A fireplace can be a warm and welcoming center to your home, and a showcase for your decorating skill. Unfortunately, a fireplace can also just be some bricks and mortar sitting in the middle of your house. To make the most of the decorative potential of your fireplace, think about adding decorative tiles.

The biggest concern when decorating your fireplace is the amount of heat that a live fire will throw. Even if your fireplace is largely decorative, you want to have the option of lighting a fire should you ever need one--that's why you get your chimney cleaned every year! With that in mind, you don't want to put anything fragile or flammable near your fireplace, which can cramp your decorating options.

Thankfully, decorative fireplace tiles can add style and flair to your hearth without worry. Ceramic tiles are fired in kilns that get many times hotter than your fireplace ever will, and even repeated use of your fireplace won't cause your tiles to ever fade or show wear. In fact, ceramic tiles are very resistant to temperature changes--so even next to a roaring fire, the tiles will remain cool for a surprisingly long time.

So don't fret about your bland fireplace--make it sparkle with some new tiles from Art on Tiles. You can choose from over 200 styles, or even design your own custom tiles. What's more, we can match anybody else's tiles, so bring us your ideas and you'll leave with a great design scheme for your home's warm center.