Decorating & Design
December 14, 2022
8 Ways To Create A Feature Fireplace Wall With Art

As the room’s focal point, your fireplace serves as the perfect spot to display your favorite art. You can play with scale, style, placement and color to deliver stunning results.
Bring attention to your mantel with some inspiration from the House & Home archives!

In this Toronto home, contemporary art is matched in scale to the marble fireplace surround.

Unframed art by Nick Rubi hangs above a black Victorian fire box in this Toronto living room by designer Tommy Smythe.

An original wood burning fireplace inside a Toronto apartment is given some modern punch with framed photography.

A work by Fred Herzo framed and matted in white gives the illusion of floating art.

One small work placed asymmetrically on the mantel delivers drama in the renovation by Jaime Zimmerman.

This “Ancestors” portrait is a modern way to dress a fireplace wall.

Abstract art brings a pop of color to this traditional white mantel in a room by Sarah Birnie.

A marble mantel is accented with modern and minimalist art for a timeless look.