Fireplace with a Story
Tyra Dellacroce of Connecticut Stone is seeing a trend to personalizing outdoor
spaces with unusual stones and applications. Tyra and her husband collaborated
with talented mason, Mike Nusdeo of Ridgeview Stone Design of Orange CT
to create a unique fireplace for their Woodbridge home, that will surely keep
their guests talking.The project started when Tyra was inspired by two huge raw pieces of stone spotted in Connecticut Stone’s Milford stone yard. One of the pieces resembles an African mask and the other piece looks like a great white shark! Large Fieldstone boulders and Byram Black slabs were also used to create a natural seating area flanking the fireplace. And in a unique personalized touch, the back of the fireplace features a built in library shelf and stone books that have personal significance to her family. The “mask” was incorporated into the fireplace as a cheek, while the “shark”
breaches to the surface.
spaces with unusual stones and applications. Tyra and her husband collaborated
with talented mason, Mike Nusdeo of Ridgeview Stone Design of Orange CT
to create a unique fireplace for their Woodbridge home, that will surely keep
their guests talking.The project started when Tyra was inspired by two huge raw pieces of stone spotted in Connecticut Stone’s Milford stone yard. One of the pieces resembles an African mask and the other piece looks like a great white shark! Large Fieldstone boulders and Byram Black slabs were also used to create a natural seating area flanking the fireplace. And in a unique personalized touch, the back of the fireplace features a built in library shelf and stone books that have personal significance to her family. The “mask” was incorporated into the fireplace as a cheek, while the “shark”
breaches to the surface.
Project Year: 2014
Country: United States
