This drab fireplace is shown before its transformation via the trompe l’oeil technique, which will make it look like tiled. Artist Dannae Howe creates a tiled look with a faux painting technique to ...

She makes it sound easy and look easy. One day and a few rolls of color-coordinated paint, and interior designer Nancy Boyle can transform your fireplace. But the faux-finish painting technique Boyle ...

When Morgan Spenla in San Diego was done looking at a dark hole in her white brick fireplace – a fireplace that didn’t work – she decided it was time for a do-over. “We turned off the gas when we were ...

SEATTLE — For years, fireplaces blended in too well at Heidi Noun’s home. One fireplace was hidden behind a wall, and another was white and drab. At the suggestion of an interior designer, Dannae Howe ...

A woman is using a level to ensure a shelf is even - Halfpoint Images/Getty Images Fireplaces can be a beautiful addition to homes both new and old. The impact and warmth of a hearth can serve as a ...

I’m a sucker for a fireplace. And while this is an architectural feature that’s hard to come by as a renter, my third Seattle apartment did come with one. Then my eighth apartment in Seattle (yes, I ...

In designer Natalie Chong’s former Toronto home, a fireplace couldn’t be added to the historic structure. She improvised by stacking wood underneath a console table by Mkt to give the illusion of one ...