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Herringbone-Patterned Firebrick Takes Style to Hearth

Fireplaces cross over into craftsmanship territory when the brick inside is laid in this graphic pattern

Rachel Grace January 17, 2013

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As my husband and I gear up for our living room renovation, I've had fireplaces on my mind. More specifically I've been dreaming of herringbone-patterned firebrick. Firebrick lines a firebox and keeps the fire’s heat from wrecking the materials in and around the fireplace. It can also withstand temperatures up to 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit — a fascinating fact. But beyond its practical purpose, I'm drawn to its aesthetics.

Available in several colors, firebrick can be installed in all the standard brick patterns, although I'm especially over the moon for the herringbone pattern. As the foundation of a fireplace design, herringbone firebrick creates a graphic focal point that plays a large part in the fireplace's final design style.

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This beige brick firebox in a full herringbone pattern is striking surrounded by honed black granite.

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The smooth silver travertine wall, textured cube ottomans and herringbone-patterned firebrick make for a lovely vignette here.

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Michael Eric Dale

a trick that most people don't yet know is that for isokern and firerock masonry component fireplace, the large bricks that come with the units can be sawn in half and either stacked in the conventional way or in a pattern. The bricks take on more of a Roman brick dimension and look so much better than the standard brick.

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