How to make a faux fireplace

It´s getting cold, so cold that I long to own a fireplace and sit in front of it and roast chestnuts like I used to do as a child. Even the thought of having a faux fire place can set my heart on fire.
here at apartment therapy you can read about a DIY faux fireplace.
The result:

...and I love the eames rocking chair

Or any of the next mantle´s and fireplaces will do too:

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