Granite is arguably the most popular natural stone for fireplace surrounds. It is more affordable than marble , scratch, and stain-resistant and available in many colors and patterns.

In living areas, bookmatched marble slabs create a dramatic accent wall or fireplace surround. Cut slabs with opposite sides polished are placed side-by-side to create a mirror image of each other.

Marble is one of the most expensive natural stone materials available for a fireplace surround, but the high price is reflective of the attractive appearance, excellent durability, and high level ...

Determine the exact top of the fireplace, because you’ll be setting a support slab across both sides of the surround to complete it. Dry stack the pavers to ensure that you have enough of them ...

The solution: retiling the fireplace surround with marble and painting the original mantel in Farrow & Ball Off Black. Layer stone JAM’s simple design is elevated with bespoke stone.

Perhaps most importantly, the fireplace surround with its foam core greatly reduces the weight from approximately 2,000 pounds for cast stone to only 200 pounds for the average mantel and two legs.

Rogan Gregory sculpted the piece from heat-tolerant marble composite with a velvety matte finish. By Nancy Hass Over the course of his polymathic 25-year career, the California-based designer and ...