One large painting the same dimensions as the fireplace always works when your living room has the ceilings to carry it off, like in this one designed
Embrace your fireplace's old-world charm and adorn your mantel with your favorite collectibles and flea market finds.
If you prefer bold paint colors and even bolder artwork, let British tastemaker Lucinda Chambers's fireplace decor inspire you.
An ornate mirror and simple topiaries are all the fireplace decor needed in designer Paloma Contreras's historic Houston townhouse.
We can't all have double-height ceilings like the ones in this Mark D. Sikes–designed living room, but we can always create the illusion of taller ones.
Designer Corey Damen Jenkins treated the wall above this fireplace like the rest of the room, covering it in the same wallpaper and painting the fireplace the same color as the woodwork and ceiling.
Make the odd things in your home, like a freestanding wood-burning stove, part of the decor, like this cozy living room's creator Whitney Leigh Morris did.
A rich coat of eggplant paint is really all this fireplace and the bookshelves that flank it need to make a statement.