I would paint it charcoal grey or for a more vivid look, the same green as the lamp.

I would have it tiled with large format tile laid horizontally.

What Linda Mayo proposed is exactly what you have in your idea book.

I like that look of the tile alot. What color should I go. Or is there a more staggered textured weaved stone look that could look good and give some dinension to the room. Lindsey I think I want to stay from painting it again.

Can you remove that shelf piece on the left? It looks awkward....

Melissa that is so funny you said that because just yesterday i has a woodwork person come and measure that shelf to make a matching door with same glass from bar doors. That shelf contains all the cable and internet components etc so I have to have it for the equipment. When cabinet door is completed it will look like the dark brown doors that bar to right has. The stereo underneath is a special piece that I grew up with in our living room that I blended in. Any ideas to put in place if the mirror that would be a modern look? Thanks for your honest input.

Of not if!! Sorry for typos!

Could you put all that stuff in the old stereo cabinet or does it have to have glass doors to use it?

I love your stereo cabinet. I agree w Melissa that the shelf doesn't work and further, it makes it look like that stereo cabinet is hiding. Matching it to the bar will look choppy and extend the bar where it doesn't belong. 1) at the least, pull the stereo out a bit , maybe until it is flush with the fireplace, de-clutter it. 2) consider tiling all the way to the left, behind the stereo 3) there must be somewhere else for the equipment that is more discreet, like behind the bar. You can mount a remote receiver so you don't need a direct line of sight with your remotes. 4) this is a purely personal and extraneous comment: i'm not a big fan of decorating with sayings, and I have a strong dislike of sayings announcing one's love for alcohol (this isn't a prude thing, it is a decorating thing), especially when it is already being made abundantly clear by the presence of a full bar! You have a nice, sophisticated, modern aesthetic. I would keep unnecessary decor to a minimum and lose the happy hour announcement.

PS your lamp and ashtray are THE BOMB.

One more thing: the runner doesn't work in front of the FP. Again – clean, minimalist, sophisticated. Can you put it behind the bar with a nice pad under it? As a former bartender I always appreciated having some extra support for my poor feet.

Paint everything white. It is an awkward space and the colour just emphasizes that. Also, the scale is off with the TV being larger than the fireplace. Maybe if you framed the fireplace with a simple wood frame (painted the same colour as the wall) it would help with the top heavy size imbalance. I'm also curious as to why you have 2 TVs in such a small space...

I'd start looking in the light gray-ish colors with subtle undertones--A concrete look. Not loud color differences. As was mentioned, wrap it around. The person that measured for your doors would have to know if you were going to do that to allow for the space where the tile wraps into that cabinet. I would also remove the colonial crown in this situation-- or at least remove it from the top of the fireplace. Are you able to move the cabinet to the left up to the ceiling and paint it the same color as the wall? That would make it less visible and give you room to put a comfy chair (and maybe a floor lamp beside the chair).

Its monolithic; paint it monolithic black to help camo the off scale of TV vs. FP. You might consider repeating the textured effect of the bar on the wall where the shelf and your vintage piece are.

Is there an example of a credenza? Unclear on this.

Love idea on moving shelf up to ceiling but the fireplace venting is there leading to outside. All the electrical cords and plug into tv. Modem. Cable are all on that shelf. So I need to work with this shelf somehow. I love the stereo because it being my mom's favorite piece of furniture growing up listening to her records. She was killed suddenly so that picture on it of my parents, lamp, ashtray are all same as 50 years ago.

So sorry about your mom. Important keepsakes for sure.

I liked the stereo before I knew the story, and now I love it.

I think greenfish1234 is right on: pull the stereo out to be flush with the fireplace and it will look deliberate and important. All her other advice is spot on too.

I know you said no paint, but I think painting the fire wall dark and using a shiny tile to tile the whole wall behind the bar would make the bar the focal point. And the stereo/lamp would look more dramatic in front of a dark wall. This tile is what I'm imagining on the whole bar wall:

Then remove the mirror and candlesticks, pull the stereo forward, find art for the wall. If you are open to a slight change from the arrangement your mom had, move the lamp to the right side and both photos to the left with the ashtray in front of them. Remember she did what looked best in her space and you can nod to that while doing the best for yours :)

If you decide to tile the fireplace, tile the whole left side as well and the right side of the fireplace box, which is visible in your second photo. Then paint the box/shelf to match the tile you choose as closely as possible. I think the large format horizontal tile is the best bet. Your pretty bar is the focal point so the fireplace wall can kind of recede.

Thanks for great advice. So use that large format tile for bar wall. Then paint the fireplace (all three sides of it) and also the stereo wall with shelf the same dark color? Like a dark charcoal grey which was mentioned earlier. If you look close there is a crack on the fireplace front. I was wanting to hide that with something----paint will not cover it. So that is is why I though some weaved stone or something.

I didn't even notice the crack. Dark paint would hide it better...

To clarify, my ideas are:

-If you tile the fireplace wall, use large format and go around that right hand corner and possibly all around the nook on the left.

-or-

-If you use tile behind the bar, use smaller scale tile with a lot of shine, like the pic I showed. Paint the fireplace wall and nook charcoal or brown-black, as deep as the cupboards in intensity. That would make the stereo pop, the gadget box disappear, and the bar shine as the focal point.

How about a desk and chair with double open shelves where that space is

in white shiplap and the shelves not as thick

Or this