How can I add depth to a flat fire place?
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2 years agoDonna Collins
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoI like the ideas from Beth Parks and Hansen Wholesale (option 2). Hansen Wholesale suggests adding another piece of wood below the existing mantle to visually "beef up" the look, which is a great way of working with what's already there. The built in fireplace doors might be a bit expensive, as your fireplace opening appears to be smaller than standard. You could do a nice freestanding screen if you like that look. Beth Parks suggested painting the interior of the fireplace a darker color, which is also a good way to bring some definition to the space and would be inexpensive and easy to do. I, personally, would prefer a patterned tile over the dark slate, but a lighter slate or quartzite would also be pretty. If you don't want to commit to tiling the entire area, just tiling around the firebox would be lovely. Here are a few idea photos. The second shows a patterned tile around the fireplace and a slate hearth, which is the best of both worlds. In both photos, the fireplaces are pretty flat in a flat white wall, but the surrounds make them the focal point.
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoIf you wish to see some of these other ideas in mockups, please move the table and chairs out of the way and take a picture from across the room straight in front of the fireplace so the fireplace is as square as possible floor to ceiling. Make sure your camera is horizontal to get most of the brick wall in view. Also, move everything else out of the way of the fireplace such as the shop-vac and other misc items that are laying around on the hearth or inside. I'm sure the shop-vac is no longer there, but I think you get my point.
The picture should look something like this.
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