Here’s the fireplace surround I made a few years back. It’s made of quarter sawn cherry and cherry plywood. I designed it on Google Sketchup while we were redoing our kitchen, so I was able to get the granite from the same slabs that our kitchen countertops are made of. I made the cornice molding to match the Shaker style molding on our kitchen cabinets as well. The finish is gloss polyurethane with no stain.