DIY Saturday #115 – Creative Stone Veneer Wall Ideas (Video)

Entry #1573, September 8, 2012

Happy DIY Saturday! This week we are talking about adding a stone veneer wall to your home. Whether you are wanting to refinish a fireplace, add interest to a feature wall, or you’d love a kitchen wall with the look of stone, stone veneer is a great option. Stone veneer is adhered directly to the face of a wall and doesn’t carry any load. Therefore it doesn’t have to be heavy, or strong to still get the rustic and natural look of stone. Veneer stone panels are ideal for do it yourselfers!

Create a feature wall in your kitchen

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Today, watch a video for how to install stone veneer wall panels and then get creative ideas for where to use these in your home!

Stone Veneer – You Tube video 

(Click here for link to video –> DIY Stone Veneer)

Interior Stone Wall Ideas

As far as creative interior stone wall ideas are concerned, a lot of homeowners do not know that with a simple addition of stone in creating new walls or updating already existing walls, they are able to add more style, character, texture and most of all, appeal to a given room. In the list of durable building materials, stones always come top because they are known to stand the test of time apart from them being aesthetically pleasing. More so, they are known to be very versatile since they come in various sizes, shapes and textures. There are lots of ways you can use stone to beautify your home, whether just found, quarried or manufactured. Listed below are some helpful and creative interior stone wall ideas.

Add dimension to your bathroom with stone veneer

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Creating Fireplaces and Mantels:

It could be an already existing or new fireplace or mantel and by simply installing stones round it, you will automatically add more depth to it which will in turn enhance the overall look of the room. In order to make the most of your stone installation, it is better to go with cobblestones and veneer stones. Since veneer stones are made from moulded concrete and given various colours with the use of natural dying agents, they tend to have almost natural characteristics which make them more viable. As for natural granite stones and river rocks, they are also used and prior to or after installation, can be coloured to match with the colour scheme of the room.

Create a stone veneer fireplace

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Creating Backsplashes:

This is one of the creative interior stone wall ideas you would want to try out. They could be in the form of natural and flat stones like Flagstone which comes in various sizes and colours like beige, green, grey and blue. Another natural stone is Ashlar which you can cut into various rectangular shape sizes and install them in any pattern of your choice which ranges from planned to random. After the installation, you can prevent the stone backsplash from getting soiled or stained by simply applying a couple of coats or more of stone sealer.

These are not just the only creative interior stone wall ideas available because with diligent search, both offline and online, you will come across several other ideas that will help you transform your home by simply making use of stones. It does not matter whether the stones are in their natural, quarried or manufactured forms, you will always find them beautiful and amazing after installation.

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