I think those fireplaces look best painted the wall color, or an off white sort of color, that's just the style they are.

Tara, what material is the current fp made of?

Not quite sure. Plaster maybe?

Could be limestone but not sure. Yes the white underneath the gray paint. Could be a primer though.

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Thank you! So I primed the fp. I am testing out two colors on the left side middle column.

Benjamin Moore’s Super White (on top) and Chantilly Lace (bottom)

Which do you think will look better? Should I tile the thin inner rim of paint it black? Or tile just the bottom and leave the rest white?

I am going to get a rug similar to this one that has black, gray tones and some rust. Night bring in a muted mossy green color in decor accents or an accent chair. I also like the black chair I added in the pics.