The fireplace is a particular source of pride. When he bought the home, the fireplace was a old yellow brick with mauve-tinted mortar. He switched all of that out for a simple and modern porcelain tile on the bottom half, while the top half is hand-sanded smooth plaster. Tile: NuTravertine by Cronin Tile
This horizontal stack of boards is both "design-y" and logical. It echoes the horizontal lines in the rest of the room, and it's a clever nod to traditional fire stacks.