Plastered stone fireplace

I'm so glad you stopped by! Well then, where were we when I wrote last week? ... Inside, the stone walls are starting to dry and are (thankfully...) looking less yellow and more cream... I know the outlets for the sconces look low... We are actually planning to use swing...

Good morning. I'm beyond excited to share a before and after of our stacked stone fireplace with you all. This was a true labor of love and for those of you asking, step-by-step instructions are coming. We want to finish the entire project and then I will share all of the juicy details. I will

Helen Keller once said, "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." This idea is true for limestone fireplaces. They

Learn how to brighten up your fireplace with this German Schmear Stone Fireplace Tutorial. Go from dark stone to bright and clean!

After you voted to make our stone fireplace work in the mountain fixer, we got to "schmearing" and...I think I like it. Here's our stone fireplace makeover.

I adored our original midcentury stone fireplace and would never dream of refacing it. BUT I started thinking there was way to lighten it up, soften it, and bring in a new texture.

If you have been around a while, you know that we white washed a brick fire place earlier last year. And it turned out so much better than we expected! So we took the opportunity to use our skills on a stone fireplace. Our goal was to brighten things up in the living room. We …