Yeah. Do NOT listen to people who suggest that you paint/whitewash.

It's very cool, but it could use some really bold art (real, not décor store 'wall art').

Hi- I love the fireplace the way it is ..but paint the triangle window frames " Willow " by Benjamin Moore to make it more matched to the brick color . Have a mantel beam made the full length of the fireplace and have it that same color or a stain to match . Paint the walls and the ceiling and beams and trims all " Greek Villa " by Sherwin Williams . For art on the fireplace have something tall and narrow like a carved wood panel or a metal piece or a painting . A new black fire screen . Maybe have matching floor lamps for each side . Some black drape rods and grommet top full length drape panels for the windows , two panels per side hung wider than the windows , to sit at the sides . I hope this helps .

I like it!!! I would leave it ... and use it as a strong design element in the room. One change - I'd paint the trim around the windows the dark color of the stone.

We are definitely leaving it. Our current house also has a huge rock fireplace but it's not nearly as overwhelming as this one!

Such a great room!

Honestly, I would not add a mantle but leave it as is. I would add some recessed can lights in the last bay in between the fireplace and beam. I would also refinish the floors to a tone that would better compliment the fireplace.

The floors are definitely going and we do plan to add more lighting. We'll be doing a darker hand scraped wood.

Thank you for not painting/white washing that beautiful rock. Or even worse shiplap over it. I swear there is some people on this site that would paint/white wash the grand canyon if they could. I would give it a good cleaning. I'm not a fan of mantles. They are just a collector of useless stuff. A nice decorative piece (sculpture or picture) hung above the fireplace would look nice. I personally would put low benches with storage on each side of the fireplace on the hearth. Of course those will probably have to be custom made.

Your fireplace has a face!!! Can you see it? Even a cute little button nose! I would make that fireplace half height. Fill in the top-yes, even sacrifice the windows (they are distracting to the fireplace) with some woodwork. Of course, all within fire code. My opinion

The easiest way to "cover" the bulk of the stone wall would be to have two smooth sanded pieces of finishing plywood or plywood paneling finished (stain or paint or polyurethane) and then framed (as if each were a large picture) and then attach one on each side of the wall with floating shelves attached to them. Once you measure for exact size and shape you want -- depending upon how much you want to cover -- your local big box building supply store will likely cut the pieces for you.

Are you aware that the fireplace and glass windows ....

Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon that causes people to see patterns in a random stimulus. reddit.com /r/Pareidolia

I agree to clean it we did ours with TSP and a scrub brush it was amzing how much better it looked BTW it made a mess so do it before the new floors

We had a fireplace that was a wall of rock. It took up 2/3s of the living room wall and didn't leave us much space on either side. We replaced it with a smaller (about 1/3 of the living room wall) fireplace that allowed for furniture on either side. It made the room feel bigger and was more usable without sacrificing the fireplace. Here are some before and after: