Classic Stone Fireplaces

Good Monday Morning!  If it’s Monday it must be Design Day!

I hope you had a lovely weekend.  My hubby and I are in the market for a new home so I have seen quite a few fireplaces lately. Some really beautiful ones and some rather funky ones. I hope I don’t hurt anybody’s feelings with my following post.  I will try to be gentle.
This is one of my favorites!  I love when you can sit on the hearth and the scale of this fireplace seems to really work.

 
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The sconces seem to have just the correct amount of weight to be perfect for this stone fireplace!

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I’ve always wanted a fireplace in the kitchen, ahhh…….

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If you look closely you can see that those are strips of wood placed in between the stone layers. I think it adds a contemporary edge to this very classic stone fireplace.  I love the niches too, although the little animals are lost in them.

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Okay, here is where I am going to try to be gentle but SERIOUSLY??    Couldn’t they decide between brick or stone?  I guess they got the best of both worlds.

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Surprisingly, I really like this stone work. It is so neat and precise. Notice the angle of the fireplace. Awesome!

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Another classic beauty!

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This one is a good example of what we can do with those simple builder fireplaces that so many of us have.

 
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Can’t you just see this fireplace in a home built in 1776.  I love how they used the mantle as a pot rack. Very clever!

 
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Okay, this is the one that I thought might get me into trouble but once again, SERIOUSLY??  Are those fake rocks and guess what, it looks like this is 2 sided so this lucky homeowner gets to see 2 sides of this monstrosity!  (please don’t write me any mean e-mails)

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Let’s end with this beautiful fireplace!  I love the simplicity of it. This could be in a mid-century home or even something more modern.

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We’ll see you back on Wednesday with a great  PORTABLE way to organize your jewelry !