If you want to create a showstopping design feature in your living room, there’s no better way to bring the heat than with a floor-to-ceiling tile fireplace. Designer Kim Wolfe, who designed the stunning organic modern brick fireplace above, confirms: “When the house is lacking in architectural interest, this is the chance to make a “moment” where there wasn’t one before.”
Whether you choose brick, ceramic tile, or another material like our artisan Handpainted Tile, our range of products is designed to keep your statement-making fireplace looking fresh and functional for years to come. Just keep in mind that our tile should only be used on the fireplace surround, not inside the firebox.
From midcentury to organic modern, our tiles can effortlessly fit into whatever design style you prefer. But don’t just take our word for it–we’ve rounded up some gorgeous installations that illustrate how you can make a statement in your own home with a floor-to-ceiling fireplace. If you love any of these looks, keep in mind that you can bring home up to 5 free color samples when you chat with a rep to see what the tile looks like in your space. Let’s get into it!
Build Up To The Light
Brick: San Gabriel | Design: Atelier Ma | Image: Margaret Austin
This beautiful blue fireplace takes full advantage of natural light. Flanked by built-in shelving on either side, the vertically stacked Glazed Thin Brick gracefully reaches all the way up to the skylights above where shafts of sunlight fall through to play with the soft blue shade of the tile. Our brick is an ideal choice for tall fireplace surrounds since its substantially lighter than traditional brick.
Add An Artisan Touch
Tile: Summit White Motif | Design: Cathie Hong Interiors | Image: Margaret Austin Photography
In this minimalist space by Cathie Hong, a Handpainted floor-to-ceiling tile fireplace is the perfect way to incorporate interest and texture. Each tile is painted by our skilled artisans using techniques that date back hundreds of years, imbuing the room with a bespoke touch that just isn’t available with mass-produced tile. If you love the idea of this tile but are drawn to different colors or patterns, good news–we have numerous Handpainted options available from modern to classic.
Embrace A Lived-In Look
Brick: San Gabriel | Design: Kim Wolfe | Image: Madeline Harper
Kim Wolfe knows a thing or two about floor-to-ceiling fireplaces–the Survivor star-turned-interior designer has designed three with Fireclay Tile alone. “I love that these Fireclay bricks feel like a material that could’ve been original to these homes, so it doesn’t scream REMODEL!!” Kim shares.
This beautiful transitional space is begging you to curl up next to the fire, framed by subdued turquoise brick that appears like it’s been part of the room forever.
Feature A Fun Accent
Tile: 4x4 Cardamom | Design + Image: Julieta Alvarez Interior
A warm, clean grid of our 4x4 Ceramic Tile in sophisticated Cardamom is the perfect backdrop to display an unexpected disco ball accent mirror in the space above. With floor-to-ceiling fireplaces, you have plenty of room to incorporate an accent that’s completely you, disco ball or not.
Symmetry Is Soothing
Brick: Norman Elk | Design: Alima Deneke Interior Design | Image: Graham Yelton
Do you, too, feel your shoulders loosening and your jaw relaxing just by looking at the image above? The soft shades and symmetrical built-ins flanking the green fireplace create a gorgeously geometric vignette as the stacked brick lines up perfectly with the firebox. Replicate the look in your space with our elongated Norman brick size.
Dine In Style
Brick: Absaroka | Design: Decorotation | Image: Sen Creative
Who says a statement fireplace has to be in the living room? This striking Berkeley bungalow accentuates the columnal fireplace in its dining room with deep grey Glazed Thin Brick, adding visual interest as well as cozy warmth on cool East Bay evenings.
Go Glam with White Brick
Brick: White Mountains | Design: Meagan Cooperman, ADJ Interiors | Image: Alise O’Brien Photography
White brick can bring to mind farmhouse design, but the space above proves that this material certainly isn’t limited to a rustic ambiance. With cool contemporary furniture and metallic accents complementing it, the imposing white brick fireplace anchors the space with, dare we say it, a touch of glam.
Embrace Color Variation with Mosaic Tile
Tile: 3x3 Amalfi Coast | Design: Joan Ffolliott
Fireclay’s signature artisan qualities include a spectrum of color variation, and if you’re a fan of the shifting shades possible within a single batch of tile then a floor-to-ceiling fireplace is an excellent way to show them off. This stunner is decorated with 3x3 Sheeted Tile that illustrates the variety of a V4 glaze beautifully.
Customize Your Handpainted Tile
Tile: Sanxenxo custom colorway | Design + Image: Anita Yokota
Another signature of Fireclay’s is our Handpainted Tile, with each tile meticulously painted by our skilled team of artisans in our California Factory using techniques that date back hundreds of years. The beauty of Handpainted Tile is that they’re extremely customizable, and what better way to display your custom tile than on a floor-to-ceiling fireplace as Anita Yokota did above?
Elevate with Elongated Brick
Brick: Norman Wind River | Design: Kim Wolfe | Image: Madeline Harper
Our elongated Norman-size brick can make your fireplace–and in return, your entire room–appear more spacious, which is a visual trick that Kim Wolfe frequently relies on. “Often in Texas I am working on a renovation for a one story rancher. They don’t often come with lofty ceiling heights, and using the same material from floor to ceiling certainly does elongate and elevate,” she reveals.
Make A Sky-High Centerpiece
Brick: Olympic | Design + Image: Caitlyn Shoemaker
On the other hand, if your ceiling stretches to soaring heights then a floor-to-ceiling fireplace can accentuate that elevation and create an eye-catching focal point like Caitlyn Shoemaker’s above. The white-on-white look in her space allows the texture of the brick to be on full display as well.
Play Up the Gloss Factor
Brick: Aleutian | Design: Destination Eichler | Image: Christopher Dibble
Let your oversized fireplace truly shine with a gloss finish. The midcentury modern space by Destination Eichler above lets the blue fireplace do the talking, anchoring the room with its rich blue shade and high-gloss finish.
Mix Patterns
Tile: Dot Dash 7 Charcoal Motif, Roundabout 2 + 4 Gesso Motif
A showstopping mix of patterns can bring the heat to your fireplace design even when it’s not in use. The contemporary piece above features a combination of Dot Dash and Roundabout Handpainted Tile from the Block Shop x Fireclay Tile collection, from which 5% of proceeds are donated to support underrepresented artists–so you can look good and feel good.
Create A 360° Focal Point
Brick: Columbia Plateau | Design + Image: Claire Thomas
This midcentury fireplace is beautiful from every angle thanks to an abstract design and our Glazed Thin Brick in Columbia Plateau. The glossy brown-red brick pays homage to the post-and-beam home’s 1959 roots with a stacked pattern that exudes minimalist magnificence throughout the open-concept house.
Incorporate Floating Shelves
Brick: Norman Joshua Tree | Design: Anita Yokota | Image: Sara Ligorria-Tramp
Because floor-to-ceiling fireplaces take up so much vertical visual space, adding floating shelves/mantel like Anita Yokota did above can make your space seem more intimate. Anita’s clients desired more face time and less screen time, and this cozy setup created a room that did just the trick.
Go Back to Black
Brick: Norman Black Hills | Design: Destination Eichler, Eyerly Architecture | Image: John Shum
There’s something beautifully classic about a black fireplace. The dark contrast fits effortlessly into any design style from Art Deco to Scandinavian to midcentury modern, demonstrated above by this Destination Eichler-designed space where our matte Black Hills brick rises gracefully to the angled ceiling above.
