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Brooke Olson And this huge brick fireplace. What to put up there?

2dogssashatess I just love your wallpaper. but i do not see that redbrick working with the wallpaper. I could see a nice large gilt mirror hung portrait wise to cover most of the brick

Brooke Olson Kind of an L shape room. Approx 25 x 12 and 12 x 20 on the return side

2dogssashatess ps love your windows too

2dogssashatess Personally, If it my my house I wouldn't have drapes as the wallpaper is the standout feature of the room and you have lovely windows to show off/. if you need something for privacy I would go a plain off white Roman blind

2dogssashatess I would make sure my couch was a plain color, and have some pillows that pick up colors in the wallpaper. You need to keep things simple when you have such lovely, ornate wallpaper

houssaon How about some color on the ceiling, like a pale blue? I can see the cabinets in a red lacquer. Get the room out of the 90s with unusual furniture and art: British Colonial in Pasadena.

What great hardwood floors in your space. A deep blue rug like this will ground the space and I love all the accessories in this space: San Francisco City Chateau. How about Roman blinds instead of drapery? A solid color with a braid trim like the San Francisco space would look good.

Darzy That is really pretty wallpaper. Since the ceilings are so tall, maybe cutting down on some of the wallpaper? Maybe remove the wallpaper above 9' tall and do a moulding at that height and paint above? So, just below the balcony would be wallpaper, but anything above just white walls? White furniture and shiny, glossy accents pieces.

Brooke Olson Love the idea of painting the ceiling (needs to be done anyway). Love the rug suggestion as well. Was also thinking of painting the cabinetry. But not too bold. Was thinking a muted green or putty/taupe and replacing the hardware. ???

houssaon That might be a safer alternative to red. The red brick will blend more with the darker cabinets. I would find a great big piece of art with a gilded frame for the fireplace.

Brooke Olson My son is an artist so ill have him work on something for me and I'll have it framed!!! Thx. Then I can pick the size canvas. :-)

2dogssashatess http://chinoiseriechic.blogspot.com.au/ this website might provide some ideas and inspiration

2dogssashatess http://www.houzz.com/photos/products/chinoiserie/p/270 Houzz has heaps of chinoiserie products
I have just been looking and seen some cute red pagoda shaped birdcages:), some cute red mirrors, some cute red pagoda shaped light fittings., etc etc

transforme I love the wallpaper and the built-in's . I would paint the entire fireplace the same colour as the trim. Then change the mantel to one a that's more rustic in the colour of the floor. (maybe an old chunky barn beam?) With all that white you will need something darker to ground the room.
Heavy Metal framed tables or an old farmhouse slab table with linen upholstered chairs. Large art would look great above the mantel or a large framed mirror or a huge clock.
Please post photos of your finished space what ever you decide to do with it.

rluchinski What would happen if you left everything as is and painted your built-ins a deep (not bright) red?

Cape Cod Home Staging Company, What about that cool balcony! Where the fiddlers would stand above the dancers. I would like upholstered pelmets in a coordinating print above the windows with natural slat blinds. What is behind the wet bar? Can the top cabinets come down and open to the next room? It looks a lot like a kitchen stuck near the French doors. Take your design elements out to that patio as well. If you pick up the blue or red in the paper, use them outside on cushion welting and accessories. See a previous post on painting/changing a similar fireplace. Have fun with this!

Brooke Olson Can't take down the wet bar. This is the room behind. It's a circular room with yet more beautiful scalamandre paper!!!

houssaon What a beautiful house you bought!

Brooke Olson Thank you! We are so excited and just want to get in it!

What do you think of these chairs? I have two of them, but mine are cane seats, not upholstered. Would they work in the room or could/should I paint them?