Hang the TV and then decide. Pretty sure you will conclude there isn't room and nothing more will even fit.

Nothing else with a TV there.

Probably something in the nooks on either side.

Yes, it needs the brick to go all the way up.

The mantel stain looks a bit foreign in the room

I would paint the drywall above the stone and then install the TV screen.

Will you have a hearth? Just seems like the fireplace is floating. I would add a small hearth to ground the fireplace.

The mantle will be stained to match our cabinets. We were thinking of shiplap?

The photo below is the model of our home. @K H no hearth. We do have built-in cabinets & floating shelves coming to the left of the FP soon.

I think the bigger concern is the neck strain you'll experience with the TV that high. TVs should be placed at a height that allows your head to be in a natural position. Personally I'd either eliminate the TV or the fireplace. Alternatively, lower the fireplace to the floor and bring the TV to a comfortable viewing height.

The model looks good without the hearth. On the model home I do like the stone all the way up and the darker paint behind the shelves to the left and right. If you arent going to stone all the way to the top I would paint above the stone a darker color as @BeverlyFLADeziner suggested so the fireplace is the focal point in the room.

I would be careful of adding shiplap...it might end up feeling too busy/choppy, since you have stone underneath. I like the idea of a darker accent color. We have a very similar setup. I had red brick that I whitewashed, a wooden mantle/moulding that I painted & distressed, and then we shiplapped both sides and added wooden shelves. The paint on the tv section is the same as the walls. It's simple and bright.

Thanks everyone! We have a tv mount that drops down for viewing comfort. We have a lot to think about.

Here’s the unfinished look. Built-in white cabinets & floating shelves will be to the left.

The more a fireplace looks like a traditional fireplace, the better it will look. In your fireplace, the absence of a hearth, height of the opening above the floor, and the proportions of the opening all add to the uneasiness (oddity) of its appearance. If you had a raised heath about a foot above the floor and had the opening start at the top of the hearth, we wouldn't be having this discussion.

I thought our TV would be too high, also, but our couch sits back far enough that it has never affected me.

You might be able to put something on the floor to ground the fireplace since there is no hearth. Decor or a low bench or shelf maybe? As long as the fireplace doesn’t produce a lot of heat.

I actually love having the tv on throughout the day as I cook, do dishes, laundry, so this is a great location for me.