I love the shelves on the side.
The mantel is so spectacular that I'm almost regretting the hearth tile, that we didn't put in some rich dark granite, and perhaps a darker color of the "Craftsman" tile in the surround. The tile is great, the mantel is great, but I probably wouldn't have put them together like this. Alas, this wouldn't be a real project if I loved everything. Overall, the whole fireplace surround is great.
(The fireplace is as big as it is because the previous owners established that footprint with stone hearth they'd put in. If we'd reduced the footprint, then we'd have had to refinishing those old floors, which might not have another refinish in them, so we stuck with the footprint we had. It makes for a really big fireplace in a pretty small room.)
But, one you can sit on, set down a wine glass on, and set photos up on!
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