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Here, she painted the original Georgian surround in Tarlatan by Paint & Paper Library to match the walls. Artful accessories on the mantel keep the look from becoming cottage-cutesie. Rachael Smith
"A kitchen fireplace gives this old-world charm that draws in the family—and guests too," says Louise Copeland, founder of L.B. Copeland Interior Design. "It’s the perfect spot to gather ...
Roger explains why some preventative tree work is needed. Homeowner Liz gets a lesson on tiling. The original balustrade with white-painted bannisters and black-painted railing and newel post is found to be walnut. A master restorer strips the black paint from the walnut and strips paint from the bricks and cast brick molding of a fireplace.
In the making of firebrick, fire clay is fired in the kiln until it is partly vitrified.For special purposes, the brick may also be glazed. There are two standard sizes of fire brick: 9 in × 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in × 3 in (229 mm × 114 mm × 76 mm) and 9 in × 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in × 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (229 mm × 114 mm × 64 mm). [2]
Back (fireback)—The inside, rear wall of the fireplace of masonry or metal that reflects heat into the room. [22] Brick trimmer—A brick arch supporting a hearth or shielding a joist in front of a fireplace. [22] Chimney breast—The part of the chimney which projects into a room to accommodate a fireplace. [22]
Inside, Mark Schaub shows Steve the new sealed gas fireplace in the guest bedroom; a last-minute discovery of a Massachusetts-only code prevented the use of the open unit we had hope to use. Nonetheless, the new solution is a handsome unit, remote-controlled, with a period English tile surround and hearth and with a mantle made from pieces of ...
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Grand Neoclassical interior by Robert Adam, Syon House, London Details for Derby House in Grosvenor Square, an example of the Adam brothers' decorative designs. The Adam style (also called Adamesque or the Style of the Brothers Adam) is an 18th-century neoclassical style of interior design and architecture, as practised by Scottish architect William Adam and his sons, of whom Robert (1728 ...