Hello Headers13, Firstly... Looking good! Think you have quite a bit of light!... so I would say based on the size of the room, I'd suggest Down pipe.. I love the off black and Railings but think with the black cabinets it would be too much black... Down pipe I think will be perfect with the size of the room and the dark elements already purchased... . I have grey fireplace and I wish I had gone with a charcoal but it's large. .. If any doubts get some testers... paint onto paper and stick them on the chimney breast, look at them at different times of the day, to see the change in light and what you naturally veer towards... that will tell you what to go for! ... I'd like to suggest a copper, brassy mirror to go overhead... Grey or navy with gold is really spectacular, It will be fabulous when it's finished ! ... : ))

Thanks. Oh yeah, we're definately doing other rooms ! The whole house from top to bottom eventually. This room was top priority as it's the sitting room, we wanted to put our 'stamp on the place'. We've only been moved in since the start of the year. This is the before room, taken from the Estate Agents listing: .......... And now (trying to take a pic from the same place) The conservatory is hard to change, pic taken from the Estate Agents listing: ....... And now (taken this morning) - currently has our old sofa in there until we find some conservatory furniture that doesn't look like it belongs in a 1970's old peoples home. Only change is really the addition of blinds The study pic taken from the Estate Agents listing: .......... and now it's my man cave / music room And then .............. The current kitchen is getting ripped out and a new one put in starting 30th May. There is also a dividing wall that's being taken down between the kitchen and dining room to allow for a breakfast bar and a much bigger space. Designs from the kitchen people below Oh, and the double garage is slowly taking shape into the gym: Sorry for picture overload.

I'm sure you've already considered if there was any possibility of making this your living room. I know I'd get much more use if the doors/balcony if it was a living room and a sofa would not encroach so far into the room as the bed does. Presuming there's no chance of a swap, for a temp solution I'd move the head of the bed to the fireplace wall and place a headboard or privacy screen/room divider etc to conceal the fireplace. You'd need something that still allows the wardrobe to function but in the short term I don't suppose it would matter if it slightly encroaches on the desk (until you've removed it) By doing this you'll make it less hazardous by covering up the tiles and will also be able to see if the lack of space at the bottom of the bed is as much of a problem as the tiles/hearth were. You can gauge how much effort/money it's worth to gain the extra inches at the foot of the bed. Good luck!

Just a thought, are you changing the colour on the chimney breast? If you are changing the colour of the chimney breast to white too, then the fire surround will look good painted white also. It gives a more contemporary look & makes the room look bigger. As the above comment, you may need to seal the stone first. You can also use a chalk based white paint like Rustoleum. You may not need to seal or prime beforehand if using chalk paint but please check before you begin! All the best!