I just finished our new fireplace. The hated the original one because it was boring and the tile they used was leftover from the master bath. I gutted the whole thing, fixed the sheetrock and then tiled with architectural marble run vertically. The floor is flamed Mesabi Granite. It is textured and has just a little bit of sparkle to it that my wife loves. The painting is an original from a young artist in Colorado, Andrew Brown. There is an EcoSmart alcohol burner inside of a planter from Room and Board. This space is lighted from a hidden light above which the photo does not show.