New interior design trends in "stone veneer" for fireplaces, accent walls and bars

In today's busy, hectic world, your home is your castle - your place to escape the city's flashing lights and blaring horns. To truly escape, we often transform our homes with natural surroundings to create a peaceful, relaxing and soothing environment. But how do we do that?

Our parents' generation perfected their garden and shrubs. If they were wealthy, they even built lavish fountains.

Today, it's all about the natural stone look. Whether you want a stone fireplace surrounded by country ledgestone, marble counter tops for your new bar or to create added warmth and character with textured accent walls, dramatic stone effects provide a soothing environment that takes you away to a better place.

But there's a problem. Natural stone looks beautiful but it's extremely inconvenient and expensive. It's bulky, heavy, difficult to manipulate, and can wreak havoc on the foundation of your home. So how can you achieve the look of natural stone without gutting your house?

Enter stone veneer.

The natural stone veneer revolution

Natural stone veneers - also known as faux or manufactured stone - are created by blending Portland cement with elements of natural stone and expertly selected pigments. The result is a completely natural-looking stone at a fraction of real stone's weight and cost. Thanks to its light weight, it's much more manoeuvrable. You can put it anywhere in your house without disturbing foundation and footings and without requiring structural reinforcing.

Stone veneers give you all the benefit of the real thing - with none of the hassle.

Finding the right stone veneer supplier

So you've decided to reap the rewards of stone veneer. You're not out of the woods yet. Some artificial stone manufacturers cut corners and leave you with veneers that waste away in bad weather or deteriorate after a year or two. Top-quality stone veneers shouldn't just mimic the real thing in appearance; they should mimic natural stone's durability. That's why you need a manufactured stone supplier you can trust. In Ontario, no company fills that role better than Stone Selex.

Introducing the standard for manufactured stone

Based in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Stone Selex supplies manufactured stone facing and stone veneers to architects, builders, contractors, construction companies, renovators and the general public, servicing Southwest Ontario and Eastern Ontario.

What separates Stone Selex from the competition? In a word, reliability: The Stone Selex staffers carefully select stone manufacturers known for producing durable and weather-resistant products. They've cultivated such a sturdy product that they offer an industry-leading 50-year warranty on every manufactured stone they carry.

What Stone Selex does for you

With Stone Selex outfitting your home, you'll be the envy of your neighbourhood. Build that island you always wanted in your kitchen - and make it look like a real island. Transform your bar, chimney or stone fireplace into one that's suitable for a castle; your castle.

Looking to up your home's resale value? No problem. Through Stone Selex's constantly updated offerings like Great Stone, which produces exact replicas of natural stone, you'll maximize your home's selling value.

Stone Selex is based in the Greater Toronto Area and works with clients throughout Ontario, from Ottawa and Cornwall, to Sarnia and Windsor, to Thunder Bay. We offer standard delivery to all Ontario cities including Burlington, Hamilton, Oakville, Milton, Mississauga, Georgetown, Brampton, Etobicoke, Toronto, York, Woodbridge, Maple, Concord, Richmond Hill, Oshawa, Acton, Erin, Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, Brantford, Barrie, London, Kingston, Peterborough, Belleville, Thunder Bay, Owen Sound, and many more.

Start creating dramatic stone effects with Stone Selex: Interior stone design manufacturers and installers in Toronto, London, Hamilton, Ottawa and the Maritimes.

Call today for a friendly and pressure-free quote (905) 672-2887 or toll free (800) 419-2909