Fireplace Wall Surround Tile
Installing a striking tile design around your fireplace is a great way to establish it as a focal point in your living room. Available in stone, marble, glass, slate, ceramic and more, our tile materials offer a durable, heat-resistant surface that also adds style to your fireplace surrounds, mantels, back panels and hearths.
Installing a striking tile design around your fireplace is a great way to establish it as a focal point in your living room. Available in stone, marble, glass, slate, ceramic and more, our tile materials offer a durable, heat-resistant surface that also adds style to your fireplace surrounds, mantels, back panels and hearths.
Beautiful Choices for Fireplace Surround Tile
The sheer variety of options available for your fireplace tile surround makes it possible to find the perfect combination of design and material that will both make a statement and fit with your unique personal style.
Whether you have a gas or a traditional fireplace, there is a decorative tile solution that can add a stylish tone to your décor. If you live an older home, consider installing tile over brick fireplaces to create a dramatic new look. Tile is a very durable and easy-to-clean surface that is also completely fire-safe, meaning you won’t have the flammability worries that you might find with other materials.
Color
Your fireplace is where you can emphasize the distinct look and feel of your room. These are just a few of our favorite ideas:
• For a modern tile fireplace surround, focus on monochromatic design and clean, straight lines.
• For a rustic feel, wood-look porcelain tile or natural stone (like a slate tile fireplace surround) can establish a comfortable atmosphere.
• A hexagon tile fireplace surround is surprisingly versatile. Fashioned from dark marble, hexagons add a strong, moody element to a room, while encaustic cement hexagon tiles achieve a more antique look.
• If you want your fireplace to serve as an anchor for the look of your space, consider a mosaic tile fireplace surround. The expertly paired materials and patterns can instantly add a strong design element and distinctive style, from glam art deco to mod chevron patterns.
• Consider how the color of your fireplace tile will affect your room’s existing palette. Do you want it to fit seamlessly with the color scheme you already have? Or act as a vibrant splash of color that really pops? The color possibilities are nearly endless.
Our Experts Can Help
From traditional to modern, and rustic to refined, our expert store associates can help you set the tone with a fashionable, long-lasting fireplace tile design that will make your fireplace wall stand out for years to come.
Ask the Tile Experts
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Yes. Tile is an excellent choice for the face of your fireplace, but not inside it. Its highly durable nature means it can handle the heat and it’s very easy to clean and maintain.
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All tile is heat resistant, but always check with your sales associate to confirm that your tile can go around the fireplace. Natural stone materials like travertine, slate, limestone and marble are all popular choices, as are ceramic, glass and porcelain.
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The variety of tile materials available these days means that there are plenty of suitable options for your fireplace, whether it’s indoor, outdoor, wood burning or gas. You can add a glass mosaic design to your traditional fireplace or surround your gas fireplace with rustic natural stone.
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Maintain the beauty of your fireplace by cleaning your natural stone, ceramic and porcelain fireplace tiles with one of The Tile Shop’s cleaners that won’t damage your surface.
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The area above and around your fireplace is considered the surround. The back panel lies flat against the wall, your mantel is a shelf above the fireplace and the hearth is a panel at the foot of the fireplace.
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The cost of your fireplace surround will vary based on the material and amount of tile that you decide to install. The variety of materials available means that there is a tile for every budget.
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No. Usually you want to remove your old façade and get to a flat wall before tiling, so it shouldn’t matter which year it was built. There are some instances where you can tile over tile, but everyone’s fireplace is a little different. Speak with an expert sales associate so they can walk you through the installation process.
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All porcelain and ceramic tile is fired in a kiln at high temperatures to produce the body of tile but also its beautiful glaze. This process produces a heat-resistant tile, however there are different decorative elements added afterwards, so check with your sales associate to ensure that your specific tile is suited for your fireplace. Since the beginning of time, natural stone has been produced with heat and pressure from the Earth. This process makes tile resistant to heat, but there are certain stones that are softer than others or use epoxy or fill to make the stone stronger—these can reduce a natural stone’s resistance to heat. To be completely sure, just check with your sales associate to confirm your tile can withstand the heat that your fireplace will be producing.