Fireplaces make for a lovely addition for many homes and offer a lot of versatility both in practicality in use and opportunity for internal décor and design. Modern stone fireplaces are becoming more and more popular in contemporary homes and yet there is still opportunity for you to make it your own.
There are many options when it comes to stone fireplaces, so whether you love entertaining around it, cozying up with the family in the warmth, or just lounging about, here are a variety of modern stone fireplace ideas you are going to love.
All White Fireplace
All white stone fireplaces are perfect for that modern, minimalist home. Whether you’re using snow-white marble or stone bricks painted white, keeping the surroundings of your fireplace plain and white is an effective way of infusing a light and bright feel to your entire home.
While white stone fireplaces can look magnificent coupled with a range of furniture and other interior design aesthetics, you can double down on the mesmerising effect with equally stunning white furniture.
The Floating Fireplace
This modern fireplace idea is best suited outside where you have the space to construct this luxurious design. Centered with a stonework base, the fire sits in the middle of the platform with the extending chimney descending from the pergola roof above. The floating centre fireplace design leaves plenty of room for family and friends to sit around and is as practical as it is stylish.
Polished White Marble with a Black Mantel
While this stoneplace idea reuses the concept of pure white marble from Idea #1, the inclusion of a black mantel works to bring out the overall effect and helps to ground the overly white and bright fireplace area. Black and white colour palettes are increasingly popular in modern and contemporary homes, making this idea even more suited.
Black Marble with Veins
If you like the idea of incorporating dark, moody colours into your fireplace, there are fewer materials that can make more of a visual impact than glossy black marble. With a variety of shades and veiny patterns available, you can customise the level of complexity in the aesthetic of your marble to suit your taste. Black veined marble is particularly impactful when incorporated in a full length, floor to ceiling fireplace.
Stacked Stone Fireplaces
Stacked stone fireplaces walk the line finely between modern and contemporary decor and a more traditional or almost rustic look. By keeping the stacked stones a light, blonde or cool toned shade you can benefit from the earthy, complex aesthetic whilst still keeping the overall effect minimalist and modern. Plus, the horizontally stacked stone slabs with cool shades contrasts stunningly with the vertically rising, warm glow of the fire.
Fireplace Frame
A fireplace frame gives you a lot of opportunity to customise and tailor the design of your space to your liking. Even if your fireplace is not made of stone, you can still benefit from using natural stone to huge effect in the form of a fireplace frame. A modern stone fireplace framed with a black marble or ivory-coloured marble will look stunning in just about any contemporary-styled home.
Grey Marble
Grey is a very popular colour for use in modern homes. With the lightness that is lost with black shades and a complexity and warmth that can be lost with white shades, grey marble can blend with a wide variety of interior design styles. A contemporary stone fireplace made from grey marble will seamlessly blend into a wide variety of lounge and living spaces.
Firewood Wall
Using stone on glass is a popular design choice for modern homes and there’s plenty of scope to do the same with your fireplace. A wall of firewood kept behind a pane of glass beside an exposed stone brick fireplace will look wonderful in most spaces. Of course, the stacked wood might not suit every home environment, but if you’re looking to incorporate a practical and stylish feature in your fireplace, this is certainly a winner.
Colour and Stone
Earthy-coloured stone, like limestone and travertine, looks fantastic next to coloured tiles like blue or dark red. This is an effective method for retaining the minimalist modern design aesthetic while still injecting a bit of vibrancy and colour around your fireplace.
Rough-cut Stone Walls
Large roughly-cut stones of different sizes and shapes making up the surrounding wall of your fireplace is a bold and visually beautiful arrangement that perfectly suits the modern home. There’s still plenty of scope to mix and match the colour and shading of the stones used and being roughly-cut, the sizes and shapes can be customised as well.
Double Stone Fireplaces
If you’re a big fan of natural stone–and you bet your bottom dollar we are–you’ll love incorporating a complementary stone mantel above and around the original stone of your fireplace. This laidback yet sophisticated look makes the most of the unique stone of your fireplace while decorating the mantel with luxurious, contemporary styled stone as well.
Find Out More
If you’d like to find out more about the practical and stylish benefits of incorporating stone fireplaces into your home, make sure to reach out to the team here at Euro Marble on (02) 8585 2999. We love helping our customers find the perfect modern stone fireplace to match their preferences, needs and home designs.
