Help deciding shiplap color for fireplace
Good Afternoon all! We are building our new home and I don't know why I didn't think of it sooner, but the builder needs Fireplace decisions by Monday.
We have a tall ceiling with stained shiplap. The floors will be the same color as the shiplap on the ceilings. The picture included is work the builder previously did. We however, pushed the living room wall back and will have an inset fireplace. I am considering using the same stone as the picture. Our walls and trim will be the same as the picture and the color of our ceilings and floors are very close to the ceiling color. In the kitchen we have chosen light grey top cabinets and a few shades darker for the bottom and island. The counter tops will be fantasy brown quartz/granite/whatever it is now.
Here's where I need help:
1. Half stone fireplace with either WHITE or STAINED shiplap on the top half and sides.
2. Full stone fireplace with either WHITE shiplap or STAINED shiplap on the sides.
3. White mantle vs. stained wood mantle.
I love the idea of the wood look on the fireplace instead of the white, but I don't want there to be too much wood.
I appreciate any help!!!
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Lorri
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PROPPF.
6 years agoThe first thing I notice are the fake white beams against the wood ceiling, and the odd flat section of ceiling at the peak. Also the strange way the "beams" continue into the bump out. Note how I've dropped the ceiling in that area.
I'd sure consider painting the ceiling. I like ceiling beams to terminate into something other than a wall surface too.
If you go full height on the fireplace, the beams should coordinate with it. You don't want one of them to die into the fireplace like it would in your picture.
As for the fireplace, do you have stone elsewhere? How about something like this?
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alley2007
6 years agoYou have an awful lot of shapes, forms, colors, textures and there's no furnishings or people in it yet! Have you considered simplifying and unifying, rather than adding more contrasting diversity?
Yes to Virgil and PPF's comments!
But - If you go with stone, please make sure the undertones relate to your kitchen cabinets and other finishes. And, here are some pictures of fireplaces that incorporated shiplap - both with painted white and stained mantles.
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PROVirgil Carter Fine Art
6 years agoEverything depends on the architectural style of your house, and your other finishes, furnishings and equipment. One doesn't simply design a fireplace in isolation here on this forum and think that it's going to fit in and complement your interiors.
Can you say something more about your interior design and furnishings?
Here's a range of ideas. Do you see how some may fit your specific interiors and others not? The fact that the ceiling beams are in place and do not consider the location and design of your fireplace is problematic, and probably means it will be best to not carry any sort of fireplace treatment up to the intersection with the ceiling and beams unless it can be done in some sort of visually logical connection. See one of the photos below for an example.
Good luck on your project.
Lorri
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Virgil Carter Fine Art
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