Currently undergoing a renovation on our entire house and recently just ripped up 500lbs worth of carpets, refinished existing hardwood floors, sanded down nasty textured walls, skim coated our entire living room, painted every room in the house, installing 6" baseboard trim and crown molding, etc... etc... (Still a work in progress when you look at the pics).

Now we have one more thing to do...the ugly (in my opinion) red brick fireplace. I was thinking of doing a couple different things. Also I have a 60" TV with Sonos Soundbar that is not in the picture and will be above the fireplace.

• Paint the brick white and add a fireplace mantel surround which would tuck in a lot of the brick minimizing it. (Cheap and can do it myself)
• Add a raised Granite Hearth with granite face and mantel surround to completely cover the brick. (Expensive, and need a professional installer.)

I will also be adding a brand new wood fireplace insert this coming fall.

Would love to hear your opinions on the fireplace. Need some ideas! Thanks!

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