Stone fireplaces for character
It all depends on your style of house really, but there are few places where a stone fireplace won’t look good. Partly because natural materials tend to look good where ever they are put, and partly because a stone fireplace is one of the most traditional fixtures a home can have. The stone we use most regularly is a lovely light French limestone. It has a l beautiful, slightly open texture, and is fairly neutral in tone, and so therefore doesn’t ‘clash’ with anything.
You can’t beat stone as a building material. It is strong and can support a lot of weight and can stand the knocks of life. You can see many stone fireplaces in historic houses in England that are hundreds of years old. They will certainly carry the scars of time, but that will only serve to make them even more attractive and functional.
If you have a stone fireplace in your home, then it will still be there in hundreds of years from now, providing some future moderniser doesn’t tear it out! Who knows, open fires may be banned in years to come because of pollution or some other fad of the moment.
For now though, you can have one, and if you send us your design, then we’ll be happy to make it for you.