Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Stucco fireplace wall

In the 1970's many homes featured fireplace walls made from dramatic cast concrete 'lava rocks'.
Texturally obstreperous in contrast to their surroundings, these hearth areas inspire loathing.
The derisively monikered 'Flintstone fireplace' now has an aesthetic solution. Inspired by historic California mission architecture of Monterey, and the soft and irregular textures of hand smoothed adobe and plaster walls that are its characteristics- a revolutionary idea took hold....
Scratch coat- lava rock covered.
Brown coat



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