Warm Your Soul with a Stone Fireplace Makeover
As autumn’s chill around Chicago transitions into the bitter cold of winter, nothing adds warmth to your home quite like a burning fireplace as you relax in front of it. But have you noticed lately that something’s missing with your current fireplace, and that it might be time for a facelift? Whether you need ideas on how you should decorate your fireplace or you need a complete remodel, we can help.
Perhaps you live in an older home, and the fireplace’s outdated brick just doesn’t fit in with your family room’s new décor. Or, maybe that finished drywall fireplace in your newer home could use a little more pizzazz now that you have the extra money.
If either of these scenarios sounds familiar, there are some fireplace makeover ideas featuring stone veneer that could be just what the doctor ordered. In fact, a professional faux stone fireplace remodel that’s done right will add elegance, beauty and value that can virtually warm your soul for many winters to come!
The Benefits of Remodeling a Fireplace with Stone
There are many benefits to upgrading your fireplace with stone veneer, including these:
- Injects eye pop
- beauty and elegance into any room
- High return-on-investment (ROI) when it’s time to sell
- The stone can be custom-colored to blend with any room’s décor
- Adds warmth and comfort to your home
- Durable and low-maintenance
- Countless hours of enjoyment for your family and friends!
Transform Your Old Brick Fireplace with Stone
Many of the Chicago clients that North Star Stone (NSS) proudly provides expert fireplace remodeling ideas and installations to have beautiful older homes with brick fireplaces that have seen better days. Many of the bricks have gotten chipped, faded and worn, or the homeowner has recently remodeled the room with a style that now doesn’t match their fireplace’s look. That’s why we recommend you attach stone veneer on your home’s fireplace
To transform that outdated appearance so that it blends with the room’s theme, we routinely install veneer like Wisconsin Prairie Stone or Cobble Style Stone right over the existing brick.
To view some of our transformative fireplace remodeling images, click here now. As an aside, if you attempt a DIY tear out of the old brick, it can be challenging. For tear outs, it’s best to hire a fireplace remodeling pro, and at NSS we have the contractors you need to get the job done right.
Consider a Drywall Fireplace Stone Makeover
Another common project that we’ve collaborated with homeowners on in the Chicagoland area is remodeling a finished drywall fireplace with stone in a newer construction. Most of them just have tile around the opening with a thin mantel above.
Our clients have complained to us that these bland “builder special” fireplaces don’t inject much eye pop or warmth into their rooms.
Oftentimes, we’ve been able to transform these utilitarian fireplaces with our luxurious manufactured stone veneer using a thinner, more contemporary profile look like Mountain Ledge Stone, topped off with a new mantel that matches the room’s style and décor. There are several examples of fireplace remodel before and after pictures on our website, so please feel free to browse those for some inspirational fireplace remodeling ideas.
