Design your frame based on the electric fireplace's dimensions and the features you'll put around it. For a shallow electric fireplace needing only four or five inches of depth clearance, you can ...

Build your basic fireplace frame using pieces of medium-density fiberboard or a lumber-like pine, which is relatively inexpensive, responds well to handheld tools and is easy to paint.

For extra glamour fill the room with mirrors: mirrored furniture, mirror fireplace, frames and shelving. ... Frame and hang them around the room to give detail to contrast with the mirrors.