Making wood look like stone?

twopenny

Had real difficulty with getting a fire surround the right size for the room and space allowed.

I did think of making one from wood but I'm not skilled at putting it together, then I found someone skilled who may make it for me.

The next trick is to make it look like stone. Many chipboard ones with electric fires do look pretty good until you get close and I'm guessing they are just paint sprayed.

It would be similar to this.

Does anyone have any ideas please?

pramsay13

Why not just have it looking like a wooden fire surround?

Martin_the_Unjust

https://www.stonelux.co.uk/fireplaces.htm

I am not recommending it as I’ve never used it but it sounds l8ke it might be what you are after.

twopenny

Pramsay, because it turns out that my decor is Modern Cottage (who knew that using what you'd got during lockdown would get a name ;-)

I am stuck in the South West with rising infections and poor deliveries.

Martin that looks like an interesting idea.

The nearest I got was Masonry paint but I'm thinking dust would collect in the bits. I'll look into this.

FreeBear

How about painting with assorted colours for a fake marble look ?

https://www.findingsilverpennies.com/fake-marble-with-paint/

https://imaginativeinteriors.co.uk/faux-marble-paint-effect-leeds-blog-by-lee-simone

Natural stone has a variety of hues even in a single slab. The stuff is never a uniform colour, so a bit of creativity is needed if you want to avoid it looking like a bit of painted MDF.

twopenny

Good thought about not too uniform. I guess that's why I felt something would be wrong with masonry paint. 
Wonder what the stone paint reviews like.
I am creative, classy ideas, small budget and it used to be my skill set.
An occasional mishap which can be hillarious if it's not in the middle of your living room.
I wouldn't be trying this if I hadn't long been trying other avenues.

badger09

I did quite a lot of research into Stonelux paint when I was considering changing the dirty yellow colour of the ugly stone fireplace in our new (to us) home last year.

It looks to be a good product, but needs several coats. I think this is the site I found which had lots of helpful tips & 'before & after' photos.

https://stonelux-stone-effect-paints.myshopify.com/products/fireplace-stone-coating

I the end we replaced both the gas fire & fireplace for something much more contemporary so we can have a cosy focal point without heat which as mostly going up the chimney. Not very MSE, but we're in our 70s, can't travel and can't take it with us

Good luck

twopenny

Lol, i know what you mean but I have to be careful. Will travel but need a bathroom, maybe a new glass porch if I can't fix the door and carpets so this buys me time.
Thanks for the information. Really useful.
I'll send you a postcard if I'm not too decrepit and can travel again 

badger09

twopenny said:

Lol, i know what you mean but I have to be careful. Will travel but need a bathroom, maybe a new glass porch if I can't fix the door and carpets so this buys me time.
Thanks for the information. Really useful.
I'll send you a postcard if I'm not too decrepit and can travel again 

Lol I didn't mean we were too decrepit to travel - at least not yet. Waiting until it 'feels safer', whenever that might be.

Good luck with the work. We've spent a fortune since moving here last Feb, but we sold for more than we paid for this, so what the hell.