Stone fireplace design
Ever been on a rural tour of france? Love ‘em or hate ‘em… the French have a knack at building some of the most stunning houses in the world. Whether it be a small farmhouse, or a full blown chateau, the French have always had a gift for stunning design in there houses. Likewise stone fireplaces too. Invariably you can visit an old house in France, and it will have stunning internal features. Even the most rustic french farmhouse will often have a stone fireplace or even several stone fireplaces, that are literally stunning. They seemed to have any eye for proportion and design that other cultures lacked.
We try to incorporate some of the ideas the French used in their designs. (not just the use of their limestone!) Make the blocks substantial. This gives a feeling of solidity, substance and longevity. Make it big! There’s something comforting about sitting in front of a really BIG impressive fireplace: If possible with an equally big open fire roaring away within it!
Don’t make it too fussy! Ok the French could do some pretty ornate stuff… look at Louis IV furniture for example, and a few of their chateaux were pretty OTT. But they generally had a knack for incredible understated elegance, and it’s a little bit of that which we try and incorporate into our fireplaces.
So, if you go on a little tour of France, and you see a fireplace like the ones I’m talking about, then take a crafy picture and send it to us, and we’ll give you a quotation to make one the same for your own home.