JDice The problem isn't the fireplace in my opinion. I think it's the tiled floor that needs updating. Need help understanding the style of home or style direction desired.
jrnichols8 Fireplace will have a TV above it with a light painted wood mantle and the flooring will be updated to wood. Looking to create a rustic/beachy vibe in the kitchen with white painted cabinets and modern white stone tops. This photo was taken during the walk through and we are about to close escrow.
collettec I would consider painting the brickwork and the stone hearth the light sandy primary color of the stone on the fireplace to make it more unified in appearance.
jrnichols8 I was thinking about sheet rocking it but kind of want to maintain a stone type appearance. Can rock like that be painted creatively that will look good? Or is that a lost cause?
Darzy I think once you get in your wood floor, you may actually like the rock of the fireplace. I'd wait and see. Painted rock looks like painted rock to me. I've seen painted stone and bricks and can look very nice. But it can also look very bad. : (
apennameandthata I like the fireplace. I'm with Darzy, see how you go when the floors are in. If you cover it you can always uncover it again. I would not paint unless I had already done everything else and had the world's most sophisticated design reason for doing it.
What I really want to know: when the sale goes final, can you pls track down the past owners and have them talk you through the designs process for their tile choice?
AFC inc Try to clean the stone with muradic acid solution and penetrate with sealer .
It may greatly improve the look . Additionally you may consider to install wide wood mantel on two
wooden corbels . The brick can be covered with natural stone like slate.
The floors may need some update either .
tanwar interiors i think u should remove d fireplace n convert dis into dis arrangement or u can better decide d way u arrange pictures....n dis will work best when u match background tiles with pictures
remember i'm saying to consider only picture pattern in dis image not d whole bedroom
cohoek Hi from Holland, I would plaster the stone leaving the brick in view. Brick and stone don't do well together.they're two different styles. Glad you're getting wooden floors, though...
What I really want to know: when the sale goes final, can you pls track down the past owners and have them talk you through the designs process for their tile choice?
Thank you everyone for your suggestions!
It may greatly improve the look . Additionally you may consider to install wide wood mantel on two
wooden corbels . The brick can be covered with natural stone like slate.
The floors may need some update either .
remember i'm saying to consider only picture pattern in dis image not d whole bedroom