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Designing Your stone Fireplace should be a fun and a creative process. Trends and Styles may change, but stone is timeless. Interior designers and architects are frequently suggesting the home owner use a stone veneer to reface their existing fireplace due to outdated or what some customers call ugly brick. Some of the newer homes only have drywall and can easily look beautiful with stone veneer. Before and After Pictures of Fireplaces

Questions to Ask When Designing Your Stone Fireplace: Stone Design Ideas

• What is the feel of the room? Is the room formal, causal, contemporary or somewhere in between? 
• What Color Palette and Intensity of color do you want for the fireplace and the surrounding walls?
• What is the natural and additional lighting situation for the room?
• Do you want to add a mantel? Wood Mantel Options
• Do you want to add a TV over the stone fireplace? TV and stone Fireplace Options
• Do you want to add book cases to the stone fireplace?
• Do you want to change the design of the hearth? Limestone Hearth Pictures

 Stone Veneers Offer These Advantages:

• Lightweight: Stone veneers weigh typically 75% less than real stone and require no additional support.
• Speed of Installation:  A one story  stone veneer fireplace can be typically installed in one day.
• Replicated from real stone: Our manufactured stone veneers are molded from real stones.
• Colors: We offer colors that match real stone or we can tweak the color to help match a decor.
• Cost: Manufactured stone is less expensive than real stone veneers. When you factor in installation, you can save 20-30% on your entire project.

Stone veneer in the style of Mountain Stack was applied directly over this brick fireplace and Alder wood stained in dark cherry was installed. More Mountain Stack Stone Fireplaces

                                                         
                                                              

Brick fireplace refurbished with new stone veneer. The manufactured stone
was applied directly over the existing brick. The wood mantel was installed to
the brick and the stone was installed without a mortar joint. The top layer of brick
was removed and our hearthstones were placed flush with the bottom of the firebox

For More Information about stone fireplaces, stone veneer, interior stone walls, stone wine cellars or stone fireplace design ideas contact us and we will be glad to answer your questions.

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North Star Stone, Inc.

1921 Industrial Dr.

Libertyville, IL 60048

Showroom Hours by appointment

847-996-6850

Stunning Stone Veneer Fireplace Transformations

Imagine how beautiful your home will look with a stone fireplace instead of looking at that ugly drywall. Now you can select the perfect stone style and color and have expert installation to transform your fireplace from ordinary to extra ordinary.

The following home in Riverwoods had a two story drywall fireplace that was the focal point of the home. Look at the finished fireplace.

Call North Star Stone @ 847-996-6850 or email at info@northstarstone.biz

Please visit our showroom

1921 Industrial Dr.

Libertyville, IL 60048

Hawthorn Woods now allows stone veneer

The Village of Hawthorn Woods in Lake County Il, is now allowing home owners the opportunity to update the look of their home with the use of thin stone veneers. In the past, the village allowed only real stone to be used on the home for both new construction and remodeling. Check with the Building Department first to make sure you meet their criteria.

North Star Stone, Inc. has recently completed two of the first stone veneer projects in the late fall of 2009.  The Village Architect, Jeff Pathman was instrumental in getting the changes approved.

Below is an example of home that added new siding and ledge stone veneers.

For stone veneer design ideas for your home, call 847-996-6850 or email @info@northstarstone.biz

Our factory and showroom are located at 1921 Industrial Dr., Libertyville,IL 60048

Stone Veneers for Your Home's Exterior

Stone veneers create the touch of elegance for you home without having to add a brick ledge or break the bank. Our thin stone veneers are light weight, affordable and come in a wide variety of styles and colors to create the custom look for your home.

This Hawthorn Woods home had a Dryvit exterior that the home owner wanted to remove. With the help of an architect and experienced carpenter contractor a new front was created. North Star Stone, Inc. installed the stone and stucco. The stone style was cobble stone in the color of chateau.

The chimney on the rear of the house was also completed. The siding on the sides of the house is Hardie Board.

For stone veneer design ideas, please call us at 847-996-6850 or email us at info@northstarstone.biz

We are located at 1921 Industrial Dr, Libertyville, IL 60048