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Fireplace column finished in espresso-brown limewash that reads as veined marble, in a Carmel home
Espresso-brown marble-look limewash, fireplace column, Carmel

Fireplace makeovers your family will gather around

A new fireplace wall, or a fresh look for yours, built and finished by hand.

16 days left to plan for Thanksgiving

45 days left to plan for Christmas

Approve your design by Thursday, November 12, for Thanksgiving, or by Friday, December 11, for Christmas.

To be ready in time, approve your design by Friday, December 11.

Celebrating Hanukkah? Approve your design by Friday, November 20.

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How much does a fireplace makeover cost?

A fireplace makeover or refacing gives the room its heart back: the surround, mantel, column, and built-ins, in faux limestone, travertine, marble, slate, lime plaster, clay, or limewash, made by hand north of Indianapolis. Makeovers are typically $2,000 to $5,000, with three to five days on site; a new fireplace is quoted after a visit.

Recent fireplace makeovers

Our own work.

  • Ponderosa green Roman clay with a faux travertine firebox surround, Zionsville

    We matched the faux travertine to the marble inlay in the floor, then wrapped the column in smoky Ponderosa green Roman clay, chosen from samples before any touched the wall.

    “Our home feels so one-of-a-kind thanks to them.”

    Alison

    “The Wall Magicians are exceptional. They’ve done multiple projects for our home, including a stunning fireplace surround and feature wall that make the space feel completely unique. Gabriel’s passion and drive as a business owner shine through in every detail, and Greg’s talent for guiding color and texture choices made the whole experience seamless. Our home feels so one-of-a-kind thanks to them. We’ll undoubtedly be working with them again!”

    Alison, on Google
    Fireplace with a smoky green Roman clay column and a faux travertine firebox surround matched to a marble floor inlay, in a Zionsville home
    The whole fireplace

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    Close view of the faux travertine surround beside the smoky green Roman clay
    Up close: travertine beside clay

    Along the way

    A sample board of Ponderosa green Roman clay, half unwaxed and half waxed, side by side
    The sample: Ponderosa clay, unwaxed and waxed
    A sample board of faux honed travertine with a tactile, layered texture
    The faux honed travertine sample
    The original fireplace with a black surround and a pale green wall, scaffolding up before the work
    Before: the bare fireplace, scaffolding up
    Smoky green Roman clay partly troweled onto the column, in uneven patches
    Halfway, before the clay evens out
    The green Roman clay column above the old black fireplace front, the surround not yet finished, and tools on the covered floor
    The surround, before its travertine

  • Warm gray concrete look, fireplace column and mantel, Westfield

    A tactile, warm gray lime plaster carried across the mantel and up the tapered column, so the fireplace reads as one carved piece, with the quiet grain of poured concrete up close.

    Fireplace column and mantel in a warm gray, concrete-look plaster with a tactile texture, in a Westfield home
    The mantel and the surround
    Tall, tapered warm gray column above the mantel, with the TV brackets in place, between two arched niches
    The whole column, ready for its TV
    The upper part of the tapered warm gray column, rising to the ceiling
    The column, up to the ceiling
    Close view of the warm gray, concrete-look finish on the fireplace column
    Up close: the concrete look on the column

    Along the way

    The fireplace column, still white, behind rolling scaffolding, with the floor covered
    Scaffolding up, before any texture
    The first coat of warm gray texture partly applied to the column, with the scaffolding beside it
    The first coat, halfway there
    The column and mantel in warm gray texture, with green tape around the firebox and the floor still covered
    The column covered, the firebox still taped
    A corner of the mantel in warm gray lime plaster texture, with a product bucket on top and tape still around the firebox
    The mantel corner, its texture going on

  • Plaster fireplace wall with lit shelves

    A soft gray plaster carried across the fireplace wall and down along a long hearth bench, with lit shelves set in beside the fireplace.

    A fireplace wall in soft gray plaster with a linear fireplace, a TV mount, and lit wooden shelves beside it, above a terracotta tile floor, in a home
    The fireplace wall
    The plaster fireplace wall seen along its long hearth bench, the lit shelves on one side and windows beyond
    Along the hearth bench

  • Plastered built-ins around a fireplace and TV

    Plain white built-ins around the TV and the fireplace, now plaster: warm gray across the frame, and paler inside the lit niches.

    Built-ins around a TV and a linear fireplace, plastered in warm gray with paler lit niches, in a home
    The whole wall, lit
    The plastered built-ins seen from the side, their lit niches above white cabinets
    From the side
    Three lit niches in pale plaster, framed in a darker gray plaster, holding a glass candle holder and small sculptures
    Three niches
    A lit niche seen at an angle, the pale plaster’s soft movement catching the downlight around a glass candle holder
    Up close: light on the plaster

    Along the way

    The same wall before, with white built-ins around the TV and the fireplace
    Before: plain white built-ins

  • Espresso-brown marble-look limewash, fireplace column, Carmel

    Deep espresso-brown limewash, brushed on layer over layer until the column took on the depth and soft veining of marble. With the fire lit, the brown warms and the veins come forward.

    Fireplace column finished in espresso-brown limewash that reads as veined marble, in a Carmel home
    The whole column
    Espresso-brown limewash fireplace column with the linear fire lit and bright art above it
    Finished, with the fire lit
    Close view of espresso-brown limewash with soft, marble-like veins
    Up close: the veining

    Along the way

    The espresso limewash column behind rolling scaffolding that reaches the ceiling
    Scaffolding to the ceiling
    The finished espresso limewash column with an empty opening where the linear fireplace goes
    Finished, before the fireplace went in

More of our work

New and reshaped fireplace walls

We build a new fireplace wall, with built-ins, shelves, and lighting, or reshape a dated one with modern lines. Then we finish it in clay that is warm to the touch, or in lime plaster that feels like old stone, so a room from the 1990s feels ready for 2027. A new wall is quoted on its own after we see the room, and it takes longer than a makeover, so tell us early if you have a holiday in mind. A brick or stone fireplace can also be limewashed to a calmer color, its character still showing.

Limewash, plaster, and limestone-look fireplaces

Color matching is included

More fireplace wall ideas

Tips from the studio

  1. Take the fireplace to the ceiling

    Carry the surround all the way up, and a modest fireplace becomes a column of stone that anchors the room. Built-ins on either side finish the composition.

  2. Turn built-ins into a gallery

    Built-ins finished in clay or stone-look plaster show your best pieces like a museum shelf, give the eye a place to land, and become the conversation at every dinner party. Light them from within, and they glow at night.

  3. Marble without the slab

    Love marble, but not its weight or its seams? Faux marble in polished plaster brings the veining to a fireplace, a range hood, or a whole wall, in one piece.

  4. Light a fireplace column from below

    Two small spotlights at the base of a plaster column throw light up its full height, so its veining or texture reads from across the room, and the fireplace holds the evening even when it is not lit.

  5. Stone matched to what you already own

    Faux travertine or marble can be matched to a floor inlay, a countertop, or a hearth you already have, so the new work looks quarried with the old.

  6. Make the TV wall a feature

    A dark screen is the loudest rectangle in a room. Set it into a plaster or stone-look media wall, with lit shelves around it, and the wall becomes the frame, not the void.

  7. Finish the shelves like the wall

    Built-in shelves in the same finish as the wall around them look carved from one block, and whatever you set on them stands out.

  8. Hide the light in the architecture

    LED channels tucked under a shelf, into a cove, or along the edge of a built-in wash a finish with light from a hidden source. The eye follows the glow exactly where you want it to go.

  9. A wall you will want to touch

    Clay plaster dries smooth as suede and warm under the hand. In a bedroom or a reading corner, it is the wall everyone reaches out to touch.

  10. Let a mirror double the glow

    A mirror across from a lit, textured wall doubles its glow, and the whole room feels brighter for it.

  11. Decide where the eye goes first

    Every room needs one focal point: a fireplace, a lit niche, a plaster hood. Give it the richest finish and the best light, and keep the walls around it quieter.

  12. Wood and lime belong together

    Natural oak, walnut, and cane beside a mineral wall feel calm and grounded: two natural materials that soften each other.

  13. Carry the finish onto the ceiling

    When you love a finish on the walls, take it up and over. A plaster or clay ceiling wraps the room and softens every lamp beneath it.

  14. Warm bulbs for mineral walls

    Lime and clay glow under warm white light, the kind marked 2700K on the box. Cold, blue-white bulbs drain them, and warm colors turn gray. Change the bulbs before you judge a color at night.

  15. Mark the TV and shelves in advance

    Decide where the TV, the shelves, and heavy art will hang before we begin. We can finish around the brackets, or leave you the exact spots to drill once the wall has cured.

  16. Match the texture to the room

    Bold texture and big movement suit a tall wall seen from across a room. A powder room seen up close wants a fine, subtle texture. We sample both, so you see the difference on your own wall.

  17. Choose the color before the finish

    The finish gives a wall its texture; the color gives it its mood. A color consultation settles the palette first, so every finish in the house belongs to one story.

  18. Let the finish cure

    A mineral finish keeps hardening for weeks after we leave. Be gentle at first, and wait a little before you hang heavy art or push furniture against the wall.

  19. Touch-ups, years from now

    We keep every color and formula on file, so a scuff, a new doorway, or the next room years from now can be matched to the walls you already love.

What you can count on, in writing

Every step, in detail

The investment in a fireplace makeover

Your free consultation ends with one fixed quote.

Fireplace makeovers typically $2,000–$5,000
Finishing your fireplace surround $1,150–$2,850in clay, Marmorino, or faux stone
A new fireplace or TV wall quoted after a visit
What shapes your investment
  • Wall condition and repairs
  • Ceiling height, ladders, and scaffolding
  • Ceilings and hard-to-reach surfaces
  • Outlets, crevices, and tight corners a trowel can barely reach
  • Niches, curves, and returns
  • Which stone we reproduce, and in how much detail
  • Framing for mantels and built-ins
  • Small projects, which carry a minimum
  • Rush schedules and overnight work
Get my fixed quote Every investment, in one place

From your first call to a finished wall

  1. A free consultation in your home

  2. Samples on your wall

  3. One fixed quote, in writing

  4. Three to five days on site

Every step, in detail

Planning around a holiday?

  1. Free consultation and sample boards
  2. Approve your design by Thursday, November 12
  3. Materials arrive within a week
  4. Three to five days on site
  5. Finished before Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 26
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  1. Free consultation and sample boards
  2. Approve your design by Friday, November 20
  3. Materials arrive within a week
  4. Three to five days on site
  5. Finished before Hanukkah, Friday, December 4
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  1. Free consultation and sample boards
  2. Approve your design by Friday, December 11
  3. Materials arrive within a week
  4. Three to five days on site
  5. Finished before Christmas, Friday, December 25
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Most materials are ordered for your project. They usually take two to five days, longer around holidays or in bad weather, so order early.

We plan two weeks ahead because holiday shipping can be slow. Holiday dates depend on open slots.

Questions about fireplace makeovers

How long does a fireplace makeover take?

Three to five days on site, on a schedule we guarantee, once materials arrive (usually within a week).

Whom should I hire for a fireplace remodel?

A decorative finishing studio like ours, if you want the fireplace to feel new without replacing the firebox.

What can my fireplace look like?

A plaster fireplace in faux limestone, travertine, marble, slate, or concrete; a polished Venetian plaster fireplace; or a stone-look limewash, Roman clay, or lime plaster fireplace, in any color you can picture.

Can it be done before the holidays?

Yes, if an opening is available and you approve your design by Thursday, November 12, for Thanksgiving; by Friday, November 20, for Hanukkah; or by Friday, December 11, for Christmas. Small projects can sometimes go later, so ask us.

Can you finish built-ins and the TV wall?

Yes. The surround, the mantel, the column, the built-ins beside it, and the wall around the TV, the whole media wall, can be finished together, so the fireplace wall reads as one piece, with LED light in the shelves if you like. We can also build the built-ins, set up their lighting, and paint the room around them, as one project.

Can you help choose the fireplace unit?

Yes. We recommend fireplace units that suit your design, or build the wall around the one you choose, and we can buy one for you if you prefer.

Tell us about your fireplace

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How should we reach you?

A phone number or an email address is enough.

Preferred contact
Where should the magic happen?
Where is the home?Where is the business?

For example, Whitestown, Broad Ripple, or Lebanon

When would you like to walk in and see it finished?
Is the holiday a firm deadline?

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