I hate corner fireplaces and I certainly would not mount a TV in the corner furniture layout will be a nightmare . I often just ignore these when i design a space . Are you sure it even functions since it appears to just hold candles.

Yes, we checked that. Does function. (Husband is a home inspector :) ) Agree corner fireplaces blow.

I LOVE corner fireplaces. I don't like white ceramic tile tho. I like white cararra marble.

I would reface it similar to the photos in the discussion above... but I would put your TV on the wall to the left of the fireplace. Then arrange with couches and chairs. The fireplace will look nice but wont impede on your furniture placement due to the TV being in the corner. Congratulations on your new home! It’s beautiful!

I can recommend to install marble and nice wood work , that will be really pretty .

Maybe a short term fix would be to paint the mantel black?

Marble for sure!

I love my corner fireplace & it's covered in stacked stone. We have our tv mounted over it & it works great. I would go to the tile store & bring home several different tiles that you like. I love these transitional tiles.

I agree with you! That looks like bathroom tile to me. And the hearth is floating in the air which is weird. On the positive side, it looks really easy to remove the mantle and tear it out. Is it an actual fireplace like someone said?

I would see if you can have the whole thing lowered as well. Or maybe consider just removing it altogether. The whole corner configuration is probably going to be a bully with your furniture placement.

If you remove the hearth you will have to install a very low one using the same footprint .
This is because of the flooring.

Replacing the plain old white flooring tile with some cool decorative tile or marble would be an immediate improvement.

The hearth is really weird - I'd fix it by making it rectangular or even extending to the walls and removing the toe kick (I think that's the most irksome aspect - hearths shouldn't have toe kicks).

Thank you all for your ideas! @aliciatro good idea in the tv mount on the other wall will def think about that.

Love the blank mantel thought...as trying to convince my husband that black interior doors are also a good idea. :)

Thanks again. I’m going to read over these again later when the kids go to bed and will likely have some more questions for some of y’all!

The raised hearth will be a bit safer with tinies about. Harder to topple against. And from experience, it’s easier to keep the surrounding area clean when it’s higher. That’s presuming it remains a wood burning fire.

You could do a bump out

The bump out will give you more height. Or you could remove the mantle and tile the whole wall and make it a feature wall like an accent wall.

Heris another side-mounted FP