design dilemma floor to ceiling stone fireplace
Landrey
5 years ago
We recently moved into a beautiful home, but the stone work in the living room seems to overwhelm this tiny fireplace. We had our Christmas tree in this corner with lots of decorations that made the area seem warm and full, but now that it’s all down it seems blank and sterile. Please ignore all the kid toys! Any ideas? Could you put a natural wood mantle up? Thanks in advance for any help!
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Sammie J
5 years agoLandrey
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Floor to Ceiling Stone Fireplace in New Construction
Comments (5)stelmoqn- we are currently in the same situation as you- beginning our new build and want a real wood fireplace look with the convenience of gas logs. We put in a wood burning box and chimney (non-masonary) and had a gas line run to it. We'll pick out a gas log set and have it hooked up. We were told by the company we're using that this is not a very efficient method, as we'll lose a lot of heat through the chimney, but we'll achieve the look we want. HTH...See More1950's huge wall-to-wall stone fireplace - design dilemma
Comments (15)Really beautiful. Log burning? Other? Will you actually be using the fireplace? Painted or stained dark, it would be dreary and foreboding. Painted or stained white, it would be nothing short of cringe-worthy. Not sure you have the natural sun light at that end of the room for plants. Someone wanted to enable their pets and/or themselves to set atop that hearth to warm. If you don't want to do that, you might consider altering the hearth -- removing it and recreating it so the top of the hearth is floor level. If you leave the hearth as is, then you could panel that short wall left of the fireplace and build in interior lit cabinets with solid doors below the top of the firebox but glass shelving and doors above that to the ceiling, leaving the paneling and stone visible through the cabinet. Remember to have an electrical outlet in the corner vertical between the lower solid cabinet doors. Then set a comfortable chair and sturdy floor lamp/table combo in the corner in front of that. Either way, would not add a mantel to add clutter the top with items above it. If you do add a mantel or shelving, consider putting the full width of the fireplace wall. You could add art to the fireplace but instead of a framed picture or poster or print of painting, consider something else -- perhaps something that reflects your interests and hobbies made from pressed metal....See MoreDesign Dilemma (Cast Stone Fireplace)
Comments (193)This is a powder room, correct? You've got quite a bit of space, so I'd try to find a longer vanity at least as long as your current one. I think in a powder room you can take more risks in terms of style, and be more bold, especially if you're sticking with coordinating colors from your other rooms. I'm happy to offer suggestions and advice here, but I'm not a pro. Some of the pros on here may have better sources for finding the right vanity. I'd first decide if you want to use wallpaper with a simpler vanity or a more ornate vanity with more simple walls, and go from there. You can also keep the walls white, the vanity navy, and use an interesting mirror and artwork on the walls. That blue wallpaper with the wave design that you were looking at for the dining room could be really interesting in here, with a white vanity and gold fixtures. But a small room like this is a great opportunity to add a more patterned wall if you like that and want to switch it up....See MoreFloor to Ceiling Fireplace Decor/design help !
Comments (10)Your layout is all wrong for this room. Take the maroon leather chair out of this room. It would be better if you had a sofa, but in the meantime, place the loveseat in front of the window, (I illustrate the space a future sofa will take up), the recliner at a right angle from the loveseat and the TV across the far wall. This will allow you to eventually purchase a larger TV for this room that is so long and narrow. Your room requires and 8x10 rug. A lamp on an end table and a floor lamp next to the TV should provide the much needed light for this room. Taking direction from the brick color, here is the color scheme I would suggest for the room. Neutrals leaning toward Gray or Greige with a Dusty Maroon accent color. I might select a black 3D metal object to add interest to the brick without taking the attention away from it. No mirror and no framed art. Your house is contemporary so I would select furnishings that lean contemporary. IMO a light-colored rug with a charcoal or black pattern would set a nice backdrop for the seating. Here are pillows that could be used to bring in the color of the brick. All are from various Etsy vendors. Keep the seating neutral and simple for the room....See MoreSammie J
5 years agoLandrey
5 years agoLandrey
5 years agoartistsharonva
5 years agoThere's a post a few months ago with a similar dillema.
They painted it. Imo, it really brighten the room & made it look much bigger after.
Here's the before photo
After photo
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annied75
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5 years agoThis was a project that we did where we did a metallic paint finish to break up the ledgerstone. Breaking up the ledgerstone with another surface keeps it from looking like a monolith of stone.
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5 years agoLandrey
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5 years agoThe built-in entertainment center is beautiful, but seems to be competing for the eye with the fireplace and stone. Which one do you consider your focal point? If you want the fireplace to be the focal point again, a mantel and some decor can make the fireplace the focus again while adding a personal touch of your family's style. Then you could paint the entertainment center to compliment it. We suggest a non-combustible mantel with a wood look that's easy to install and safe (especially for a family home). If you want the entertainment center as the focal point, then working with that stone, as others have suggested, may be the answer for blending it in more.
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