Design byLight and Dwell/ Photo by Amy Bartlam

Shiplap fireplaces have become a fixture in todays ubiquitousmodern farmhouse-style homes.

Choose traditional horizontal shiplap or a modern vertical layout depending on your preferences.

Brexton Cole Interiors

Shiplap doesn’t have to be black or white.

shiplap fireplace

Design byLight and Dwell/ Photo by Amy Bartlam

What color is best for a shiplap fireplace?

For a traditional look, paint it white.

Try gray or black for a neutral choice that works with a range of interior styles.

modern farmhouse shiplap fireplace

Kate Marker Interiors

Modern Black Shiplap

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Use shiplap on anall-black fireplace designfor a textural modern feel.

Stained Wood Shiplap

Marie Flanigan Interiors

Mix warm and cool tones for a balanced quality.

Where Does Shiplap Come From?

navy shiplap fireplace

Brexton Cole Interiors

The painted white paneling contrasts with the rustic dark hardwood flooring.

Pair a sleek glass-front fireplace and a pale wood mantel with white shiplap for a breezy modern feel.

Arbor & Co. styled the mantel with art, plants, and decor objects to personalize the space.

modern black shiplap fireplace

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A modern black fireplace in the bottom left corner adds an asymmetrical look.

This contemporary fireplace from Brian Brown Studio is flanked with mixed greenery in modern planters to soften the look.

Interior designer Rhianna Jones of Tidal Interiors chose a shiplap accent wall that complements the wood-clad ceiling and beams.

natural wood shiplap fireplace

Marie Flanigan Interiors

A white shiplap fireplace wall pairs with reclaimed wood finishes in this dining room from Crisp Architects.

Vertical Shiplap Fireplace

Use shiplap to highlight the architecture of your room.

Shiplap Wall Sconces

Light and Dwell

Accent white shiplap walls with black accents for a high-contrast look.

shiplap fireplace wall tall ceilings

Design byChango & Co./ Photo bySarah Elliott

Leanne Ford Interiors used the technique for a modern look in this all-white farmhouse living room.

Traditional wall sconces and a wrap-around ledge styled with antique candlesticks and china completes the homey feel.

Coastal Bedroom Fireplace

White Sands

Mix shiplap with textured grasscloth to decorate acozy bedroom fireplace.

dark green shiplap fireplace

Kate Marker Interiors

DIY Shiplap Fireplace

Mixtraditional wainscoting on wallswith shiplap to frame a traditional fireplace.

This DIYfarmhouse fireplace designfrom Liz Marie Blog includes wrap-around shiplap on the front and sides of the fireplace.

Chango & Co. paired crisp white and forest green shiplap in this modern farmhouse living room.

shiplap fireplace modern bedroom

Mindy Gayer Design Co./ Photo by Vanessa Lentine

Outdoor Shiplap Fireplace

KG Designs

Shiplap is commonly used for outdoor siding.

Modern Glam chose Studio Green by Farrow & Ball, a deeply pigmented color that reads nearly as black.

Coastal Living Room

SUK Design Group

Clad the walls and fireplace in shiplap for an integrated feel.

white beadboard fireplace wall

Design byLeanne Ford Interiors/ Photo byMax Kim-bee

The screen will sit comfortably so that it’s flush with the wall rather than sticking out.

Reclaimed Wood Shiplap

Add rustic texture with a reclaimed shiplap wood fireplace.

Bump-Out Shiplap Fireplace

A bump-out fireplace will add structure and coziness to a modern space.

coastal shiplap fireplace

Tyler Karu Design and Interiors/ Photo byJames R. Salomon

Rustic Shiplap Fireplace

Add intriguing texture to a shiplap fireplace withshou sugi ban woodpaneling.

DIY Shiplap TV Cabinet

Conceal a flat screen over the mantel with a DIY shiplap TV cabinet.

Neutral tones of painted wood and stone will complement a transitional style or modern living room.

unpainted shiplap fireplace

Mindy Gayer Design Co./ Photo by Vanessa Lentine

Beadboard is a close cousin to shiplap, with thinner boards installed in a vertical layout.

Creating a shiplap fireplace is an achievable project for a DIYer with intermediate skills, according toAngi.

Traditional shiplap is made from various types of natural wood and is therefore not fireproof.

modern white shiplap fireplace

Arbor & Co.

Shiplap panels are now made in a range of natural woods as well as materials such asMDFor aluminum.

light wood shiplap fireplace

Design byMartha O’Hara Interiors/ Photo bySpacecrafting

shiplap and stone fireplace

Kate Marker Interiors/ Stoffer Photography

natural shiplap and stone fireplace

Brian Brown Studio/ Photo byJenny Siegwart

white shiplap fireplace with black tile

Michelle Berwick Design

shiplap fireplace beach house

Design byTidal Interiors/ Photo byJenny Siegwart

shiplap fireplace

Design byCrisp Architects/ Photo by Rob Karosis

shiplap fireplace farmhouse bedroom

Design byChango & Co./ Architecture byCrisp Architects/ Photo bySarah Elliott

white shiplap fireplace

Design byLight and Dwell/ Photo by Amy Bartlam

shiplap fireplace wall with TV

Becca Interiors

vertical shiplap fireplace

Light and Dwell

glossy white shiplap fireplace wall

Design byLeanne Ford Interiors/ Photo byReid Rolls

shiplap fireplace wall

Design byMarie Flanigan Interiors/ Photo byJulie Soefer

shiplap fireplace sunroom

Design byCrisp Architects/ Photo by Rob Karosis

rustic shiplap fireplace

Liz Marie Blog

white shiplap fireplace wall

Modern Glam

shiplap fireplace bedroom

White Sands

diy shiplap farmhouse fireplace

Liz Marie Blog

shiplap fireplace in a modern farmhouse living room

Design byKG Designs/ Photo byHeidi Culver

shiplap fireplace wall with antique wooden mantel

Becca Interiors

shiplap fireplace wall with built-ins

Whittney Parkinson Design

shiplap double fireplace

Kate Marker Interiors

shiplap fireplace with trophy head

Design byChango & Co./ Architecture byCrisp Architects/ Photo bySarah Elliott

shiplap wall wood fireplace

Design by Groton Builders / Photo bySarah Szwajkos

shiplap fireplace covered patio

KG Designs

dark shiplap fireplace wall

Modern Glam

shiplap fireplace tv room

Design byChango & Co./ Photo bySarah Elliott

white shiplap fireplace wall

Design byLeanne Ford Interiors/ Photo byAlexandra Ribar

shiplap fireplace beach house living room

SUK Design Group

white shiplap fireplace

Finding Lovely/Ruth Eileen Photography

shiplap fireplace with TV ideas

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reclaimed wood shiplap fireplace ideas

Michelle Berwick Design

modern farmhouse bedroom shiplap fireplace ideas

Design byChango & Co./ Photo bySarah Elliott

blackened shiplap fireplace ideas

Michelle Berwick Design

diy electric fireplace ideas with hidden tv above

Liz Marie Blog

modern shiplap and stone fireplace wall ideas

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beadboard fireplace

Design byCrisp Architects/ Photo by Rob Karosis