What do you think of this fireplace?

MandK

Hi All,

Simple questions: What is your opinion of this fireplace?
What would you keep? What would you change?

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mimijack

Lose the hood and the fireplace screen. Cover the brick with an appropriate tile if possible. If not paint the brick for a more updated look

DannyT

i would change it to something more traditional myself. and either change or paint all that gold. more something like this: the after is first then the before

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hammerlane

I would not paint the brick. WOuld rather have the essence of the brick. Painted brick in my opinion looks cheesy.

joecaption

And how many people have we seen posting here on how to get paint off of brick.

mimijack

I've never had a problem with painting brick. But that's me. If you have had problems then by all means explain to the individual. I'm sorry you seem do snippy. I answered a question. That's all. I also like my response.

hammerlane

No need to be sorry. You like the look of painted brick. I personally do not. Matter of opinion.

Do you like brussel sprouts??

shadytrake

Depends on the home style. I hate the gold screen but the hood could be cool IF the home style supports it. The hood seems to me a hearth type that needs a really large fireplace like the old days. You know, a cooking fireplace.

Look at your overall home style before you make drastic changes. Print your photos on plain paper and experiment with color and/or covering up.

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shadytrake

http://www.queue3.com/images/starpassfp_02.jpg

Like this.

http://archivedesigns.com/AD2008/pic...ire%20hood.jpg

Or this. Embrace that funky hood. People pay a lot for them. maybe scale up the brick to balance it.

http://jasonleesdesign.com/wp-conten...-Hoodie-2.jpeg

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