Post your 3 favorite glam fireplaces from your ideabooks. We can help you narrow it down.

Hard to beat a giant TV over the fireplace -- glam fireplaces start with striking framed art above. I'd put the TV to the right of the windows somewhere...

yeah, well hubby gets a little say and that's where he wanted it, so have to work around it. Not my choice for where it should go, but...

Hi Michele! Putting your hubby in a tux while he watches tv would really glam up the whole room! Meanwhile, your fireplace definitely needs some oomph. Right now it blends in with the wall and with the floor. You obviously like drama and bling, so you're right to look for a way to bring the fireplace area up to par with the rest of the space.

I don't know how high the drapes go on the flanking windows or how high your ceiling is, but have you considered painting the wall behind the fireplace and between the windows a different color from the rest of the wall? All the way to the ceiling so that it forms a tall, wide "column of color" surrounding the fireplace and tv.

I would also recommend beefing up the objects you have around and on the fireplace. Your flamingos are visually light and outweighed by the bulk of the tv and other furniture in the room. If you were to group them on one side of the fireplace and put something else on the other, they would have more presence. A sizable vase or formal basket would work well there. I would remove whatever you have on the mantel simply because it's overwhelmed by the tv and cannot be appreciated there.

Below are some pictures of tall candlesticks (23" to 33") that could look good on the hearth next to the firebox. The last picture is definitely over the top, but gives glam to the max and the scroll design goes well with your couch pattern. All from Wayfair.com See what you think.

Another picture of surrounding area. I will remove small items on mantle. I actually love the 3rd candlestick. Lots of my stuff came from Wayfair.com so I will look for it. Thought about putting same tile as backsplash in kitchen. Too matchy matchy?

BTW. Walls are a blueish gray. Don't think they are reading that way in the pics.

Ooh boy. Glad you said something about the wall color Michele. It's reading really peachy pink on my calibrated monitor!

yeah I see that on mine, too. I'll try to get a better picture of the color in the daylight tomorrow.

if I were to paint that wall, what color would you suggest?

Absolutely LUV the backsplash tiles and think they would look really special on your fireplace surround. Keep in mind that your floors are a warm tan/brown and your kitchen cabinets are a warm grey, but that tile is a very cool metallic silver.

If you wanted to try the "column of color" idea and the new tiles, you could use the grey from your cabinets and paint the mantel a lighter shade of same. By echoing the colors from the kitchen you are pulling both rooms together and making a cohesive space that will feel larger just because they have common elements.

Is that a grey wall where you have the two lamps on the console table? If it is, why not use that color for the "c-of-c"?

The whole house is that same color. That pic is the closest one to what the color actually is.

ah. So it wouldn't be particularly different then. Actually, what color then, is your current fireplace tile?

I love the backsplash tiles, too. They are iridescent and change color as you move around the room.

The fireplace tile is currently the typical builder sand color. This is a pic from during remodel. Before new floors.

Would you consider painting the wall up to the height of the drapes in the same color as the drapes? It wouldn't have the same sheen unless you put a clear glaze on top of the satin paint, but it would make it look like one large backdrop for the fireplace and tv.

Here's a rough idea of how it would look.

Hmmm..NEVER would have occurred to me to do that. Does the blank area above need something? Kinda looks like it shortens the wall to me.

I think just framing out the fireplace on all sides would look great.

Now that I'm looking at it, I'm not sure that it wouldn't over balance the rest of the space, but I don't think the column of color is going to work there either. See what you think.

I don't know. Here's a few more angles to look at for balance. I also need to find something for the big wall behind the sofa.

I don't know. Here's a few more angles to look at for balance. I also need to find something for the big wall behind the sofa.

Last, but not least, here it is with that whole area painted. Still don't think it's going to be as nice as my mind had it!

That big wall would look really good with some more of the big art like you have on the kitchen-shared wall by the bar.

Have you ever checked out art.com?

Not sure I like the whole wall all the same color as the drapes. I do think framing it out might add the beef it needs, tho.

I know you didn't ask but I'm thinking you need a new rug, that has your accent blue color in it

Need to get more of the teal of the drapes across on the other large wall. These pics do a better job of conveying the wall color as grey. Looks like the walls and your carpet are very similar in color.

Yeah. The wall shouldn't be the drape color now that I've seen it almost IRL.

The rug actually looks better in person. it's a fuzzy light gray and kind of grounds the rest. I think a pattern might be too much.

I was thinking a large metal piece for that wall. Was afraid another painting would compete instead of compliment.

Funny how colors show up on these pics. The throw and the Ottoman are closer in color than they look., but now I'm thinking I need a round ottoman. What do you all think?

You definitely don't need to add a patterned rug, but I understand why Jennifer was mentioning a rug with color. How do you feel about adding color in your fireplace surround with tile? Nothing patterned, but something that adds texture like a crackle finish. Oops! 90-pound yellow Lab just tried to crawl in my lap. He's reminding me it's time for night time doggy snack. I'll have to leave it here, but I'll keep thinking about that fireplace and get back to you if I have other thoughts.

Quickly: Large metal piece? You're reading my mind! Try art.com

I love the idea of color in the surround. I need some inspiration. lol. Thanks for your help.

If I may suggest, I'd try pulling the sofa back and getting a sofa table behind against the back wall. Then, you could put a pretty lamp (you could use some more lighting) on the sofa table and hang the pretty large art you have left of the kitchen above the sofa. Then, move those cute accent chairs against the wall and angle/flank the fireplace to ground out a conversations area. The recliner can float sort of where it is with the little side table for a beverage. Then, I'd like to see the buffet/clock centered on the wall instead of more right.

There isn't much room to pull the sofa back and put a table there. I would like the chairs by the fireplace, but it would be tight on the left side entry to the kitchen. It is a rather small room. I did have the buffet table on that wall and it was ok, but then it left that whole other end of the room empty and it looked very unbalanced.

The buffet table is more to the right on that wall because to the left is the entranceway to the master bedroom.

Do i need to remove the old tiles before I frame out below the mantle? I think framing it and then adding some sparkly tile will add the blind I'm looking for.

Is your fireplace gas or wood burning? And do you use it?

Wood burning. yes, we use it. What about glitter tile?

Yes. That's what I think I'm leaning toward.

Endless tile choices

I'm thinking white iridescent like the picture above.

Check out daltile.com - city lights collection

another idea..." taj mahal"

Art deco wood molding boards above fireplace to finish look...

Please do not paint that wall behind the fireplace, it does nothing for it. Darzy's idea to extend the surround is spot on. You currently have one row of tiles on the sides, and you need two.

Idea for fireplace

I found this. Now..should I go with the iridescent white tile or use the backsplash tile? and should I paint the mantel and surround like the kitchen cabinets or leave white?

Back again Michele. I would go with the white tile. More flexible decorating choice over time. We tend to change up our living spaces much more often than kitchens and baths. If you paint the surround white, you will have no contrast with the tile and it will once again all blend together. That will help it seem larger, so you might want to go that way.

If your cabinet grey works with your wall grey, I would try that for the surround. If it doesn't go well, find a darker shade of the wall grey and use that. If you want to add color with the surround you can always experiment with a color from your chair or your art. It's just paint, to coin a cliche!