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off centered fireplace ideas

4 years ago

We just purchased a new home. We are having the kitchen opened up to the living room by removing the pass through wall. I would love your ideas about this fireplace. And any ideas u may have. The kitchen is getting remodeled so these colors are not staying

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suezbell

4 years ago

You could remove the mantel to the fireplace (I would -- it draws attention to the absence of symmetry).

Then add wainscoting to the wall to the right of the fireplace to a height the same as the top of the brass over fireplace opening -- stopping at brick height. You could either paint the wainscoting white ( like your plantation shutters and window trim) or leave it natural wood look. Paint the wall above the wainscoting a color from the brick as an accent wall. Set a tv console in front of the wainscoting and hang your tv on the wall above the console.

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Kathi Steele
4 years ago
That is the perfect place for a console and TV!! That is the whole reason for off set fireplaces. So you have a place to put the TV and can still see the fireplace.
Connie Carbary
Original Author
4 years ago
Do u have any examples or pictures?
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The top looks awkwardly top heavy. This is due to both the darker color and the top extending beyond the actual fire place. The lower part should be the heaviest part of the fireplace, at least visually. What can you strip away from the upper half? The trim work at the top and the lower belt line would be good places to start.
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First thought is to demo the interior brick, mantel and hearth and start with a blank slate. You can then shrink the width of the fireplace facing and make it look however you want to work with the rest of your decor. To save money, you can do the demo work yourself. Those bricks will probably just pop off with a chisel and small sledge hammer. Also, I would pull out that electric fireplace, it's not made to go inside an existing fireplace. The electric fireplace was made to be a stand-alone appliance sitting in front of a wall. It looks odd inside an actual fireplace opening. Do you know if the fireplace is functional? Did it get inspected prior to buying the home? Can you burn wood in it? Does it have a gas line in it? This knowledge will help us offer further advice.
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Is that a windowless kitchen? Don't let their furniture arrangement stump you. Think outside the box. Could your table go at the window with the heating unit? How does that unit work? Lots of people build something like a "topper" for radiators; would that work here to convert the heater to more of a buffet? Then place TV on the opposite wall with a four chair grouping out in front of the porch doors. Swivels would work well. Widen the bar at the kitchen for comfy stools. Ignore the fireplace this first year and see if you really need/want it. Maybe removal is a better option for you. Maybe later on, something like this would work for you on that other wall and the current fireplace could be eliminated.
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suezbell
4 years ago
You might consider a sofa table by your pass thru window for use as a "bar".

https://www.afastores.com/lane-furniture-sofa-bar-table-warm-brown.html?utm_source=googlepla&utm_medium=cse&utm_term=7326-40&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIm72m78fl5AIVB_5kCh0ZxQ-KEAQYAyABEgL3X_D_BwE
Kathi Steele
4 years ago
Why yes, yes I do!!!!

https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNQVS0qP3eK3_LZQxm5mhAE88ZrsMw:1569194707695&q=offset+fireplace+and+tv+ideas&tbm=isch&source=univ&sxsrf=ACYBGNQVS0qP3eK3_LZQxm5mhAE88ZrsMw:1569194707695&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj5t4rpyeXkAhWXvp4KHf6tC4IQsAR6BAgGEAE&biw=1820&bih=824
Kathi Steele
4 years ago
I would think about stripping the mantel and staining it so it would blend in to the brick.

Get some hi heat spray paint, remove the doors, take it all outside, tape off what you don't want painted and spray the gold areas.
Connie Carbary
Original Author
4 years ago
Sue bell,
That whole wall is being removed to open up the space. But I like the table.
Connie Carbary
Original Author
4 years ago
Kathi,
I really liked the first picture with the tile. Thank you!!!
felizlady
4 years ago
If you are remodeling the kitchen, including new cabinetry, simply continue the cabinetry style and color (but use more living room or family room cabinetry) along the wall all the way to the fireplace brick.
Connie Carbary
Original Author
4 years ago
Kathi Steel,
I also really like this one
Connie Carbary
Original Author
4 years ago
Felizlady,
The kitchen is a gut. New cabinets, subzero freezer & fridge and new flooring. We are hoping to match the existing flooring to the living room but aren’t sue if we can fine it it’s 2inch strips.
Kathi Steele
4 years ago
You are welcome!! I know that there are a lot of people that do not like off centered fireplaces, but I think in this day and age of really big TVs, that off centered is a great idea!!!
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
I like the idea of the TV to the right and remove that ridiculous mantel BTW I never like kitchens opened up to the LR the DR yes .Do you have flooring to put there?
suezbell
4 years ago
Have you determined that the wall you want to remove is not a weight bearing wall?

If you find you need to leave posts, you might consider a room dividing cabinet that doubles as a bar, has glass doors on both sides of the upper cabinets and posts on each side.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/182536591118746330/?lp=true
Connie Carbary
Original Author
4 years ago
Patricia,
That mantelpiece looks so bizarre to me. I plan to have a new one created. The contractor is trying to match the existing flooring. We will see. The laminate in the kitchen has to go. I personally think in this case opening up the kitchen to the LR will improve the flow. There isn’t a dining room. It’s a very small house about 1600sf.
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Design Directives, LLC
4 years ago
This might inspire you.
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Connie Carbary
Original Author
4 years ago
I love the ceiling! We wanted to open up the ceiling in this house but it’s not possible something about how the rafters are set.

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