Tile Fireplace Surround

You're tired of the same old family room. Maybe a new tile fireplace surround will perk things up for you.

It was great when you bought the house with the terrific fireplace and all. Over the years, you' ve changed the decor, but now it looks stale again and you're out of ideas.

Step one is to decide what look you want for your room.

Color and Pattern

It seems like the fireplace would be as hard to update as the shape of the windows. But fireplaces are hot decorating features. Today' s home improvement passion has opened up the market on tile fireplace surrounds.

The assortments are nearly unlimited with colors and patterns that you wouldn' t have dreamed of just a few years ago. The tools and supplies that you need to make the change are easily available and directions for using them can be found on do it yourself videos, TV shows and online.

When designing the fireplace surround, it's important to use color wisely. Fireplace designs should blend seamlessly into the room, while providing its own attraction. Using color in a fireplace tile design is an effective way of tying the fireplace to the rest of the space, or making the fireplace design stand out and be the focus of the room. Paying attention to the color while designing can go a long way to achieving the desired look.

Blending Color into the Home Design

When designing the fireplace, it’s important to keep in mind what else is already in place in the room. Wall color, fabrics, window treatments, wall art; all of these things should have a hand in helping to decide what colors are incorporated into the fireplace.

While the fireplace design does not have to include each and every color already in place in the room, it should at least compliment them. Try choosing two colors present in the room, one to be the main color of the fireplace, and one to be an accent.

Using a color a shade or two lighter or darker than the wall color for the field tile, and then a bolder color picked up from fabrics, carpets or window treatments as the accent is an effective way of tying the fireplace design to the rest of the room.

Should there be a repeating pattern or random design? Should the colors be quiet or vibrant? Should you match or contrast the colors and patterns of your room? Just how modern do you want to your tile fireplace surround to be? All the options are within your reach.

You may like to use traditional Victorian English tiles or brightly colored fireplace tiles from south of the border. Mix and match pictures with solids, smooth with textured, square with shapes. Save a little money by using one or two spectacular tiles with mostly solid color tiles.

Remember The Heat

Remember that these tiles are positioned around the firebox. They have to be specially made to withstand the heat of the fireplace without cracking or fading. The manufacturers of these special tiles are making them in color families to make your design duties easier.

Be sure that all of your supplies are equal to the heat of the fireplace as well. Grout that dries out will result in broken fireplace tiles. And, of course, protective coatings should never be flammable.

You can do it yourself or work with an expert. A decorator or local artist can help with the design. A mason or handyman can do the tile work. Unless the existing façade presents problems with its removal, you might want to try it yourself.

Nothing lifts the spirits like a new look. If old fireplace doesn' t stand out as you think it should, try a fresh, new look with fresh, new fireplace tiles.

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