20 solutions for storing logs

Fireplace and wood stove: 15 solutions for storing logs © Castorama

Keeping wood on hand near your fireplace or stove is essential. Here are 20 ideas for storing logs both aesthetically and practically.

Logs spread out on the ground, pieces of bark and moss everywhere … The space around the fireplace or the stove can quickly turn into a battlefield if it has no wood storage. In addition to the neglected appearance that it can cause, the lack of storage solution inside also adversely affects the ease of use of the device. Feeding your home then requires going out in conditions that are not always favorable or at unsuitable times, in the cold, for example, or worse, in the middle of the night … To avoid these inconveniences, the best is to have a solution planned. storage. No need for a large space, a small dedicated area is enough. It can take different forms: masonry storage provided upstream and integrated into the frame, specific compartments associated with the heater, satellite accessories providing an additional decorative touch … Discover in pictures 20 examples as practical as they are aesthetic for storing wood near the fireplace.

A locker integrated into the fireplace mantel

A locker integrated into the fireplace mantel © But

WE love : the practicality of this locker integrated into the frame of the fireplace. It allows you to store your wood near the fireplace so you never run out. We also appreciate its design, which makes the fireplace the focal point of the living room and gives character to the whole room.

A locker integrated into the fireplace mantel

Invest the hearth of an old fireplace

Investing in the hearth of an old fireplace © Benjamin Moore

WE love : the idea of giving a second life to an unused fireplace. Is yours no longer useful? Use its fireplace to store your wood. You will have enough to feed your stove, while enjoying the warmth of your old fireplace.

Invest the hearth of an old fireplace

A column of logs near the stove

A column of logs near the stove © Nordpeis

WE love : the generous volume of this storage space, and its sober lines, in harmony with those of the wood stove. If you plan to replace your chimney with a stove, lean on the old flue to create a convenient and easily accessible storage space.

A column of logs near the stove

Lockers integrated into the design of the stove

Lockers integrated into the design of the stove © Seguin

WE love : The original shape of this wood stove, which comes down to a cube of 50 cm side and whose particularity is to be able to be associated with other identical modules playing other functions: a storage block, a heat accumulator and / or one or more row (s) / logs. It’s hard to do better in terms of integrating storage space!

Lockers integrated into the design of the stove

A designer log holder to store your wood

A designer log holder to store your wood © DixNeuf

WE love : the ultra-stylish tapered profile of this original storage. Specially designed to store wood, it allows you to store logs with elegance even in the middle of the living room!

A designer log holder to store your wood

A “bûchothèque” near the fireplace

A “bûchothèque” near the fireplace © But

WE love : the generous storage area that allows you to keep a large amount of wood to hand. Like an XXL bookcase, these shelves can accommodate hundreds of logs. Perfect for spending the whole winter warm.

A “bûchothèque” near the fireplace

An original wrought iron basket for storing wood

An original wrought iron basket for storing wood © AM-PM

WE love : the neat design of this log basket. Not cumbersome, it slips easily next to the fireplace and its original shape makes it a real decorative object that we will not hesitate to stage in the living room.

An original wrought iron basket for storing wood

Built-in storage that structure the heating zone

Built-in storage that structure the heating zone © Kalfire

WE love : The wood comes to nest where it is not expected! The logs are inserted into the formwork which accommodates the chimney. They are an integral part of the decor.

Built-in storage that structure the heating zone

Improvised storage under the shelves

Improvised storage under the shelves © Leroy Merlin

WE love : the clever aspect of this small storage space, which allows you to store wood even when there is a lack of space at home. Investing under the shelves is a good idea to have a few logs without encroaching on the rest of the room.

Improvised storage under the shelves

Cubic storage integrated under the stove

Grappus wood stove © Focus

WE love : the symmetry of this wood stove and its lightness. The logs are stored in a suspended cube, thus clearing the ground and saving space.

Cubic storage integrated under the stove

Colorful accessories for a stylish fireplace

Emma collection forest color © Eldvarm

WE love : the practicality of fireplace accessories, revisited here in a timeless style, both elegant and modern. The pine green color plays on the “natural” side, a nice idea in a second home for example.

Colorful accessories for a stylish fireplace

A storage locker to match the stove

A storage box to match the stove © Nordpeis

WE love : although independent of the stove, this storage compartment has been designed to create a whole. Its geometric lines are therefore perfectly suited to the fireplace, and even offers additional storage space thanks to its shelf.

A storage locker to match the stove

An old piece of furniture that has become a log storage system

White Aalto stove © Tulikivi

WE love : the diversion of an old piece of furniture, the sewing machine on its original table, into a clever system for storing logs. It is the pedal of the old machine that accommodates the wood, making the whole at the same time vintage, aesthetic and attractive.

An old piece of furniture that has become a log storage system

Industrial bins diverted to store wood

WE love : the use of large industrial bins, worn and vintage, as storage, both for logs and for something else. These XXL elements become, no longer lambda storage, but centerpieces in the room, just like a piece of furniture.

Industrial bins diverted to store wood

Clever improvised storage under the window

WE love : the clever side of this storage, which allows you to store the logs in a place that was, anyway, lost, since under a shelf under the window. Enough to reinforce the natural side of the room.

Clever improvised storage under the window

A storage band around the fireplace

WE love : the perfect integration of the storage area with the fireplace, heating and storage form a single harmonious whole. Imposing without being too massive, the structure becomes “the” emblematic part of the accommodation. We notice that the storage area adopts an atypical silhouette: it forms a band which literally wraps around the fireplace. The result, very design, is in perfect coherence with the contemporary style of the interior.

A storage band around the fireplace

Masonry storage integrated into the frame

WE love : The position of the storage units which are at exactly the right height so that they can be easily grabbed. Here, we have come to create a large locker, for a large storage capacity within easy reach. A development planned upstream which integrates into the building and thus completely blends into the decor.

Masonry storage integrated into the frame

Specific compartments associated with the heater

WE love : Storage here is an integral part of the heater. Four compartments have in fact been integrated directly into the stove. They keep wood close at hand and make the steel structure warmer. The wood literally surrounds the flames, a beautiful image!

Specific compartments associated with the heater