Add Color and Texture to Your Westerville, OH Outdoor Fireplace with a Stacked Stone Look

Stacked stone has the ability to make an otherwise modern or formal space feel inviting. With such a wide variety of color and texture available, a stacked stone look will enhance your outdoor fireplace in Westerville, OH. Here are a few ways in which the color and texture of stacked stone can turn your outdoor fireplace into a stunning focal point. 

Fireplace as Focal Point

An outdoor fireplace draws people to it. We are naturally drawn to the warmth, beauty, and glow of fire. Because fire is a natural focal point itself, you’ll want to be sure that the fireplace, that which contains the fire, is helping to enhance the overall effect of the outdoor space, while framing the warm and lovely fire within. A professionally created, stacked stone fireplace easily becomes a main feature of any outdoor space. With so many colors and textures to choose from, a stacked stone fireplace is a great way to tie an outside space together. 

Stacked Stone Options

When considering a stacked stone fireplace, one must decide between solid stone and stone veneer. Solid stone is more durable, but is much more expensive, both in material and in the labor required in its construction. Stone veneer is made of partial stone panels. These panels are much less expensive and far easier to assemble than solid stones. Stacked stone veneer comes in more varieties than solid stone and can offer more design options for your outdoor fireplace project.

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The Rustic Stacked Stone Fireplace

For a rustic look, your landscape contractor can help to direct you to the most naturally textured and colored stacked stone options. Pieces of natural slate, combined in earthy shades of brown, grey, and rust, work particularly well when creating a rustic or natural looking outdoor fireplace. Natural slate has a rough texture that can add depth and dimension to an outdoor space. Depth and dimension, in turn, invite the play of light and shadow. Light and shadow create a dramatic feast for the eyes. Fieldstone, similarly, with its quaint cobblestone charm, is another great way to achieve a more rustic look. 

The Elegant or Classic Stacked Stone Fireplace

Color and texture play a large part in achieving an elegant or classic effect. For those seeking a more classic, elegant, or formal look, there are many stacked stone options available. Traditional brown and grey ledgestone is a fireplace classic. Travertine stone, with its warm and light colors, and relatively smooth texture, is a good choice for those who want something elegant that remains earthy. Warm tones in cream or beige, evenly cut or smooth stone surfaces, and subtle variation in depth, are a few of the ways your landscape contractor might direct your outdoor fireplace project. 

The Modern or Chic Fireplace

A modern, stacked stone fireplace boasts clean and simple lines and angles. Angular or sharply cut stones and more vivid colors can be used to achieve a contemporary look. Conversely, a modern look can also be achieved with a subdued palette of variously colored, but similarly toned stones. For a truly modern outdoor space, it is important to consider the space in its entirety. Outdoor features, such as modern furniture, flooring, or vertical elements, may present an opportunity to add a contrasting stacked stone fireplace. A more natural or rustic stacked stone fireplace may actually help to achieve an even more modern look by incorporating contrast.