STONE FIREPLACE DESIGNS DIRECTORY Natural Stone Fireplace Design!
Natural stone fireplace design . . . . . the tradition continues. After hundreds of years, man's earliest building material continues to be split, stacked, cut, carved, tumbled, bush hammered, flamed, honed, brushed, polished, assembled and arranged into stunning fireplace mantels and surrounds!
Keeping that tradition alive and well are the
natural stone
purists among us who are unwilling to accept anything else. Despite relatively recent and
signifi- cant improvements in both
cast
and
manufactured stone
products . . . . . . many of which are virtually indistinguishable from their natural stone counter- parts . .
. . . . . there are those that continue to in- sist upon the "real deal" when it comes to their stone hearth.
Fortunately, there is no shortage of beautiful natural stone materials or skilled stone artisans available to
meet that demand. From a stone hearth steeped in tradition to the latest ultra-contemporary
design, there is a texture, color and finish to meet the most demanding and discerning of tastes!