Ceramic Fireplace Surround

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Ceramic fireplace surround.

Ceramic withstands heat well and is durable enough to withstand the demands of the fireplace. If your home has a modern look consider lining the entire wall behind your fireplace with porcelain tile large format creating contemporary fireplace surrounds. To bring a touch of midcentury style to a fireplace surround consider sculptural midcentury ceramic. It was screaming for a full on makeover if you re only looking to fix your tile surround then skip on to 4 now if you search the internets there are a gazillion posts about painting fireplaces i wrote one about whitewashing our brick fireplace last year and differing advice about what paint to use.

To construct the straight blocks below the arch i place a 2 4 next to a plaster block measuring. The glazed green ceramic tile complements the soft pink walls while calling out the natural greenery. Merola tile projectos 7 3 4 in. Midcentury modern architecture is known for geometric shapes asymmetry and a heavy use of rounded edges.

Once applied to a wall it creates the look and feel of something one of a kind. For this surround roll out a 1 inch thick slab of clay and transfer the pattern from plastic. We were dealing with some serious orangey oak and peach faux marble here. In this one bedroom apartment designed by indie co tiles transform a nonworking fireplace into a new architectural feature.

A cozy fireplace equipped with hand made tiles is certainly life s little luxury in times of cold days and long night. Decorative tiles were especially popular in the late 19th century. Case view the this old house features collection 5 09. But still i was a little hesitant to take the drastic step of painting over the tile even though i painted the brick fireplace surround in our last home black and loved it for some reason the fact that this surround was tile was really shaking my confidence.

Ceramic has been used on fireplace surrounds and hearths for hundreds of years. Honestly i was worried that if the paint didn t adhere well i would end up with a big mess on my hands and then have to deal. Using heat tolerant tiles decorated with herringbone pattern your fireplace will surely stand out and draw attention. Neve matte ceramic subway floor and wall subway tile 11 46 sq.

You may want to select a thicker tile for the fireplace for extra durability. The natural fiber rug and handwoven wall hanging both give the space a splash of scandinavian style. Jun 8 2020 explore kay lowe s board fireplace tile surround on pinterest. If you want to create a fireplace that is not standard and provides something different then the herringbone pattern is the right thing to choose.