Q. My wife and I want to remodel the dated fireplace in our living room. We recently put down hardwood floor around a raised brick hearth. I’ve since removed the raised hearth and we’re putting down ...

Fireplace tile ideas can be used to frame or draw attention to a fireplace, add an accent color to a room, bring texture to a plain space – and to set the tone for the whole decorative scheme.

You face a few different issues: how to prep brick and tile so paint sticks, which paint to use and how to apply the paint evenly to such textured surfaces. There’s considerable disagreement about ...