Timber Fireplace Accessories and Surrounds
Timber fire surrounds enhance most types of fire and stove and look wonderful in just about every room setting you can imagine. From country rustic to sleek formal designs, you'll love the variety of choices and finishes available.
There's a choice of wood for timber fire surrounds, including Oak, Beech, Pine and Cherry and most designs can be made to measure. Many fireplace suppliers offer a colour matching service on all timber fire surrounds so you can integrate them with your existing décor.
To find out more about timber fire surrounds visit the Timber Fireplaces page.
Veneer Fireplace Surrounds
Veneer fireplace surrounds still dominate the fireplace market. Whilst cheaper veneer fireplace surrounds are nearly always veneered MDF or Pine, the higher end of the market boasts beautiful solid timber fire surrounds in Yew, Maple, Rosewood and Mahogany.
Veneered MDF is a very stable material when used for veneer fireplace surrounds which is unlikely to warp or crack even if excessive heat is applied. Look for well-finished designs where veneers match or compliment each other.
Some really low cost veneer fireplace surrounds designs are made of chipboard, which is veneered or covered in a synthetic wood film. Chipboard is not as suitable for veneer fireplace surrounds construction as MDF.
Solid Wood Fireplace Accessories and Surrounds
Solid wood fire surrounds designs come in two types. Some solid wood fire surrounds designs use a relatively low cost base wood, like American Walnut which is stained to replicate other woods.
You will achieve the grain of real wood but not the correct wood, which must be bared in mind if you were hoping for the complex grain of Rosewood.
The second type of solid wood fire surrounds is, obviously, the fireplace made of a specified wood - it may also be stained but you will get the wood that you want. This type of solid wood fire surrounds will almost certainly be much more expensive than those made of low-cost base wood.