Wow! I think it looks fabulous!

Great way to utilize the space!

Thank you folks! She is thrilled with the changes, and actually, these pictures don't do the space justice. It is so much cozier now!

Nice shelves and storage.

Curious why the top of shelves doesn't go to ceiling/ match level of crown molding ?

No me gustaron los ladrillos de la chimenea, le resta.

Hi madgone,
In this living room, there were original plaster cove mouldings all around the room. If the bookshelves went to the ceiling, we would have had issues tying the crown moulding of the bookshelves into the chimney, and also in matching up the profile.
We did not have the budget or the desire to deal with replicating that detail, so we decided to stop short of the existing moulding on purpose.

That is sooo my living room. I've always wanted shelves on each side of the fireplace and now I know how fantastic they look. Hubby, where are you? I want those shelves. Now. Please.

Very nice. Well done.

Great job. It does seem larger. Beautiful.

Looks fabulous and like it's always been that way!! Love that you didn't take the bookshelves to the ceiling as it gave reason to add more detail to the wall. Love it!

Thank you all!
And FYI, there will be a dimmer installed on the lighting, it was not installed yet, the electrician needs to return. I find the lights a wee bit bright, though they are much less so in real life than in the pictures.

Love it

Congrats on a job well done! Cheers!

I'm not sure about the fire but it is definitely much better

Wow, this is one of the best I've seen. Perfect.

This is one of my favorite ... beautiful job !!

I like the way you've tied in the profile of the fireplace mantel to the rest of the finishes. Such an elegant touch.

Wow! Love this transformation!❤️

Gorgeous! I'm going to be critical because I'm so envious--I would add some molding around the window, but otherwise it's simply perfect.

Real nice I love the changes but I would prefer to see books on shelves :-)

Very nice but I would have put them all the way to the top. I dont like dusting that high :)

Much better than it was I hope they find a better place for the tv, looks like viewing would be difficult where it it now.

WOW what a change, I just love it....

Wow, very impressive

Hi Jane,
This homeowner does not use this room as the main TV watching space, but wanted a TV here since she could see this screen from her kitchen. She has another TV in a family room. This was the only place we could put a TV, since the room is narrow and she did not want one above the fireplace. She actually loves having the TV there!
Every choice made in design, whether it be by a designer or a homeowner, needs to work best for the people who will use the space, and in this case, that was the best solution for this client.

Well done. Lights on shelves add ambience to the room

Love this...beautiful.

Very nice. I did something similar but alas do not have a fireplace.

Nice work!

Love built ins. Swap the painting for a full scale big canvas!

Well done!!

I agree with Carmela Scrocca. The mantle needs a large scale artwork

It looks lovely.... You did a great job!

I also agree with Carmela, I would love to see a large scale piece of art above the mantel! We are on the hunt for one, but in the meantime, I leaned this on the mantel in order to have a little colour there, and was just too anxious to post these pictures! ;)

I can see why for wanting to post! The room is lovely!!!

Very nice! Agree with others about the mantle art.

The lighting in the shelving really makes it work! I agree, it does look more spacious.

Wow, great transformation!

As a whole it looks great.....especially your choice to use two different covers on the chairs chairs. Maybe I would have hung the TV over the fireplace.

Thanks, Crawfords, but the space was not meant to be about TV watching, hence the TV tucked into the side of the bookcase. (when a TV is turned off, it is just a big black box, so she wanted to keep that space for more art, not a TV)
As well, the fireplace is a wood burning fireplace, so that opens a whole other can of worms in mounting a TV above and the heat coming off the fire....
For this client, it was the perfect set up! ;)

I love the lighting in the built ins- very dramatic.

The change is great! However, I'm curious why there are so many lamps in addition to the under cabinet lighting?

Beautiful

Hi meusername, thanks for the feedback!
Actually, we often layer in lighting in a space, as not all lighting will serve the same purpose.
The lighting built into the cabinetry is meant to highlight her collection, not light the room.
Those little puck lights also would not make for good task lighting, which is why the floor lamp stayed beside the sofa (great spot for reading)
The little lamp beside the TV was to add some ambience, as we did not want to put the brighter puck lights into the shelf where the TV is, or it would have washed out the TV screen.
The little lamp is also a great accent when the lighting in the built-ins is turned off, almost like candlelight. And imagine, without the little accent lamp beside the TV, that shelf would have almost a "black hole" effect in the built-ins.
Hope that helps!