I don't like the tile. It looks like it goes in a bathroom. Sorry. If you want an "Old World" feel you may want to do Turkish Mosaic style tile.

Don’t love tile for hearth. Would look into solid options. I picked up a remnant slab from stone yard for $200. Subway tile is ok for fireplace but for an Old World look I wouldn’t choose white.

Thank you for your feedback. This has been really hard. Can’t find cream with yellow undertone. Everything is pink undertone.

I looked into stone but it’s too thick. Wouldn’t be flush with the floor and this needs to be flush as right next door to slider to backyard.

and I love spanish tile but wanted a plain tile so it wouldn’t boss my decorating forever.

I like spanish colonial. Like the pinterest photo below.

I considered doing brick and painting it....

Paint it.

Paint it?

I agree with the others, don’t love the tile. I’m no expert but even a nice light paint color would be better. I added marble tile in a herringbone pattern to my fireplace and left the same existing hearth in place-no ideal cut it doesn’t look bad either.

Do you mean no tile around the hearth ? just paint?

having trouble submitting photos. going to try to do it individually. here is the mantle we will be installing.

and here are two of the room.

Oops. Forgot to mention that we will be painting the mantle an off-white

I did post a picture earlier in the thread. Spanish colonial. I bought the mantle on Craigslist. Super deal.