We have a 1958 home in western Washington. We’ve owned it since 2008. There is this very neat angled, two-sided fireplace. I have painted the insert black,as it had been a very shiny gold. The stone work, which has been painted, may have originally gone to the ceiling…I’m not sure. The drywall above it is newer. The mantle is the problem. I hate it. I’ve always hated it. I’d like to modernize it but not that rustic bandwagon everyone is jumping in. Plus it needs to be angled. I’d like to move away from white paint to a more natural wood. I will probably be building it myself and am capable. Just looking for direction! Thoughts?!!! Thank you.