Fireplace Refacing Stone
It could be that ugly fireplace did not set out to be ugly. If you look at it in the right light, it was probably a delightful part of a home at one time. But time has a way of taking its toll on a fireplace. After all, the life of a fireplace puts it in contact with a lot of heat and burning material. That can cause bricks to crack, mortar to crumble and fall out. Before long that fireplace, just looks run down and old.
Another reason you might be looking for ways to give a fireplace a new look is if you just bought the home and the previous owners painted the fireplace. While many times a painted fireplace can look great, if the previous owner did not have the same tastes in color selection, you may have to do something about that ugly fireplace. Painting it your own color is one option which would allow you to pick a color that ties in with your redecorating plan. But another option that makes the fireplace look "good as new" is to use refacing stone to remodel the fireplace entirely.
While refacing a fireplace is a bigger job, which means more time, effort and investment, it opens a new world of design options to you. Depending on whether you want to use the fireplace when it is done to have fires in the firebox, you can approach the refacing process with an eye toward creating a very unique and elegant part of your total remodeling program. You can use marble or another stone of your choice to replace that run down red brick or to reface over it and as the overhaul takes place, you will see that fireplace go from old and boring to something up to date, modern and exciting to look at.
To really open up artistic ideas, you can look at refacing the fireplace with tiles that can be purchased to form a colorful and intricate design. This is a wonderful way to make the facing of your fireplace tie in with a southwestern style feel to your total room decorating plan to even create virtually a "stained glass" feel to the fireplace. That kind of creative design is sure to make your fireplace the talk of your friends and an object of admiration and conversation for everyone who comes to your home to see it.
When including refacing stone in your fireplace remodeling plans, be sure you work with skilled craftsmen who know what they doing with this kind of work. A good contractor can guide you to the right kind of materials to use for a wonderful long term look. He can also make sure everything you are doing is in step with local building code as well as give you guidelines for taking good care of your rebuilt fireplace so it will last for decades looking as wonderful when you sell the home as it does when your refacing project is done.