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Design Dilemma living room Remodeling

Aid in tile selection around fireplace

3 years ago

https://www.flooranddecor.com/?keyword=floor and decor&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjdqfwKOh7QIVlQiICR3Gfwk0EAAYASAAEgJTofD_BwE

Happy thanksgiving to all!

The link provided is to the tile shop where I will be selecting the chosen option!

The first two photos of tile were options I selected after perusing the store initially. I am not fully set on either of these options. The space is quite small and I thought a lighter tile as opposed to a dark would be better for the space. Thoughts on this?The 12 x 12 option (square) would be the easiest to install and would follow a similar pattern to what was there before. The other would be offset and would like to apply it all the way to the ceiling. A limiting factor is that these are slightly raised pieces and unsure how that will look on the ground. Would another tile be better on the ground? What color? Unsure without having consistency how it would look. Certain tiles such as herringbone pattern or very small tile requiring many precision cuts on the corner are not necessarily an option due to self-installation and limitations in skill.

Additionally, I would like to place a wood mantel followed by a TV being mounted above to finish off the space.

Thank you for any advice! Appreciate it!

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Adam Johnson
Original Author
3 years ago
Feel free to ask any questions and I will be more than happy to provide additional information!
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Beth H. :
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
12x12 looks extremely dated. no one uses those anymore.

I'd rather you chose a mosaic or a larger subway tile.

Why not do a solid hearth (maybe a white marble, quartz, black slate?) and then do the wall in the other tile.

In fact, you could do a solid fireplace surround instead of the tile.

you could find remnant pieces that would fit like this

or what if you did a marble mosaic like this one?

To be honest, that particular marble look tile looks better suited for a bathroom. Your current floor isn't the best match w/that tile either. The stripes on the tile don't really work that well w/the patterned floor.

is there anything else you like?

I think this tone works better w/your floors. can you build it out like this and have a wood mantle?
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Adam Johnson
Original Author
3 years ago
Would you be able to provide a solid option for the hearth via the floor and decor link provided if possible? If not, no worries. I appreciate your thoughts and advice immensely.
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Beth H. :
3 years ago
this one has a solid black porcelain hex tile for the hearth, and a cement or porcelain 8x8 tile around the box. top it w/a wood mantle, and it's done! this would look nice with your floors

or, try the 4x4 Earthenware or Zellige tiles. top w/an oak mantle. this is very pretty and much better looking that that marble tile you've chosen

other options

instead of the fake marble tile, why not do the real stuff like this, in a split face ledger panel?
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Beth H. :
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
you can go to any stone fabricator warehouse/store, or stone yard, and ask for a 12x24 (or whatever size you need) remnant. they have tons of them. they usually just throw away the small pieces.

Or must you stay with Floor and Decor? if so, look for 12x24 or 24x24 size tiles and use the larger ones for the hearth. you could even look at 24x24 Basalt tiles. a solid black or dark gray would look great against the wood floor. (see my photo above)

or, try some of the other tile options I've given. Do you like anything else?

what kind of style or furniture are you doing?

here's another split-face ledger panel. these usually come in 6x24, or 12x12 sheets. simple to install, and inexpensive. This creamy tan would be a nice neutral w/your floors. The walls in this room are painted Revere Pewter, in case you want to copy the whole thing!

do you like these tiles?

8x8 or 9x9 is usually the size. (some are 6x6 too)

They mimic the encaustic tile look.

Tilebar.com has a lot of them.

I think home depot and lowes has them. (search porcelain cement tile look tiles)

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in the foreground are glazed brick subway tiles. those would look nice too. Or the Zellige tiles.

this is the 4x4 zellige. do you like this look?

what you could also do is get the larger 12x24 real marble tiles. like this on the right.

use these for the hearth. for the surround, they usually come in a 4x12 size or a mosaic. use that for the surround

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