How I plan to turn my fireplace into a fabulous limestone fireplace with some great inspiration photos.
One of the most exciting plans for my Sweet Little Bungalow is putting in a limestone fireplace.
It’s been a dream of mine for I don’t know how long now because you know how much I love my Vintage French look.
Remember my 80s fireplaces that I painted? They were peach (PEACH!) so I had to do something with them but we couldn’t afford to do anything specific with them at the time.
Painting them was the next best thing. But these inspiration photos will show you what I really wanted.
I won’t be getting actual limestone (I need to be able to eat!) but I will be getting something with a very similar look.
This is the current state of my fireplace right now:
And here is some fabulous inspiration:
This is a similar fireplace that Foxcraft Stoneworks will be making for me.
It’s being made from cast stone which will save on costs and will look fabulous in the small space.
And this is an update on how it looks after it was just installed:
A little bit of Vintage French for the Sweet Little Bungalow!
UPDATE: Here is the new fireplace all decorated up for fall. Just gorgeous!
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Oh those fireplaces are dreamy! What a perfect choice Jamie! It’s going to look absolutely stunning!!
Thanks so much, April!
Hugs, Jamie
It’s going to be so beautiful, and I look forward to seeing each room as you add your special touches to them.
Thanks so much, Jeannie.
Hugs, Jamie
hey girl -can’t wait to see the results! love ya!
Me too! lol. Thanks so much Shawnna
Hugs, Jamie
Hi Jamie – I am in the planning stages for a major addition to our Northern Michigan home, and a family room with a limestone (cast stone) fireplace is the centerpiece of my dreams. I love the looks of yours, and I would be so interested in how you feel about your decisions now that you have been living with your decisions for a few years. I am thinking about a true woodturning FP. Is this going to be practical, or are smoke stains a big problem? It will be on an outside wall, so I could design it with a deep firebox. Would that require a tall chimney? This will be a single story addition. Any thoughts you could share now that you have lived with your design would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Cheryl,
It’s been four years since we renovated this house and I’m still in love with my fireplace! As much as I love a wood burning fireplace, this gas fireplace is perfect for our house. It heats the whole main floor in the winter and it’s so easy to put on (with just a flick of a switch on the wall). I wouldn’t use it nearly as much if it was a real wood burning fireplace. Also, I do think there would be smoke and/or soot stains with wood burning fireplace. I know you can get gas fireplaces without the glass so that it looks more ‘real’, you still might need a screen in front though. This fireplace has a chimney, I believe at some point it was a wood burning fireplace but when when we bought it, it had already turned to a gas fireplace.
Hope this helps!
Hugs, Jamie