Art Glass Fireplace Decor Art Glass Tile Fireplace Decor

We accept a fireplace in our bedroom, and yes, information technology's fanfreakingtastic.

It was all husband's idea. The solar day nosotros decided to add together information technology in to our firm plans, I was huddled in a corner, biting my nails, shaking, freaking out well-nigh the added expense.

Merely yet again…he was and then right. I finish upward saying that way more than often than I'd like.

We LOVED the mantel and surround on the fireplace -- information technology was nice and beefy:

I just don't know what I was thinking with that tile. It was peach:

Because my father-in-law was a tile extraordinaire, we asked for his help to redo it and brand it more united states. Crusade peach isn't usa.

He and his assistant did SUCH a fantastic job, I dear it and then much withal. My original plan was to do drinking glass mosaic glass tiles – and then I priced out the glass tiles I wanted, and whoosh, it was going to exist crazy expensive (like $600) to do this pocket-size space.

Programme B: Lowe'due south. :)

I found a perfect culling for only $10 a foursquare foot:

It's a mix of greens, rusts, browns and greys and I'm telling you, it's So gorgeous. Oh, I love it so!

Because you can cut the sheet the tiles lay on earlier installing, we merely ended up needing virtually eight 12 by 12 sheets of tile.

For the hearth, information technology got even meliorate. I found these gray slate tiles for but over $2 each:

Oh the colors are luscious, and they match the mosaic tiles perfectly.

So the full cost for this project was only over $100 for tile. SCORE! (And a few bucks more for the grout.)

My father-in-law took the erstwhile tile off before reinstalling the new stuff – and it wasn't every bit hard equally I idea it would be. I was nervous about that part, but it came off and then easily, they were able to utilize the old board for the new tile.

Ane thing to consider when using slate – each tile will vary in thickness, then be careful when installing. If you look close, you can see how the tiles toward the front are thicker than those in the dorsum:

You don't notice it unless you're looking at information technology a sure way:

But if you use this on a flooring, information technology's something you lot'll want to watch for both looks and preventing catching your toes.

Nosotros also sealed the tile subsequently everything was installed (you demand to await a certain amount of time before doing so, check the instructions) – I absolutely recommend doing this because it actually brings out the colors in the tile and makes them fifty-fifty more deep and cute!

The terminal footstep -- those (BLINDING!) brass bars on the fireplace. They came right off – if yous have them check to see if yours pop off. They are held on with magnets on the back:

You'll but have the black fireplace behind it, so you can just accept them off and leave information technology at that.

We thought the bars made the fireplace expect just a scrap more finished, and so I just spray painted them with oil-rubbed statuary paint:

Fifty-fifty though the bars get hot, the spray pigment has held upward great! I thought I'd have to employ a high heat pigment, but the ORB works just fine. It's held up for years now.

And now we have a fireplace that is merely our manner, and it'southward one of our favorite before and afters:

You can see I besides inverse out the master light. The art in a higher place the fireplace is fabricated from canvases and wallpaper.

It'southward an oldie but goodie but I dearest it then much I figured it was worth mentioning again.  :)

Our fireplace before:

And after my thrifty tile shopping and my father-in-law's mad skills:

And the broad before shot:

And the after, with a plethora of Where's Waldo changes:

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