By building the shelves to, the height of the window on other supine and applying
a painted wood mantel surround (leaving a bit if the stone exposed) would not only center your, natural focal point in your I'm, but also balances the whole thing better (height wise in the room since you only have shelving on one side and a window on the other.
Not exact matches
One of my clients had an extra-long
mantel dilemma, and although she wanted to, she wasn't allowed to
paint the original
wood paneled walls above it either...
Maybe take some scrap
wood and
paint with the color of the
mantel and see how it looks next to the brick before you brush off any of the wash.
The new
wood is
painted our custom «Blue Yonder» color, and I drew in the white
mantel, cabinetry, white -
painted walls and curtain rods to show what we plan to add over the next few months.
HGTV's Fixer Upper farmhouse fireplace with shiplap, reclaimed
wood mantel,
painted brick and open rustic shelves.
If you're going for your lovely signature Melissa style, I think building a white -
painted wood surround with white shiplap from the
mantel to the ceiling would give height to the room and amplify the light and bright feel that the room already has.
With my fireplace all spruced up with the new stone front,
wood planked area above and fresh
paint on the surround and
mantel, I don't want it to get filled with holes just so I can hang Christmas decorations.
Unfortunately for me, the
wood had a lot of flaws - too many to simply stain the
wood - so I decided to patch all of the holes and
paint the
mantel with a fresh coat of
paint to match the baseboards and trim.
Painted stripes make a striking statement on the fireplace wall (no chimney required for this unit), while raw -
wood beams that resemble
mantels showcase art and accessories on the TV wall.
A fresh coat of black fireplace
paint on the
wood mantel brought focus to the fireplace.
The raw
wood adds so much texture to my
painted mantel.
For our fall
mantel, I kept the sailboat
painting and added
wood candle pillars, white pumpkins and a mix of fresh silver dollar eucalyptus and a faux garland from Michaels, made up of ecalyptus, dusty miller, pumpkins and gourds.