My first suggestion is to deal with the fireplace and then take your time finding the right items to give your room the look you want and make sure it suits your needs. Here are some photos of rooms that may inspire you.loft look

Thank you Annie for the great suggestions! The fireplace did not come out at all as planned. I did not see it until they were finished. I agree the mineral gray or perhaps the attitude gray would be a big improvement and have a loft look. The entertainment bar cabinets (which start right after the last window on the right) is the hopsack color with a light tan with gray/hopsack variation in the granite countertop. If I were to use that color do you think it would blend everything for a more cohesive look or be too much of the same color if I used that? I have looked into stain that could even out the slate to give it a more blended look. I can not change the face of the fireplace and will have to live with it for a while due to the cost of the slate in the first place. Any comments are appreciated!

Besides all the hard angles and colors in the fp, the windows add to the visual confusion on that wall. When I look at the "online" color that Annie used, it would almost make me want to use window coverings and the wall color that all blend in, in a light color like that so that the fireplace was the only thing that stood out on that wall. It would mean painting out the wood trim for the windows and I'm not sure what window coverings could carry a loft look for a lower ceiling, however, and also blend into the wall color.

Maybe something like these gliding window panels to cover the whole wall/windows/doors - all except the fireplace:

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Olychick, you have made some very on point observations.

Yes, I can see now that the windows and slider all have to blend so that the fireplace stands on its own merit. I have seen the IKEA window panels before but didn't give any thought that this might work. Keeping one of the fireplace colors flowing on the walls and incorporating the window coverings, as Annie also said,would make a cohesive picture.

Thanks for the help. I am going to post more pictures as I go along.

Along with olychick's idea would be to get a solid fabric first in say a mineral gray color and then paint the wall to match. This way, when the drapes were shut, it would all blend in.

I think part of what's troubling me is the wood surround on the fp. Perhaps paint that out in a dark charcoal so it blends into the fp...

Since you're already into color blocking with the fp, I would keep the hopsack color where it is and just paint the long wall in something deep.

I believe you are right! The surround should be darker. I found some pictures that do show with darker surrounds. It does make alot of difference! A surround like this but

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I think if you paint the trim directly around the fireplace a deeper color from the slate that would help.

Amyktexas, I am beginning to see that and the wall color has to be deeper too. I am so glad for all the Houzzers that have a better eye than I have!