How to Design a Stone Fireplace - Idea #1

A fireplace is often an inviting centerpiece of a family room, and choosing the location and design of your fireplace is crucial to the overall design of your home. Using cultured stone offers you the most flexibility in design style and color!

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

1. Choose a cultured stone color that reflects the color scheme and style of your home. If you have cool gray tones and a contemporary setting, use a cultured stone that is smooth to the touch and captures the colors within your kitchen cabinets, flooring, and paint colors. If you have warm earthy tones and a more traditional setting, choose rough stones in matching earthy colors. Cultures stone comes in a variety of styles and colors! Use stone accents to enhance the layout of your fireplace. A limestone hearth and mantle will maintain a rustic feel, while a wood mantle will dress it up for a more formal setting. Cultured stone is light enough to be attached to basic framing materials, so you can play with the shape of your fireplace by simply framing the box in a simple or elaborate design. For more decorating ideas and product guides, visit www.thedecoratingideasite.com
2. Use stone accents to enhance the layout of your fireplace. A limestone hearth and mantle will maintain a rustic feel, while a wood mantle will dress it up for a more formal setting.
3. Cultured stone is light enough to be attached to basic framing materials, so you can play with the shape of your fireplace by simply framing the box in a simple or elaborate design.
4. Unlike "real" stone, cultured stone can be put on the face of a fireplace without additional support under a floor deck although some additional support is suggested on a 2 - story application. The flexibility is of cultured stone is great and you won't have 4000+ lbs of stone hanging on your fireplace. For more decorating ideas and product guides, visit www.thedecoratingideasite.com