Cladding wall behind wood stove

[MellowshipSlinky]

Planning a full refit of the lounge to include new patio doors and a free standing wood burner.

Want something that’ll stand out behind the stove - have thought about slate cladding, polished concrete, polished plaster and zinc patina panels.

Whatever we use needs to be non combustible so I guess that counts timber out
Can also do the whole wall or just behind the stove / flue.

I love the idea of rough slate to give warmth and depth, but the wife thinks it too old fashioned (quite a contemporary house).
I also like a zinc panel with possibly random welded pattern on it.

Whatever we go for will also need to link in somehow with the hearth.

Any ideas?
Cheers

[MellowshipSlinky]

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[MellowshipSlinky]

OMITN said:

If you have plastered solid walls then, if the stove is a minimum distance (150mm iirc) from the wall you don’t need to clear it in anything.

If you fancy something attractive, have a look at Vlaze enamelled panelling for hearth and wall cladding.

We could give the stove the required clearance, but I’d l8ke to make more of a feature of the wall with the cladding.

Have seen the Vlaze stuff, but feel it’s quite similar to just having flat ceramic tiles.