MARBLE FIREPLACES AN INTRODUCTION
Marble fireplaces are the most prestigious and luxuriuos fire surrounds you can buy. Marble has always been the essences of quality ever since the ancient greeks began to build with it.
The most common natural marble used today in modern fireplaces is probably Portuguese Rose Aurora. It has a fine textured grain and although the colour variation is wide it is always very beautiful.
But Rose Aurora is by no means the only marble available to make fireplaces. Creme marfil stone is a warm honey coloured marble from Italy.
Italian Carrara marble was the favorite for traditonal victorian designs.
Turkish marbles are aimported in a huge range of colours.
Marble fireplaces are also imported from as far afield as China and Iran.
All of these marbles are used to make fire surrounds, the one thing they all have in common is that the fireplaces will be high quality. It takes time and skill for a marblemason to make a natural marble fireplace and only by producing high quality work will justify the cost.
Natural marble fireplaces can be found in a huge range of designs and styles, Traditional victorian and georgian styles, modern contemporary and even avente guarde!
Whatever design you choose, you wil have the pleasure of owning a very fine fireplace.