I love the look but I think it would be important for you to get your furnishings in the house and decide at that point what you like. I think it will make your choices simpler. It is a lovely fireplace and surround.

Thanks everyone - yes we are keeping the red it looks great with the new tile, and gives our living room some warmth and color! The contractors are coming back to do the kitchen backsplash next week (after counters go in tomorrow) so they need to touch up some of the wall patch, there are a couple spots that need attention before we do the touch up paint. Of course it will look much better with the paint repaired but I was too excited not to share. The hearth will be easier to keep clean and it's much safer than the raised heath. In fact the doors fit perfectly this way because they would have overlapped the top more if they could not extend down below where the hearth was before.

We are keeping built-ins and trim work above mantle (all the white). I actually like the hearth seat/ledge. And there is a small border around the firebox made of the same material that I am trying to keep. My thought is to remove the rest of the black mirrored material that has the gold veining and replace with new material of some sort.

Your sofa fabric and two chairs add quite an exotic African or jungle safari vibe to the space. I would play off that unless you plan to replace the furniture. The tile could get too busy for what you have now. I would keep things simple but artistic to maintain that vibe.