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Our Top Masonry Recommendations for Your Amherst, NH, Landscape Project

Expert use of masonry can transform a landscape into a masterpiece. Using the right materials in the proper setting is key to bringing your outdoor space to life and ensuring that the features they build will last for years to come. Purpose, functionality, placement, and style will all be factors to consider when selecting material options. Read on for our top masonry recommendations for your Amherst, NH, landscape project.

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How to Enjoy Cooking in Your Outdoor Kitchen in All Weather Conditions in Waltham, MA

Dining outdoors can be wonderfully refreshing, but why stop there? You can bring the entire dining experience, from preparation to clean-up, outdoors. All you need to do is incorporate a few essential appliances and utilities into the design of your patio. However, the elements won’t always be considerate of your hard work and will threaten the integrity and ambience of your outdoor kitchen. Fortunately, a few simple measures can ensure that your appliances are protected and your outdoor dining is unaffected by the heat or rain in Waltham, MA.

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How Natural Stone Can Remodel your Laconia Outdoor Kitchen

Natural stone features have a tendency to exude warmth and comfort with their rich textures, and can totally transform a Laconia, NH, outdoor kitchen with its intricate detail and visual interest. Here’s how you can incorporate natural stone into your outdoor kitchen with the help of Northern Lights Landscape Contractors.

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Warm Up Your Backyard in Hollis With a Wood-Burning Outdoor Fireplace

Few other outdoor elements complement your Hollis, NH, patio like a wood-burning fireplace. Nothing comes close to the look, smell, and sound of a wood fire. This feature intensifies your backyard design, adding luxury and elegance that will mesmerize your guests and serve as the centerpiece of your hardscape.

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How a Mason Can Help You Achieve a Beautiful Backyard in Hollis

Aesthetics and durability are a winning combination for your Hollis, NH, backyard. Masonry is well known as one of the strongest forms of construction and involves the process of building structures from individual stone or concrete units. A mason uses materials such as brick, concrete blocks, and natural stone such as granite, limestone, and sandstone, to craft strong, beautiful structures.

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Turn your Basement into a Wine Cellar with the Help of a Mason in Westford

Have you ever dreamed of having your own wine cellar? If your home has a basement, this dream could easily become a reality. With the help of a skilled mason, you can convert your Westford, MA, basement into a wine lover’s haven. A stone wine cellar will provide optimal storage conditions and will increase your home’s value.

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How a Mason Can Upgrade Your Bathroom in Laconia

Modern masonry is one of a number of rising trends in bathroom design. Your bathroom can be a comfortable and enjoyable environment, and choosing the right materials for its construction is key in ensuring that it has a welcoming atmosphere. Read on to find out why a mason might be the perfect professional to handle your Laconia, NH, bathroom renovation.

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Transform your Indoor Kitchen with the Help of a Mason in Westford

Masonry refers to the construction of structures from individual units - bricks, concrete blocks, or natural stone - held together by mortar. This form of construction is renowned for being highly durable, but also has great aesthetic appeal. Many architects value the colors, textures, patterns and sheer scale that can be achieved through masonry. When incorporated into kitchens, it is often used to add interest to walls and countertops.

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Introducing Stone Veneer to Boost your Interior Design in Hollis

If you’re interested in adding the look of natural stone to your Hollis, NH, home, but don’t want all the weight and bulk of natural stone building units, consider stone veneer. Thin stone veneer is more convenient to have installed and also more affordable than full stone but looks and feels like the real thing. Read on to learn how to include natural stone veneer in your interior design.

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How a Skilled Mason can Transform your Laconia Home Inside and Out

Whether you are renovating the exterior or interior of your Laconia, NH, residence, or simply adding accents to create visual interest, there are a few important reasons why you should hire a skilled mason. Masonry is an artform. Natural stone is often well utilized as accents, and artistic brick elements can serve to do away with a mundane home facade.

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Add Character to your Indoor Fireplace with Stone Veneer Masonry

Any well-designed indoor fireplace will usually assume its deserved position as the focal point of the room. While warming those chilly winter evenings, your fireplace enhances the cozy atmosphere and is truly a worthwhile addition to your Hollis, NH, home. Veneering your indoor fireplace and the surrounding wall with natural stone can have a variety of visual implications on the design of your room, because stone is so versatile and timeless that it can complement both traditional and contemporary decor.

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Stone Veneer: Type, Styles and Patterns

Stone veneer offers the unique opportunity for revising your Amherst, NH, outdoor spaces without the extensive construction of tearing down and replacing structures. With stone veneer, a plain wall or siding can be transformed into an immaculate old world stone construction, or a sleek yet detailed modern masterpiece. Here we’ll take a look at just a few of the options available to you in deciding on a stone veneer style for your outdoor spaces.

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Gorgeous Custom Outdoor Fireplace Designs for your MA Home

Custom outdoor fireplaces and fire pits are among the most desirable home features in Newton, MA. If you are enthralled by the idea of curling up in front of a fireplace with a good book and a glass of wine while still enjoying your own backyard, then you already know the value an outdoor fireplace can bring to your home.

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Matching Your Walkway Paver to Your Landscape Design Style

Complementing your home’s architecture with your landscape design is essential for achieving a cohesive aesthetic for your property. Reaching this level of unity requires consideration of the materials, placement, and consistency of both softscapes and hardscapes. Walkways in your landscape physically connect the various areas of your property, and so serve a significant functional purpose. However, walkways also connect the areas visually, so complementing your landscape design with the choice of paver for walkways in Amherst, NH, is essential.

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Incorporating Stone Veneer into your Landscape Design

Stone is a versatile material that creates a natural, rustic look for your outdoor space. Its flexibility allows you to adjust it to the style of your home and create a natural, or more polished appearance. Stone veneer is easy to install, requires little maintenance, and provides a sense of history and a timeless appeal.

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