Forged Steel and Mosaic Fireplace Cover Collaborations
This client approached us in need of decorative fireplace covers. Not a fire screen, the steel-and-mesh screen set in front of the fireplace to prevent sparks and embers from getting out. No, this client wanted something decorative yet functional to completely cover the fireplace. They live in an older home with a total of seven, SEVEN! fireplaces. Though they use some of them, most are not in regular use. The benefit of movable decorative covers over something more permanent is they still have the option of easily using the fireplaces down the road.
In a startling coincidence, it turns out we had made a sign bracket for this home many years ago for the previous owners. In light of that coincidence we incorporated the cat tail design of the bracket in one of the fireplace covers. That cover went in a room with a large painting of a tree over the fireplace, so we used colors from the painting in the mosaic inlay surround.
For the second cover, the main design concern was to brighten up an otherwise rather dark room. For that fireplace we went with a similar design to the cat tails, this time in gold and bright white mosaic inlay. You can see a few photos of the works in progress below, as well as images of the final pieces installed in the client’s home.
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