Decorating & Design
10+ Ways To Create A Feature Fireplace Wall — With Art!
Author: Chelsea Dolan & Talia Hart
Updated on February 2, 2024
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. Take cues from these designers and homeowners who designed fireplace feature walls that wow!
Unframed art by Nick Rubi hangs above a black Victorian fire box in this Toronto living room by designer Tommy Smythe.
Photographer: Patrick Biller
Source: House & Home
Designer: Tom Design Studio
If you can’t parts ways with a TV in your living room, take cues from this luxe house , where a Frame TV sits above a fireplace clad in Arabescato Fantastico marble.
Photographer: Lauren Miller
Designer: Design State
Artist Anna Church created a Scandinavian vibe by surrounding the mantel in her circa-1895 Victorian with her own works, including sculpture and an art piece called Supernatural 9.
Photographer: Anna Church
Designer: Anna Church
A contemporary painting by Marina Nazarova draws the eye up in this cozy office den designed by Emilia Wisniewski of Studio 1NINE1.
Photographer: Valerie Wilcox
Designer: Emilia Wisniewski
Designer Gillian Segal outfitted this asymmetrical fireplace wall with a single sconce, applied molding and tiny art to create a big statement.
Photographer: Ema Peter
Designer: Gillian Segal
In this Toronto home , contemporary art is matched in scale to the marble fireplace surround.
Photographer: Alex Lukey
Source: House & Home
Designer: Colette Van Den Thillart
In this minimalist living room , a commissioned painting by Vancouver artist Rubeena Ratcliffe adds texture and color.
An original wood burning fireplace inside a Toronto apartment is given some modern punch with framed photography.
Photographer: Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott
Source: House & Home
A work by Fred Herzo framed and matted in white gives the illusion of floating art.
Photographer: Janis Nicolay
Source: House & Home
Designer: Rosie Daykin
One small work placed asymmetrically on the mantel delivers drama in the renovation by Jaime Zimmerman.
Photographer: Lauren Miller
Source: House & Home
Designer: Jaime Zimmerman
This “Ancestors” portrait is a modern way to dress a fireplace wall.
Photographer: Maxime Desbiens
Source: House & Home
Designer: Audreé Kemp Bélanger
Abstract art brings a pop of color to this traditional white mantel in a room by Sarah Birnie.
Photographer: Lauren Miller
Source: House & Home
Designer: Sarah Birnie
A marble mantel is accented with modern and minimalist art for a timeless look.
Photographer: Lauren Miller
Source: House & Home
Designer: Andi Wheelband (Two Birds Design)