A classic fireplace surround is a timeless architectural element designed to enhance the beauty and presence of your fireplace. Its elegant proportions and traditional detailing create a refined focal point that brings warmth, structure, and visual balance to any interior. Made from premium precast or cast stone, this surround offers exceptional durability and a smooth, sophisticated finish. Its versatile design complements a wide range of styles, adding depth and character while seamlessly integrating into both traditional and modern living spaces. Perfect for elevating living rooms and residential interiors, a classic fireplace surround delivers lasting elegance, craftsmanship, and a sense of understated luxury that enriches your home’s overall design.

Stone tile and wood intermix throughout the interior.
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Guest and Pool House in Medina Washington. Interior Design by Hyde Evans Design. Photo by Benjamin Benschneider
Elegant living room photo in Seattle with beige walls and a standard fireplace

Wade Weissmann Architecture, Jorndt Builders LLC, Talia Laird Photography
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When you open the back doors of the home of Nancy and Jeremy Campbell in Granville, you don’t just step out onto a patio. You enter an extension of a modern living space that just happens to be outdoors. Their patio’s unique design and setting provides the comfort and style of indoors while enjoying the natural beauty and fresh air of outdoors. It all started with a rather desolate back yard. “It was completely blank, there was nothing back there,” Nancy remembers of the patio space of this 1972 split-level house they bought five years ago. With a blank slate to work with, the Campbells knew the key elements of what they wanted for their new outdoor space when they sat down with Travis Ketron of Ketron Custom Builders to design it. “We knew we wanted something covered so we could use it in the rain, and in the winter, and we knew we wanted a stone fireplace,” Nancy recalls. Travis translated the Campbells’ vision into a design to satisfy outdoor entertaining and relaxing desires in all seasons. The new outdoor space is reminiscent of a vast, rustic great room complete with a stone fireplace, a vaulted ceiling, skylights, and ceiling fans, yet no walls. The space is completely open to the elements without any glass or doors on any of the sides, except from the house. Furnished like a great room, with a built-in music system as well, it’s truly an extension of indoor living and entertaining space, and one that is unaffected by rain. Jeremy comments, “We haven’t had to cover the furniture yet. It would have to be a pretty strong wind to get wet.” Just outside the covered patio is a quartet of outdoor chairs adorned with plush cushions and colorful pillows, positioned perfectly for users to bask in the sun. In the design process, the fireplace emerged as the anchor of the space and set the stage for the outdoor space both aesthetically and functionally. “We didn’t want it to block the view. Then designing the space with Travis, the fireplace became the center,” remembers Jeremy. Placed directly across from the two sets of French doors leading out from the house, a Rumford fireplace and extended hearth of stone in neutral earth tones is the focal point of this outdoor living room. Seating for entertaining and lounging falls easily into place around it providing optimal viewing of the private, wooded back yard. When temperatures cool off, the fireplace provides ample warmth and a cozy setting to experience the change of seasons. “It’s a great fireplace for the space,” Jeremy says of the unique design of a Rumford style fireplace. “The way you stack the wood in the fireplace is different so as to get more heat. It has a shallower box, burns hotter and puts off more heat. Wood is placed in it vertically, not stacked.” Just in case the fireplace doesn’t provide enough light for late-night soirees, there is additional outdoor lighting mounted from the ceiling to make sure the party always goes on. Travis brought the idea of the Rumford outdoor fireplace to the Campbells. “I learned about it a few years back from some masons, and I was intrigued by the idea then,” he says. “We like to do stuff that’s out of the norm, and this fireplace fits the space and function very well.” Travis adds, “People want unique things that are designed for them. That’s our style to do that for them.” The patio also extends out to an uncovered area set up with patio tables for grilling and dining. Gray pavers flow throughout from the covered space to the open-air area. Their continuous flow mimics the feel of flooring that extends from a living room into a dining room inside a home. Also, the earth tone colors throughout the space on the pavers, fireplace and furnishings help the entire space mesh nicely with its natural surroundings. A little ways off from both the covered and uncovered patio area is a stone fire pit ring. Removed by just the right distance, it provides a separate place for young adults to gather and enjoy the night. Adirondack chairs and matching tables surround the outdoor fire pit, offering seating for anyone who doesn’t wish to stand and a place to set down ingredients for yummy fireside treats like s’mores. Padded chairs outside the reach of the pavilion and the nearby umbrella the perfect place to kick back and relax in the sun. The colorful throw pillows and outdoor furniture cushions add some needed color and a touch of personality. Enjoying the comforts of indoors while being outdoors is exactly what the Campbells are doing now, particularly when lounging on the comfortable wicker furniture that dominate most of the area. “My favorite part of the whole thing is the fireplace,” Nancy says. Jeremy concludes, “There is no television, it would destroy the ambiance out there. We just enjoy listening to music and watching the fire.”

adapted from picture that client loved for their home, made arched top that was a rectangular box.
Elegant medium tone wood floor living room photo in Other with white walls, a standard fireplace and a plaster fireplace

A classic fireplace surround offers a refined architectural statement that brings warmth and sophistication to any space. With its timeless design and elegant detailing, it frames your fireplace beautifully while creating a natural focal point that enhances the overall character of the room. Made from high-quality precast or cast stone, this surround combines durability with lasting style. Its smooth finish, balanced structure, and traditional aesthetic complement a wide range of interiors, from classic and formal settings to transitional and contemporary homes seeking a touch of elegance. Perfect for enhancing living rooms, family spaces, and luxury interiors, a classic fireplace surround adds depth, charm, and enduring appeal while elevating your home’s design with graceful simplicity.

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A Venetian plaster mantel and blackened metal chimney chase update what was a out of place Craftsman style tiled fireplace surround. The fire place logs were replaced with a modern gas burner and glass pebble flame bed.

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New View Photography
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While having floor to ceiling glass to 2 different views of the desert, this master bedroom still maintains a feeling of intimacy, thanks to the dropped ceiling connecting the bed and the fireplace. The fireplace and dropped ceiling are clad in a raked texture plaster, while the fireplace surround is featured in blackened steel and floats on the wall with no hearth. The TV pops up from the chest at the foot of the bed.

The kitchen is splendid with knotty alder custom cabinets, handmade peeled bark legs were crafted to support the chiseled edge granite. A hammered copper farm sink compliments the custom copper range hood while the slate backsplash adds color. Barstools from Old Hickory, also with peeled bark frames are upholstered in a casual red and gold fabric back with brown leather seats. A vintage Persian runner is between the range and sink to effortlessly blend all the colors together. Designed by Melodie Durham of Durham Designs & Consulting, LLC. Photo by Livengood Photographs [www.livengoodphotographs.com/design].

For traditional fireplaces, consider handpainted fireplace tiles to add a pop of pattern to your space. Francesca Albertazzi's traditional-meets-modern living room comes full circle thanks to beautiful blue handpainted fireplace tiles. TILE SHOWN Jardin Fretwork in Custom Colorway

Michael Hunter
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Marisa selected our Northern Slate Stacked Stone panels to execute this stunning TV and fireplace design project.
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Kyle had a small corner wall in his home that he wanted to add some character to by building an electric fireplace. He used our Northern Slate Stacked Stone panels for this inexpensive design.

Patricia Bean Expressive Architectural Photography
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We love a sleek shiplap fireplace surround. Our clients were looking to update their fireplace surround as they were completing a home remodel and addition in conjunction. Their inspiration was a photo they found on Pinterest that included a sleek mantel and floor to ceiling shiplap on the surround. Previously the surround was an old red brick that surrounded the fire box as well as the hearth. After structural work and granite were in place by others, we installed and finished the shiplap fireplace surround and modern mantel.