Fireplace Surround Custom Made from The Good House

Custom made at The Good House: The "SAVIGNY" fire surround.

The "SAVIGNY" is a typical French countryside fireplace, custom made in our workshop in the heart of Burgundy, a region renowned around the world for its wines as well as its varied high quality limestone. For the "SAVIGNY" we mostly use Massangis limestone, a medium hard Burgundy stone with a fine grain and evenly displayed seashells.

Burgundy has a history of stone carving dating back to early Middle Age, with flamboyant castles, abbeys, monasteries and churches, e.g. Cluny, a township famous for its abbey, once the largest church in the world after St Peter's of Rome. Our stone work supplier is based in Northern Burgundy, they have their own quarries, and draw on generations of stone carvers to produce fine, though reasonably priced, works of art. This explains why the "SAVIGNY comes in the exclusive "Cathedral" finish, exactly like those "vessels of the sky" used to be finished and rendered in the Middle Age, at a time Burgundy also used to rule the whole of Western Europe.

As you would expect, the "SAVIGNY" is always made to order, allowing you to specify your measurements, the extend of the mantelpiece overhang, as well as a different finish (bushammered or honed) or a different stone (see our limestone section for alternative Burgundy stones).

Accordingly, a hearth stone, a firewood stowage or a hood can be added to "your SAVIGNY". Feel free to provide us with your requirements and we will send a price estimate. At The Good House, we specialize in custom made works, so feel free to submit your own fireplace design for a quote. Also browse our fireplace picture galleries for more ideas. Best of all, come and see the "SAVIGNY" in our Richmond showroom, open from 9:00am to 5:00pm or by appointment.

Also take a chance to browse our website pages to learn more about the other exclusive products we import from France.