The hardest decision, Robert says, was choosing the type and color of cultured stone for the island and fireplace. Brooks brought samples to help narrow the hundreds of choices.

“A block and brick fireplace is crafted by a skilled mason on site,” says Gitlin, of Huelster Design Studio of Westport, Conn. “Manufactured or cultured stone mantelpieces are purchased and ...

Or it won’t be, once you follow this advice. By Tim McKeough “The fireplace must be the focus of every rational scheme of arrangement,” Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman Jr. wrote in their 1897 ...

For more than 55 years, Cultured Stone has produced stone and brick veneers of the highest quality for interior applications, such as fireplace surrounds and kitchen backsplashes, or exterior accents.

Chimney & Stone employs six people, including Baus and his father. ... Chimney & Stone also makes and sells manufactured stone, which Baus said comprises about 20 percent of his overall business.

Hi, I’m inserting a wood burner insert and placing cultured stone over the existing fireplace. MY QUESTION IS CAN i REMOVE THE EXISSTING HEARTH WITHOUT DAMAGING THE FIREPLACE WALL? I would like to ...