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wondering about the finish on the fireplace wall

6 years ago

Is this tile or some kind of concrete finished to have wood look? Live it.

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Whitten Architects
6 years ago
This is a "board formed" concrete fireplace. Here's an article on one of our favorite blogs that does a good job of describing the process: Board Formed Concrete - Life of An Architect
Gabi Welch
6 years ago
This is stunning. Thanks for that article link too. We’re currently designing a freestanding fireplace wall for the house we’re building and I love this look. Any idea the approximate cost to do precast board form concrete panels? Our wall would be about this size.

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