Fireplace Stone Mantels: Choosing the Right One for Your Living Space
Fireplace stone mantels add beauty and elegance while creating a focal point in a room. They set the tone for the entire room, so that’s why it’s important that you choose a mantel design that reflects your design aesthetic and fits with the architectural style of your home.
If you’ve never shopped for fireplace stone mantels before, you may not know where to begin. That’s okay. We can help. At Pietra del Mar and Barbara Tattersfield Design, we strive to bring out your personality and style in our designs so you have a piece that you love now and forever. That’s why we’ve created this fireplace mantel buying guide. Use these simple guidelines to help you choose the right stone piece for your living space.
The Importance of Working with a Custom Designer
To truly make a splash with your fireplace mantel, you need a piece that’s custom built just for you. You don’t want some run of the mill, mass produced, generic fireplace mantel you can find in thousands of homes throughout the country. Instead, you want a unique showcase feature that really makes your living space special.
At Pietra del Mar and Barbara Tattersfield Design, our craftsmen are skilled in creating custom designs to your precise standards. We work with you to extract your visions and to craft them into real, tangible pieces of art. This is the best way to ensure you get a unique piece you can’t find elsewhere.
Choosing Fireplace Stone Mantels
Once you’ve found a custom designer to fabricate your fireplace mantel, it’s time to settle on a design. Here are some tips to help you find the design that best suits your home.
- Consider the style of your home—Fireplace stone mantels work best when they complement the home’s style and decor. If your home is very decadent and contains ornate, intricate decorations, then you may wish to choose a fireplace mantel with intricate carving patterns. On the other hand, if your home has a sleeker look, you may decide on a fireplace mantel with understated elegance.
At Pietra del Mar and Barbara Tattersfield Design, we can come visit your site or schedule a design consultation to get a feel for your home’s style. This helps us create a design proposal that can be seamlessly incorporated into your existing structure.
- Seek out inspiration—Take some time to look at examples of fireplace stone mantels in other homes. You can look at home design magazines, and you can even browse through our online galleries to see examples of mantels we’ve designed in the past. These images can serve as a starting point for your design inspiration from which you can modify it to create something that’s truly your own.
- Settle on the right stone—Fireplace stone mantels can be designed from all different types of stone. However, many design companies limit your options for choosing stones. At Pietra del Mar and Barbara Tattersfield Design, we have access to quarries all across the world, and we can work with all types of stone.
Stick to these tips, and you’ll choose a stone mantel that adds beauty and character to your living space.
