sarcholos does this one help? If you look at the 2nd pic - you can kind of see the orig mantle/surround/ firebox was nearly flush to a plaster wall- however look at the framing - this thing was 2x4's lag bolted and would have required a significant amt of demo (remember plaster!) as well as repair - thank goodness for the great idea from one of the carpenters who rec just framing out that section of the LR wall - it worked quite well it juts out about 5" - I can locate more pics if needed Wry - I think the stone lentils & hearth were around $800, then tile guy & carpenters - unfortunately I don't have a breakdown, as we did an entire interior reno - they were paid on time & material - but I'll try my best to recreate Carpenters were $50/hr - so, lets say it took 1/2 day btwn demo, dry wall, installing new mantle (which they had to add a piece to) - tile guy not sure I'll guess he was additional $300 - maybe around $500 for labor + $800 for stone - is my best estimate - Hope that helps Curious - do you know what is under the paint on the surround? what is the hearth material -?

I have it in my basement family room. Love it. I don't see the purple undertone but maybe that's because it's in the basement with mostly artificial light? Who knows but I think it's a great color. Sorry I'm away for the weekend and don't have pics.

Update: Pacific Rim turned out to be a smidge too green for our purposes (I am really trying to stay away from something reading "hunter" if one is lazy, iykwim) -- I found a Valspar color, of all things -- "Ocean Abyss", which looks like a less saturated version of EK Emerald that got us into this mess in the first place :). Got a flat enamel quart of it and we're liking it. So my question: anyone ever used Valspar flat enamel? Geez, it sounds like primer in the can compared to other paints I've used, but it didn't technically drip...they say it's a scrubbable matte, but I'm definitely seeing some sheen. Trying to decide if I should have it done in a flatter flat (still scrubbable). I have about 2 gals to do, and if I can make do with the Valspar I will have much more $$ left over when I'm done, compared to Aura or up...(although I just painted my front door with Aura Exterior Semi-Gloss and I must say it was a thoroughly enjoyable experience. I wish I had more to do with it, but it's definitely just a spot color--BM Merlot Red).

In response to the most recent posts (not trying to respond to the original from 3 years ago) - Winds Breath is more yellow in hue than green (in terms of the actual color) so if it looks green it is possibly reflecting green from some source (like if there's a lot of greenery outside the window) or it has to do with lighting. White Sand definitely has yellow in it - not "undertones" per se but the hue family is yellow. Every neutral belongs to a hue family so perhaps you need to find a cool white or gray? The conundrum I think for you is that if you want a soft, off-white those are yellow in hue. Sherwin Williams Icicle is a cool very light gray if you're trying to get away from yellow and green. Below is a link is to a great resource. Unfortunately, a year or so ago when I was using the information to choose paint colors there was more free info available that now requires a subscription. A good number of paint colors are analyzed though. If you have the patience you can get away from all the subjective information you see online about undertones with this system - it takes the guesswork out of the equation. Land of Color