While you can t just stick a faux stone finish on top of tiles it is possible to redo your fireplace without removing the tiles.
Putting stone over marble fireplace.
Refacing a fireplace is a big job any way you slice it.
Begin laying out the marble tiles on the floor to determine the pattern and where to make any cuts.
It is so gorgeous.
How to tile over a marble fireplace surround.
Install new marble or use another type of tile to.
After taking a tiling class i know that is something that is just not in my diy wheelhouse so i called an expert named leo.
Along the marble theme i also fell in love with caycee s hexagonal marble fireplace surround from hanging with the hewitts see it here.
Measure the fireplace surround and mark off an area of equal size and shape on the floor nearby.
Then my luck turned.
If you have a drab tile fireplace in need of a facelift make sure you take the time to make any shortcuts successful.
They did a fireplace surround out of inexpensive marble tiles from the home depot which gave me confidence that i could diy and get a nice looking result with minimal expense.
Etch the marble get out your pad sander and a fairly coarse grit of sandpaper such as 60 or 80 grit.