5 Best Corner Fireplaces (for Any Size Space)

Nothing quite beats the warmth and elegance a fireplace can bring to a room. Unfortunately, many homes and apartments don’t include a fireplace. You may have a fireplace in your living room or den, but you want the cozy feeling of a fire in a fireplace in your bedroom or study. Technology has made that possible with these electric corner fireplaces.

Electric corner fireplaces come in a wide variety of styles that include traditional and modern looks. Many of the new electric corner fireplaces also serve as entertainment centers. Many include electric heating elements with fans and thermostat controls. New technologies allow realistic artificial flames.

The R. W. Flame electric corner fireplace is elegant and traditional in its design. A pair of fluted wood columns flank the firebox and appear to support a boxed and molded mantel. The overall impression is of a well-crafted traditional fireplace enclosure and mantel.

This freestanding corner fireplace is a substantial piece of furniture. When placed in the corner of your room, this fireplace gives the impression of a built-in unit. You can almost imagine sticking hung with care from the mantel at Christmas

Internally, the R. W. Flame electric corner fireplace is as modern as can be found. The wood surround is crafted from furniture-grade sheet goods and finished to the highest quality. The connectors and hardware included with the kit are substantial and durable.

The heating unit included with this freestanding corner fireplace will heat a 400 square foot room. All the electrical parts and control parts carry an ETL laboratory certification. Therefore, you can operate the fireplace and heater without any safety concerns.

The fireplace itself does not generate any heat. The glass enclosure remains cool to the touch, making it safe for small children and pets.

The SEI Furniture Rosedale Durango standalone electric fireplace offers rich detailing and fine craftsmanship to create an air of elegance. The deeply fluted pilasters support a box-style mantel the fits neatly into any corner.

The front of the box mantel drops open to reveal a hidden space behind. This space is a convenient place to store remote controls, DVDs, or other audio-visual accessories. No more time spent searching for lost remote controls.

The heating unit is state of the art and fully certified. The fireplace itself features sophisticated LED flame lighting that is controllable with the included remote or by way of your Alexa app. Technology is melded perfectly in the SEI Furniture Rosedale Durango electric corner fireplace.

Mid-Century furniture is all the rage. Collecting and using these art-like furniture pieces can turn a home or apartment into a unique living space. However, since flat-screen TVs weren’t around in the ’50s and ’60s, there aren’t too many mid-century modern TV stands and no electric fireplaces.

Walker Edison fills the void with its simple corner fireplace stand. The visual design of this corner fireplace is reminiscent of the finest of mid-century modern furniture styling. Integrating an electric corner fireplace and TV stand with your furniture collection couldn’t be easier.

Walker Edison follows the core values of the mid-century modern movement. The lines of their corner fireplace are clean and simple. There is nothing to distract from the function of the corner fireplace or to hide its design elements

These Walker Edison standalone corner fireplaces make a statement from the small spindle legs to the straight clean lines unadorned with doors. The shelves on either side of the firebox are perfect for displaying collectibles or storing audio-video equipment.

The Walker Edison Simple electric corner fireplace adds the convenience of a space heater and the visual appeal of a fireplace. The blend of mid-century modern styling with the convenience of 21st-century technology is hard to find from other manufacturers.

Beneath the surface, the Walker Edison Simple Design corner fireplace is all about technology. The cabinet of this electric corner fireplace uses manufactured wood materials and the most advanced finishing technologies.

The heating unit operates separately from the fire display in the firebox for added convenience. Choose the most comfortable setting to gain additional warmth for any space up to 400 square feet. The electrical parts of this heater are laboratory tested and certified for safety.

Realistic faux flame technology gives the firebox of the Walker Edison simple corner fireplace a warm and inviting glow. So, you can enjoy the sense of sitting in front of a real fire with none of the inconvenience.

This classically styled freestanding wood stove fits neatly into a corner of a room. The five-sided design offers pleasing views of the state-of-the-art flame system from any vantage point. We immediately fell in love with the deep red finish of the Hearthpro 5-sided infrared stove.

From the realistic wood flame fireplace to the efficient infrared heater, this stove will enhance any rustic or country-style décor. The two glass doors on the front of the stove can be left open to enhance the feeling of a real wood burner.

The styling on this electric freestanding fireplace heater is true to the original woodburning models. Even the handles on the opening front doors are spiral wound designs reminiscent of real woodburning stoves.

The Hearthpro 5-Side Electric fireplace stove is not the most technically advanced piece of hardware you will find. The flame effects are produced using a reflective rod and a 40-watt lightbulb. The rod rotates and reflects the light through the simulated logs.

The heater unit is a non-descript infrared electric heater with a small fan to force air into the room. The manufacturer claims enough BTUs to heat a 1,000 square foot room. Most users report in truth, a 500 square foot space would be more appropriate.

On the other hand, the exterior finishes and fittings are excellent and get rave reviews. Visually, this electric fireplace is stunning, and the multi-sided design fits easily into corners.

A huge advantage of converting an existing fireplace to an electric insert is you get to keep your current interior décor. If you are installing a fireplace insert in new construction, you can finish the surround in any way you want.

When installed, the PuraFlame fireplace insert has all the appearance of a traditional glass front fireplace. Many people who first see a PuraFlame fireplace insert don’t realize that fireplace is electric and not woodburning.

The outward appearance of the PuraFlame electric fireplace insert is not much different than a wood-burning fireplace. The major difference someone may notice is the discreet control panel tucked into one upper corner of the fireplace insert.

In most cases, installing a PuraFlame electric fireplace insert is as easy as removing the old doors and screen on your fireplace, cleaning out the old firebox, and slipping the new fireplace insert into place. One difficulty may be finding an easily accessible electric outlet.

Suppose you are building a custom corner enclosure for your PuraFlame fireplace insert. In that case, you need only build the opening to fit the insert, provide an electrical connection convenient to the construction and then trim or decorate the new surround to your liking.

The installation of a PuraFlame insert is easily within the capabilities of most homeowners. The PuraFlame insert kit includes excellent illustrated instructions and tips to make the project easy and quick

More and more people are opting for electric inserts for their existing woodburning fireplaces. Many more are adding simple enclosures to the corner of a room to add a fireplace to a space. We like the idea of electric fireplace inserts.

Your electric corner fireplace is safe if it is laboratory tested and certified. This information is on the packaging and labels attached to the corner fireplace unit. Without this testing and these labels, any electric appliance is suspect, and you should not use the appliance.

I should go without saying that you should use any electric appliance, especially heating appliances, according to the manufacturer’s instructions and recommendations. Failing to follow the directions supplied with the appliance will void any warranty and put you and your family in danger.

Many people considering an electric corner fireplace mention one thing they miss. The sound of wood burning is a big part of why people continue to use their woodburning fireplaces or hesitate to buy an electric corner fireplace.

There are alternatives. Some electric corner fireplaces include sound units that mimic the sounds of burning wood. Most of the corner fireplaces that have sound systems mimic the sounds effectively.

For smaller, less expensive electric fireplace units, you can purchase small add-on sound devices to add the sound of burning wood to the look of your electric corner fireplace. These add-on units are relatively inexpensive and are typically easy to install.