Hey guys, I thought I would share another behind-the-scenes look at creating Spanish fireplaces. I also wanted to talk about how unique, custom designs…(LISTEN to audio, or read text, below)
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Jeff Doubét Talks About – The Fascinating World of Creating Spanish Fireplaces: Part 2
“Hey guys, I thought I would share another behind-the-scenes look at creating Spanish style fireplaces. I also wanted to talk about how unique, custom designs actually come about.
As you know, I love to showcase the Artisan trades… and these are the talented men and women who actually make things happen. As a designer and my enthusiastic clients always lean on these experts to accomplish a vision we have in our minds, and also early concept drawings.
This project is being built in this image in Montecito and in the master suite… and there was an existing fire box. It was a whole different design before we started to remodel it, but as you can see the firebox is pretty small and so- the homeowners thought about, you know… we actually talked about how could we make this opening feel larger and so this chamfered opening with the flared corbeled details, you know in the upper left and right corners. Those were kind of a spin-off of something that I designed earlier, and they had liked the design of that.
And, so sometimes fireplaces the custom designs that we’re working on kind of morph from you know… things that I’ve done in the past, or even looking at things that have been done in historical homes. Clearly hoods are popular, but as you notice in this project, it’s just a flat surface and so this fireplace is kind of unique because it’s just, kind of… a cross between a modern variation of a Spanish fireplace and a traditional Spanish fireplace and so you got the highly recognizable hood design as a swoop up to the beamed ceilings, and then just the proportions and everything were worked out so that it would look right in the room.
I have a multitude of other blog posts and images that you can study other fireplaces in the makings, and I will provide that link in this blog post. So enjoy, and please keep coming back. I’m just randomly uploading stuff that I think you will find interesting!”
Jeff Doubét
Transcript of Jeff Doubét: The Fascinating World of Creating Spanish Fireplaces: Part 2
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Date of Recording: August 28, 2025
Location: Santa Barbara, California
Photo Documentation: Expert Plasterer Hand Troweling a Spanish Fireplace
Location: Montecito, California
Date: April 27, 2017
Photographer: Jeff Doubét
Camera: Canon PowerShot S95
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