Everything will appear dated to someone down the road.

Your best bet is to do something that is appropriate to the interior and exterior style of the house.

I wouldn't limit myself to just cultured stone. There are some beautiful tiles that could work in the space and be something more unique/individual than cultured stone.

This this home for you or are you building to sell soon? Everything is usually hated by someone...

If this is your home to live in for a while, start looking at a lot of images online and think about looks that seem timeless and appealing to you. Cultured stone isn't necessarily my thing. But neither are the other elements of the home that I can see in this picture.

Do think about the context of the fireplace. Are there other rooms that it can be seen from? What are the finishes in those other rooms? What kind of decor do you appreciate?

The secret is to do something YOU love. Not what is 'in', or what other people think you should do, but what speaks to you.

Do you love stone?

Do you love white walls?

What are you trying to accomplish?

Watching people here struggle with 'dated' brick and stone, I have come to the conclusion that a lot of it is trying to meld current color palettes with older color palettes. So a brick that looked fine with the original green siding, looks hideous with the almost current gray. Finding something that looks good with the white walls may lock you into white walls long after the trends have gone elsewhere.

I would say a lot of people are coming here to figure out what to do with cultured stone fireplaces or figure out how to update them. they are definitely not my favorite. it’s your home though so go for it if you love it! a lot of people do. i might do something different if i were concerned about shorter term resale though.

Consider stoning up to the underside of the mantle that wraps around the sides.

What do you like? What can you afford? What is the rest of your place going to look like?

Not new and perhaps dated to some but truly classic and lovely

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Look through Eldorado's website and select the stone you want for your home.

These are fireplaces in Hugh Newel Jacobsen houses. They all either have white or black stone around them because they are wood burning. You wouldn't need to go this minimal, but a simple surround is kind of nice. I think all these houses are around 40 years old, and this does not look dated. You can only tell because of the recessed lighting or the cylindrical surface mounted lighting.

What style are you wanting to do in the room?

I like large format tile much better than fake stone so maybe go look at some porcelain tile in a nice stacked pattern to the ceiling . We have no info as to your style and honestly the worst place for a TV if at all possible .and if it is a must then a pull down mount to be able to watch at at least a better height, Please NO stacked stone no matter what that has been a dated look for a long time

This looks like a minimalist and contemporary style? Mine is similar; I did plaster and had it painted same color as the walls, so there's texture but it doesn't stand out (it's not the focal point, anyway).

ETA: I see from the comments I'm not the only one who chose to do this. :-)

Thank you everyone. I like modern minimalist, like in Palo Alto modern above, maybe just slightly less so like in Points Drive Custom, both are above. But some members of the family like it more rustic, so it is a challenge. It will be a big room, photo below shows the room from the rightmost window in the first photo above, a weekend house. I don't want to make a mistake, because it will be impossible to fix, it's

not like repainting your walls.

If your going modern minimalist don't put any tile or stone. You can paint the bump out to add contrast if you like but consider just leaving it white. We redid our fireplace with a linear electric and put the TV above. We left the surround white, the same color as the walls. It is very restful. I like looking at it every time I see it. Simple and clean.

Beverly's #3 and #4 photos show stone that adds texture, but keeps to minimalist lines--no mantel, no surround. They're what you're looking for yet add a bit of rusticity your family members want.

Kind of an isolated question. You’ve done wall color before stone or decor. What will floors be? What is your color palette? Usually think warmer vs cool, Such as flooring color , and the woods you use in furniture, abc your fave fabric colors. Though of course can mix, there’s usually a predominant ( cool whites, blues, grays vs cream, rust, browns.) and then can juxtapose some carefully chosen opposites.

Hopefully the TV will not be above fireplace.

Here are a variety of options for facing your fireplace.

Venetian Plaster

Wood

Plaster

Plaster

Porcelain or stone

Porcelain tile

We built a fireplace like the one in the picture at home, and it looks fantastic. Since our entire house is made of wood, the designer recommended making the fireplace out of stone. It truly looks amazing at night because it's positioned in the 'corner.' It might not be the best example for your house, but it’s definitely great inspiration. :) Also, if I may brag a little, I would love to share the rest of the photos of our house with you, and I hope you like them. https://www.daibau.rs/clanak/1503/ususkanost_brvnare_u_modernom_stilu_polyarch_studio

Pereca neca, Your house is fantastic! That is the best example of modern rustic that I have ever seen! I'm going to save the link to study the design elements further.

Pereca neca, unique and beautiful house!!