Indiana Limestone
8′ x 5′ x 16″
This fireplace was aged via horse poop and peat moss and rain for several months. It was buried under the mixture (50/50) on a hill for a few months. The result is the best faux aging of limestone I’ve ever seen. Recipe taken from a seventeenth Century French marble worker’s text.
14″ x 14″ x 3/8″
This casting, based on the client’s family crest, is inlaid into the hearth of this fireplace. We installed this about twenty years ago. I would love to see it today.
Aged Indiana Limestone
8′ x 5′ x 16″
Carved in raised letters (very difficult) are the words “Oh Be Joyful”. The paneling behind is from an old French chateau. This project was no holds barred.
Aged Indiana Limestone
8′ x 5′ x 16″
A close up that reveals not just the staining, but also the texture we created. Old is hard to recreate accurately, but I think we did it here.