| This design is modern and traditional at the same time. The simple molding is heavy and wide, but it also has a clean look, thanks to the mitered corners and the fact that it's white-on-white with the simple charcoal gray slab stone surround. This is a great design for someone with a modern aesthetic in a home with traditional architecture. Private Comment
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| This unusual modern application of taupe-brown stone slab (I'm guessing a marble like Labrador Antique Light) trimmed with a sleek metal edge complements the dark paneled walls. I love how the mantel is painted the same black as the walls. This is a great way to make a space modern and traditional at the same time. Private Comment
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| Or go for no mantel at all. Slab material is great for this sort of fireplace design; it's simple, sleek and modern. The thick, raised hearth out of the same slab material is another interesting detail. Private Comment
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| Here's another slab installation in gorgeous Calacatta marble, but this one is just slightly raised from the plane of the wall. This design could have easily had the stone run all the way to the ceiling, but I like how it stops partway up the wall and how the fireplace is higher off the ground than normal. This is perfect for the office, so you can get full view of the fireplace at all times from behind your desk. Private Comment
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| If you're looking for a bit more detail than a simple slab, but you don't want a wood surround, think about ways to treat the stone with more detail. Here the stone ledge projects past the face of the surround on the outside edge, and the surround is stepped to give the stone a shadow line and more architectural detail. Private Comment
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| Fireplaces don't have to be symmetrical. I love the simplicity of the simple stone ledge and offset firebox and how the stone slab runs the full length of the wall. Private Comment
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