how to decorate that big space above the fireplace where you don't put

Pamela Lee

9 months ago

You don't put your tv there but you want it to be pretty?

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mytwo cents
9 months ago
what kinds of things do you think are "pretty" when you look at them - ?
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chispa
9 months ago
Large art or a mirror.

Look at Houzz photos for ideas. Search box at the top middle of page . Enter "fireplace" and the select "fireplace in Photos". Looks like they have over a million photos with fireplaces!
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Can you get us a couple more pix of the room so that we can see all four walls. Perhaps stand in the center of the space and shoot four pix, one looking in each direction? I think you can make use of the fireplace but the furniture isnt set up to do that right now. Hard to say, tho, if we don't know what is in the whole area. Before I would paint the fireplace, I would check into some kind of stain to darken the grout and alter the brick tone a bit. An all white fireplace doesn't seem to fit with your decor. As for the mantel, I think it is too large (top to bottom dimension) for the length of it. I would either put up something narrower, or run the wide mantel all the way out on both sides, back to the walls.
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nhb22
9 months ago
Pamela Lee - Need to see a photo of the space. Is it just a blank space on the wall over the mantle? Or one of those caverns cut into the wall where a T.V. is suppose to sit back in?
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kelli_ga
9 months ago
If it’s a blank space, artwork or a mirror usually works. If there is a mantel, you can have fun with sculpture, vases, lanterns, botannicals, garlands for holidays, and other decor. Look at wall decor from Pottery Barn, Crate and Barrel and similar stores - there is metal art and woven art and almost anything you can think of.

If the fireplace facade goes to the ceiling, you may or may not want to put anything there. I have a brick fireplace where the brick goes to the ceiling. Nothing I put on it looked better than the brick. So I decided to embrace the “brick wall“, and I will probably put nice bookcases on both sides of it so they look like built-ins. I can decorate those.
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deegw
9 months ago
last modified: 9 months ago
Concentrate on fully decorating the people level with lamps, rugs, window treatments, etc.

After you finish the people level, you'll be better able to decide if you want your decor to go higher and what will work. Often, when the people level is nicely finished, tall spaces end up looking light and airy and not bare.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
9 months ago
Sorry no crystal balls here . Post pics in a comment DO NOT start another post
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mytwo cents
9 months ago
If the mirror is far above anyone's head it looks very odd, and if you still want to do it, be sure you know how sunlight travels through any windows during the day and where a mirror reflects it into the house.
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Maureen
9 months ago
last modified: 9 months ago
There are all kinds of options and if you go onto Pinterest and Houzz and search your room’s style + the words fireplace accessorizing. Look for rooms that resemble yours, as well as your fireplace (mantle, size, materials, and height).

Searched contemporary as an example:

Scale and balance are important as well and there are lots of on line articles to help, Search accessorizing fireplace without a tv”.

https://theeverygirl.com/work-from-home-routine/

Doing research on your own and saving pictures is a great way to narrow down your needs/taste.
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