When it comes to beautifying your home, sometimes the DIY route is the most satisfying. While large, structural changes to your house do require a contractor, surface materials, such as stone veneer, often do not.
Many types of stone veneer are simple to install. They don’t require special knowledge or skills, just some elbow grease and tools. Stone veneer can be installed in many areas. These three DIY projects will let you dress up your décor with beautiful natural stone. And without the need of a contractor, you’ll not only make your home more beautiful, you’ll save money at the same time.
Fireplace Surround
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Even if your existing fireplace is brick, you can install stone veneer right on top for a fresh new look.
Stone veneer fireplaces instantly transform the look of the entire room. Because the fireplace is a natural focal point, it already draws the eye. Adding stone veneer adds texture, color, and interest.
Consider using a stone veneer with a lot of color to give you a built in palette for the rest of the room. Or, use a honed stone veneer to create a more contemporary look. Either way, you’ll find that this stone veneer project can be completed within a weekend, making it a fast and effective room transformation.
Accent Wall
-White Birch Honed Thin Panels
If you have a room in your home that doesn’t feel finished, consider adding a DIY stone wall. Accent walls are one of the most effective ways to elevate a room’s appearance. They draw the eye and create a backdrop for other décor.
Using natural stone in place of a solid color for your accent wall takes things a step further. Stone has depth, dimension, and texture that paint lacks. And even solid colored stone will have shadow and subtle variation that will add interest.
Accent walls can be installed anywhere in your home. Just make sure the wall is fitted with backerboard rather than drywall before you begin your installation. Then, choose the stone veneer that will best match your interior design. Within hours, you can give any room of your home a fresh new look.
Kitchen Backsplash
-White Birch Honed Panels
The kitchen backsplash is the most decorative element in the room. In addition to it’s design element, it is also in place to make the cleaning of food stains and splatter on the wall easier and more efficient. And since the backsplash is rarely more than 30 square feet in size, it’s also the perfect DIY project for any homeowner.
Backsplashes can be covered in one material over their entirety or clad with a mixture of materials and styles. You may choose to have a focal area behind the cooktop or sink, this area can be framed and highlighted with a different pattern, color, or stone. The area along the countertops can be clad in a range of stone veneers.
To make the installation easier, consider finding a stone that can easily fill the typical 18-inches of space without multiple cuts. For example, using stone that measures 3-inches in height means that you can fit 6 courses without a lot of cutting. Or, consider using a thinner mosaic for a more varied look that will also fill the space well.
Create Your Dream Home
You don’t need a contractor to install stone veneer in most areas of your home. Make sure you use a modified polymer setting material, and that the wall is either brick, cement block, or cement backerboard before you begin. Otherwise, your stone veneer installation should proceed without an issue.
Clad the walls of your home in beautiful stone veneer to get the beauty and interest that only real stone can bring.
