How about some plates lined up over the fireplace? It's a dining room and the plates would be fitting there. Is there a way to lean some up against the wall casually rather than mounting them on the wall. The photo makes me think of a living room fireplace not one in the dining room and in my humble opinion, it doesn't fit. (I have a fireplace in my dining room, too :) ) Is there a way to replace the wire storage system? It is way too officey. How about a nice computer armoire over in the corner on the right? You could use it as a desk area and hopefully have enough room for storage as well. I'd also lose the bulletin board that also screams "office". I can't remember if these are viable options for you or not but I think it would be hard to decorate with the accessories when some of these bigger things need to be addressed. Hope something here in my message will be useful to you!

FP is a focal point so don't place people with their back to it. Turn the chairs to face it. Mirrors need to reflect something beautiful or interesting, so replace the ceiling fan with a chandelier if you don't feel comfortable buying art to hang over the mantel. Keep items sitting on the mantel in groups of two or three. Realize that the tricky part of your FP is the fact that it is nearly as tall as the door on the left. Keep additional decor items lower than the top of that door or it will be unbalanced and looming.

Well first of all, I have to comment on the pictures jalarse posted - those mantels! Those ships! All that amazing millwork! And the extent of the themes down to the whimsical oars! The work of some true artists there - I really enjoyed those pictures. This one was a toughie for me! I’m just going to ask and throw it out there - you can completely ignore me, but are you considering painting the brick? I only ask because I think the color of the brick is a bit hard to determine in pictures and the walls (and light at night) give it a strong yellow cast. With it going all the way to the ceiling it certainly makes itself known in the room. Not a bad thing by any means (I promise I don’t always want to paint brick), but I think paint would allow for art or the mirror to be the main focus of the mantel instead of the brick. Ok! Off my paint box... I think as you suggested, a mirror would look lovely. I think we all have a tendency to try to fill such a tall space but as long as the mirror is wide enough and the accessories large enough in scale, we can keep the decor close to the mantel while maintaining a full, finished, and proportional look. I mocked up a simple, symmetrical look - this mirror is from Ballard Designs “select-a-size” collection as your fireplace can definitely handle a large, wide mirror. A chunkier frame will keep it from disappearing into the sea of brick. The hurricanes are the London hurricanes from Crate & Barrel and they are affordable and come in multiple sizes. The largest and second largest sizes will look best. These accessories can be built upon based on the season and/or holiday so you can hang your wreath from a grosgrain ribbon on the mirror and fill the hurricanes with whatever seasonal accoutrement strike you. And I threw in some linen roman shades from pottery barn to give the windows a more finished look. Hopefully that helps inspire you to find the items that best speak to you for the space. Oh! And those cutie pies on the mantel would look great front and center on a table a bit lower - like side or end table. Have fun decorating!

Thanks for all the feedback . The reason why wanted to do a mirror on the fireplace , to the left of it is our stairwell to the basement that is where I wanted to put artwork . Our house is in Colorado we have some view of the mountains were we’re close to them . Thought a different focal point would be better instead of two large artworks closer together. My husband thinks should do artwork piece above fireplace and mirror on stairwell. Here is stairwell.