Your selection will only make a difference at night.

I would suggest going with beams that better complement the wood tone of the floors. Both the light and dark options appear on screen to be more of a brown, walnut tone whereas the floors have some reddish tones, as you say.

Thanks Beverly! I appreciate your help and mock ups

I voted "Lighter", but either way will look nice. Your room is beautiful.

Is your fireplace wood burning? If electric (or gas vented/direct vent), do you know the brand and model? I like how the TV is close to the mantel.

Thanks Laurie. It is a gas direct vent. The brand is Superior. Would have to check the model.

Thank you for letting me know your fireplace is direct vent and the brand is Superior. If you find out which specific model, that would be great.

We are looking for a direct vent FP (with TV above) that does not require the large "box" framed out into the room (and usually going all the way up to the ceiling). Your model is fairly flush with the wall which tells me you may have a vent that comes out of the rear of the unit & goes directly/horizontally to the outside of your house (without needing any elbows or vertical piping).

As of now, your beam color vote is practically a tie. Are you leaning towards one over the other? When do you hope to start the project?

-Laurie

Sure no problem. It’s DR500 CMN model. And yeah still not sure lol. But hopefully we will start this summer.

Thank you very much for getting the model number. I really appreciate your help and now this brand will be one of our top contenders.

Please post a follow up during and/or after you get the beams up on the ceiling.

The fireplace surround looks a little lightweight for such big beams. I think they need to be more flush.