Contemporary Fireplace Gallery...
Sleek & Chic!
Our contemporary fireplace gallery of stone mantels and surrounds includes some of the latest in
modern fireplace
design . . . . .
Understated, with simple clean lines and smooth
honed or polished surfaces, they lend an air of so-
phistication to their surroundings. Sleek and mod-
ern -- yet elegant and refined -- many of these
designs can be used in
traditional,
as well as
con-
temporary
settings.
As in
traditional stone fireplace design,
limestone, marble, and various types
of
cast stone
are typically used for
mantels
and
surrounds.
Other
stone types
currently being used more and more in the
contempo-
rary design fireplace
include granite and slate, as well.
However, instead of sculpting or carving the stone for decorative effect, as is
generally done with traditional designs, a variety of finishing tech-
niques are
employed to highlight the stone surfaces. In
contemporary fireplace design,
the emphasis is on the natural beauty of the stone, it-
self, rather than on applied or carved ornamentation.
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as we continually add new photos of contemporary fireplace designs to our site.
For even more in-depth coverage and outstanding
examples of stone fireplace designs, please visit our sister site,
www.Top-Stone-Fireplace-Designs.com,
which expands upon the information in the "Stone Design Guide" featured
on this website. A comprehensive Directory devoted
exclusively to stone mantels and surrounds -- many from top
designers around the world --
Top Stone Fireplace Designs
is the largest site of its kind on the world wide web!
Fireplace Gallery of Contemporary Stone Wall Surrounds
Fireplace Photos of Traditional Stone Mantels - Formal & Semiformal
Gallery of Traditional Stone Mantels with Overmantels
Fireplace Pictures of Traditional Stone Surrounds - Rustic & Casual
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