Herringbone-Patterned Firebrick Takes Style to Hearth
Fireplaces cross over into craftsmanship territory when the brick inside is laid in this graphic pattern
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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.
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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Jason Urrutia combined traditional moldings and herringbone firebrick with a modern color palette and furnishings in this Greenbrae, California, home.
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| Rodolfo Castro achieved a formal, elegant look with traditional limestone firebrick in a full herringbone pattern. |
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Get the truly traditional look of a masonry fireplace by pairing a brick chimney in a fully stacked pattern and a firebox with beige firebrick in a herringbone pattern.
| Custom-built ash walls and a distinctive beige herringbone-patterned firebox warm this bright seaside room. |
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| A mantel painted in Benjamin Moore's Quarry Rock, a labradorite stone surround and buff firebrick in a herringbone pattern beautifully combine to create a custom gas fireplace. |
This beautiful fireplace features larger-than-average firebricks in a herringbone pattern and a Texas limestone mantel.
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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.
Ideabook published on Jan. 17, 2013.
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The inside of my fireplaces look like the grimy ones on the set of Mary Poppins before the chimney sweeps show up : P
The fireplace in the Hugh Jefferson Randolph Architects image is also more of a Rumford Fireplace, which is more pleasing visually - and throws out a ton of heat.
http://www.renaissancefireplaces.com/en/rumford-fireplace-history