Newport Brick Fireplace, Encino

In this Encino living room, a floor-to-ceiling fireplace is clad in ARTO's Newport Brick in Early Gray with a Limestone finish. The long, slim bricks are stacked in tight horizontal courses that run up the chimney and wrap around the corners of the firebox. Their pitted, stone-like surface catches the light in soft shades of pale gray, giving the wall depth without competing with the room. Dark wood floating shelves on either side hold books, plants and collected objects, while warm wood floors and a gray hearth ground the space. Each brick is handcrafted from concrete, so the texture and tone vary gently across the wall, giving this fireplace its quiet, tactile character.