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What should we do with this fireplace?

badooya
9 år siden
We aren't sure if we should remove the mantle and the tile on the floor? It's a gas fireplace and we are getting hardwood floors installed that are dark walnut color. Please give me feedback! Someone mentioned to remove mantle and do tile all the way up the wall or paint to give it that tile feel and put a painting up and to remove the tiles in the floor. :)
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  • April Slama
    9 år siden
    Hi there,
    I am jealous about your walnut floors and I do think you should reno the fireplace. I don't know about you, but dark walnut and a crisp white wall is just so organic and rustic to me. Here is our fireplace renovation. Hope it gives you some ideas. We actually used backsplash tile and the guy charged us $400 to put it up. My husband built the simple mantle and shelves for under ($100)Walnut floors are so classy. Your fireplace deserves the same treatment ;) but it doesn't have to be expensive if your clever. Good luck

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    • PRO
      Veronneau
      9 år siden
      You can put wall paper on both side with light on top and shelves. Here is some wallpaper to give you an idea. http://www.veronneau.com/design/?id=223
    • PRO
      Unconscious On Canvas
      9 år siden
      Here are a couple of fireplace ideas - Tile, or interesting artwork, the possibilities are really endless....
    • laurakdesigns
      9 år siden
      LOL-- Unconscious-- that artsy FP looks like someone was unconscious when they created it!

      Are you putting built-ins in the left niche? Are you painting? What color?

      I'd definitely remove the tile on the floor. You'll probably want the mantle. It all looks pretty plain now, but you could add more trim around the FP, and/or change the tile. Part of the issue is that the tone of the tile and the tone of the mantle are similar, against a starkly contrasting wall....
    • Aisha Williams
      9 år siden
      Hello,

      Because the placement of the fireplace is awkwardly tucked in the corner, it gives you any opportunity to make a statement in the room.

      Use the placement of the fireplace to your advantage, by making that corner into a cozy reading corner or sitting corner.
      The big statement can come from covering that entire section of the wall with tile, stone, refurbished the choice would depend on what look you are going for in the room. Add a nice sized accent chair with a small round table.

      Make it seem like the fireplace was specifically put there for that corner and that chair.
    • laurakdesigns
      9 år siden
      April, nice transformation....(except for the TV above the FP. Does your neck hurt?)
    • April Slama
      9 år siden
      haha I know. We struggled with that one. It not as high as you think, but still it looks way up there.
    • grobby
      9 år siden
      Sidst ændret: {last_modified_time}9 år siden
      I would do exactly what is in Aisha's suggestion. You have an unusually, placed fireplace that will difficult to incorporate into a traditional look. I love the idea of creating a sitting area in that space, especially for reading.
    • badooya
      Forfatter
      9 år siden
      It's a big living room by the way. I will send a new pic. The kitchen is on the other side. The patio door is adjacent to the fireplace.
    • PRO
      Dutchess County Tile
      9 år siden
      I just posted a fireplace I finished today on my page go check it out , I think that stone will look great there
    • badooya
      Forfatter
      9 år siden
      But do you think we should remove the tile off the floor? It's a gas fireplace and the flooring will be hardwood
    • PRO
      Dutchess County Tile
      9 år siden
      Sidst ændret: {last_modified_time}9 år siden
      It is usually code to some type of non combustible material ( usually tile or a slab of stone) I would suggested what ever stone or tile you pick find a complimentary hearthstone
      If you saw my photo I installed a beach comber slate and a Durango limestone hearthstone and shelf aswell
    • PRO
      Rococo & Taupe, Inc.
      9 år siden
      Id extend the mantel across the left side and build in your tv below and make shelving storage above. I've attached a pic of a recent fireplace renovation (we did the tv above as the firebox was lower) but you can get the idea of an elongated mantel.
    • PRO
      Blue River Cabinetry Kitchen & Bath
      9 år siden
      We would take the mantle off and replace with one that extends to the wall (about 8" thick walnut would look great) and cover the entire wall floor to ceiling with rock or split quartzite and use granite tile that blends with your flooring at the base.
    • badooya
      Forfatter
      9 år siden
      Thanks for all the advice ! So I think I know what will be nice. So I was thinking to remove all tile and mantle and paint a gray or dark color to mimic tile floor to ceiling about a foot or so thick on both sides of fireplace and around fireplace and place a nice painting above fireplace. Then next to it do the tv and shelving in the same paint color as the mimic tile paint. What do you think? Or instead of mimic tile paint job do actual tile/slate/granite?
    • badooya
      Forfatter
      9 år siden
      Here is an example
    • badooya
      Forfatter
      9 år siden
      April, I really love your advice the best and the work done for such a low cost
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