Personally I would remove it, if budget allows. It looks very 80’s and doesn’t really have any period charm to it. If you are removing the floor tiles and redoing the floor, why leave the bricks? We had a similar fireplace in our house, but eventually removed it, opened up the fireplace and fitted a new surround. I now have a fireplace that I love. Here’s a picture of the end result, sorry it’s a Christmas pic but it’s all I had!

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You need to ask yourself if you like Scandi for its simplicity and functionality, and it’s rough textures in which case this fireplace works and you probably need to change the wall colour so there is less contrast. Or perhaps when you think Scandi you imagine white walls and simple blond wood furniture in which case this fire place is too dark and needs either replacing or made lighter. In a Scandi scheme you could expect to see painted brick so it’s a very valid thing to do- personally I imagine you don’t like the fireplace because of the contrast of this dark brick with the white walls in which case I think the painted brick could focus negative attention on the tiled hearth so you might end up changing that.

I like the wooden beam but not so much the brick. I wonder if opting for painting the bricks may cheer it all up? Or maybe navy or dark grey? I agree the floor is very nice. Maybe adding a simple rug will add a bit of cosiness?