I am going to have real stone veneer installed on my fireplace. I have Coretec gold coast acacia flooring in that room and a mantel that matches the floor but I will probably retsain the mantel, at some point.
There is no wall separating the family room, where the fireplace is located, from the kitchen, where I have beige/cream ceramic tile,, that kind of looks like marble, cream cabinets and cream and red subway tile backsplash.
Because of the red in the kitchen and the fact that the floor is kind of busy, I'm not sure what to do, as far as the style and color for the fireplace stone. I'm also concerned that if I get a light-colored stone, that it will get dirty easily. However, because there's so much going on, color-wise, in the 2 rooms, I'm afraid to have too much color or introduce gray (stones).
I have not chosen;a paint color for the room yet, I was going to work around the stone color but the adjacent room is BM Prentis Cream.
I'm reluctant to post a picture because everything looks terrible right now. I'm waiting for window coverings and my furniture is in storage. Also, this is a smaller, older home and, with the pictures I've seen on here, I would be embarrassed to show my house. So, please do your best to use your imaginations.