Please help!! :)

That's a lot of shiplap. I can only take it in small doses. Joanna Gaines kind of ruined it for us and I think I'm over it.

You have an awful lot of shapes, forms, colors, textures and there's no furnishings or people in it yet! Have you considered simplifying and unifying, rather than adding more contrasting diversity?

The first thing I notice are the fake white beams against the wood ceiling, and the odd flat section of ceiling at the peak. Also the strange way the "beams" continue into the bump out. Note how I've dropped the ceiling in that area.

I'd sure consider painting the ceiling. I like ceiling beams to terminate into something other than a wall surface too.

If you go full height on the fireplace, the beams should coordinate with it. You don't want one of them to die into the fireplace like it would in your picture.

As for the fireplace, do you have stone elsewhere? How about something like this?

@Mincy, just called the builder to see if full stone is in our budget.

@Virgil That's not our house that was one the builder did previously but the same floor plan/design. Ours is still very much a construction zone. I have to choose something for the fireplace. What would you recommend to simplify and unify. Would you just leave it painted drywall with a mantle? Half stone with painted drywall?

You have an awful lot of shapes, forms, colors, textures and there's no furnishings or people in it yet! Have you considered simplifying and unifying, rather than adding more contrasting diversity?

Yes to Virgil and PPF's comments!

But - If you go with stone, please make sure the undertones relate to your kitchen cabinets and other finishes. And, here are some pictures of fireplaces that incorporated shiplap - both with painted white and stained mantles.

@PPF I can't do anything about the fake beams, strange bump out, and odd ceiling at this point. The room is constructed. The beams went up today and I will have to see where it hits on the fireplace. I do not have stone anywhere else in the home. Thank you for your design suggestion.

I vote for stone fireplace, stained wood mantle, no shiplap and no fake beams on the ceiling. Decorate your room with artwork, comfortable furniture and proper lighting...and try to avoid painting anything gray...it's been done!

@alley2007 Thank you so much I didn't even think of switching to a more grey stone to match the kitchen better!!! I love the grey stone with the white shiplap (picture 1). Would that help simplify and unify as suggested?

@threers I like my fake beams and grey walls :)

Would you do stone all the way up or halfway?

Yes stone all the way up...you can always hang a painting on the stone if you want and oops! about the gray and beams....

Everything depends on the architectural style of your house, and your other finishes, furnishings and equipment. One doesn't simply design a fireplace in isolation here on this forum and think that it's going to fit in and complement your interiors.

Can you say something more about your interior design and furnishings?

Here's a range of ideas. Do you see how some may fit your specific interiors and others not? The fact that the ceiling beams are in place and do not consider the location and design of your fireplace is problematic, and probably means it will be best to not carry any sort of fireplace treatment up to the intersection with the ceiling and beams unless it can be done in some sort of visually logical connection. See one of the photos below for an example.

Good luck on your project.

@Virgil thank you! They say the house is Craftsman. Furniture is definitely more traditional. But we will slowly be replacing it as budget allows so I'd rather not tailor the house to our furniture. I love the simplicity of picture #5 and am convinced shiplap is not the way we need to go. I went by our house today and a beam hits right in the middle of the fireplace so I agree nothing should be carried all the way up. Thank you for the pictures I love #5 and will take it to the builder. I appreciate the good luck, it's needed. I've been making these decisions after we decided to put our house on the market and build while on maternity leave after starting a new job. I'm about crazy at this point. Seeing it all together will be either be amazing or terrifying. LOL

Keep the faith! Everything always works out in the end. It's the journey which is sometimes stressful...! :-)