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A fireplace is a small tiled area with an unusually large job. It is the focal point of the room, it is looked at from a seated position at close range, and in a period property it is often the one original detail worth restoring properly. That combination justifies spending more per square metre here than anywhere else.
The range leans towards hand-decorated and patterned ceramics — English Delft, Andalucia, Original Style's decorative singles — the kind of tile that rewards being looked at slowly.
Not every tile belongs near a live fire. Ceramic and porcelain handle radiant heat from an open fire or stove well; some decorative and crackle-glazed tiles, and most natural stone, need more thought. Tell us what the appliance is — open fire, wood burner, gas, or purely decorative — and we will tell you what is appropriate. Distance from the firebox matters as much as the tile itself.
A fireplace usually needs two specifications: the vertical slips either side of the opening, and the hearth in front. The hearth takes falling embers and foot traffic and needs to be tougher; the slips are seen most and can be more decorative. There is no reason they must match, and in Victorian originals they frequently did not.
Decorative tiles work in two traditional ways. A full panel of pattern in the slips gives the strongest effect and suits a Victorian or Edwardian surround. Alternatively, scatter a handful of decorated tiles among plain field tiles, which reads lighter and is far more forgiving of an awkward opening size.
Fireplace openings are rarely a convenient multiple of a tile. Measure the slip height and width first, then choose a tile size that divides into it, or accept a cut and decide now where it will sit — top, bottom, or against the surround.
Explore more: hand-painted tiles · English Delft · patterned wall tiles
Delft, Andalucia and hand-decorated ceramics for chimney breasts, hearths and fire surrounds — a small area, doing more work than any other tiled surface in the house.
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A fireplace is a small tiled area with an unusually large job. It is the focal point of the room, it is looked at from a seated position at close range, and in a period property it is often the one original detail worth restoring properly. That combination justifies spending more per square metre here than anywhere else.
The range leans towards hand-decorated and patterned ceramics — English Delft, Andalucia, Original Style's decorative singles — the kind of tile that rewards being looked at slowly.
Not every tile belongs near a live fire. Ceramic and porcelain handle radiant heat from an open fire or stove well; some decorative and crackle-glazed tiles, and most natural stone, need more thought. Tell us what the appliance is — open fire, wood burner, gas, or purely decorative — and we will tell you what is appropriate. Distance from the firebox matters as much as the tile itself.
A fireplace usually needs two specifications: the vertical slips either side of the opening, and the hearth in front. The hearth takes falling embers and foot traffic and needs to be tougher; the slips are seen most and can be more decorative. There is no reason they must match, and in Victorian originals they frequently did not.
Decorative tiles work in two traditional ways. A full panel of pattern in the slips gives the strongest effect and suits a Victorian or Edwardian surround. Alternatively, scatter a handful of decorated tiles among plain field tiles, which reads lighter and is far more forgiving of an awkward opening size.
Fireplace openings are rarely a convenient multiple of a tile. Measure the slip height and width first, then choose a tile size that divides into it, or accept a cut and decide now where it will sit — top, bottom, or against the surround.
Explore more: hand-painted tiles · English Delft · patterned wall tiles
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