured, with straight edges and a vertical wall panel that frames the flame without breaking the room into pieces. The glass fire screen is visible around the opening, which keeps the fire visually contained while still leaving it open to the room. The result is precise rather than decorative for its own sake.

The automatic bio ethanol burner adds another layer of control to the composition. It is part of the fireplace, but it does not dominate the scene. Instead, the flame reads as a clean line of movement against the matte finish of the wall. Because the fireplace runs on CO2-neutral bio ethanol and does not require a chimney, the wall could be built with a clear focus on proportion and finish instead of a flue or heavy surround.

Metal plaster across the fireplace wall

The metal plaster fireplace wall is the strongest material gesture in the room. Its surface catches light unevenly, so the wall never looks flat for long. Fine texture gives the vertical panel depth, especially where the light from the niche and the fire touch the surface at different moments. The finish works well with the darker fire opening and the pale cabinetry below it, creating a contrast that stays restrained and graphic.

Seen in detail, the wall finish is not polished to a mirror effect. It keeps a slightly grainy character that suits the fire line and the surrounding built-ins. The wall lamps set into the adjacent niches add smaller points of light, which break up the larger plane and give the fireplace zone more structure in the evening. That mix of texture, shadow, and reflected flame is what gives the room its rhythm.

Glass protection around the flame

The glass fire screen is not hidden here. It traces the opening and makes the fire box legible as a designed object within the room. In the close-up views, the glass edge picks up the flame and the surrounding light, so the fire appears more contained and more deliberate. That clear boundary also sharpens the relationship between the fire and the surrounding millwork, especially where the white cabinetry meets the darker fireplace wall.

There is a practical clarity to that glass line. It separates the living zone from the fire without interrupting the sightline across the room. The effect is visible in the wider shots too, where the flames remain part of the interior composition rather than a detached feature. The screen, the burner, and the wall finish work together as one measured assembly.

Built-in storage and a custom fireplace surround

White built-in cabinets run along the base of the fireplace wall, giving the composition a grounded edge. Their straight fronts keep the room calm, but they also sharpen the contrast with the textured metal plaster above. The custom fireplace surround is therefore not only about the fire opening itself; it includes the cabinetry, the wall planes, and the transitions between them. The lower units stretch the composition horizontally, which balances the height of the central panel.

That built-in work is visible as a continuous line rather than separate pieces. The cabinetry meets the wall with clean junctions, and the surrounding surfaces remain free of unnecessary detailing. In the room, this makes the fireplace wall feel embedded in the architecture instead of placed in front of it. The setting is controlled, but not stiff. Each part has a clear role: the lower storage, the wall finish, the fire opening, and the glass protection.

Light, seating, and the quieter corners of the room

Warm lighting in the wall niches softens the geometry and keeps the fireplace zone readable after dark. The recessed lamps sit beside structured paneling, so the room gains depth without relying on ornament. In the background, the seating area turns toward the fire, and the arrangement makes the fireplace the natural center of the living room. A round table with glasses in the foreground adds a brief domestic note, while the flame remains blurred behind it.

Other views show a larger opening with curtains and a wide window plane, which bring in daylight and make the metal plaster surface read differently through the day. The room uses those changes well. Bright light flattens the wall texture, while evening lighting brings out the grain and the flame reflections. The whole setting depends on that shift: daylight, wall finish, glass, and fire each change the atmosphere of the room without changing the underlying layout.

The three-sided bio ethanol fireplace is therefore not treated as an isolated object. It is built into a living room where custom millwork, metal plaster, and glass protection all have a clear visual function. The composition is restrained, but it never feels empty. Every line has a job, from the low cabinetry to the vertical wall panel and the open view of the flame. That is what gives the fireplace wall its presence in the room.