There is a lot of orange wall here, and that is a bid problematic for me. First of all the expanses of orange are swallowing up the FP. Putting an orange painting over the FP makes your eye skip over it completely. I would concentrate on trying to make the FP the hero of the room, and the walls the supporting characters. Here's some ideas that may help in that regard. 1. Place a large item on the hearth, perhaps something brass because it's shiny. like a screen -but I am seeing a tall brass pot. Allow the top of the fire place to have a more continuous flow to the ceiling and create more vertical thrust, like placing tall candle sticks on the mantel. Use no art above the FP or small wall art, like a mounted fish plaque, a textured ceramic plate, or something in greys and blues that will accent the orange walls. 2. The walls and wall art on the sides needs to be tamed a little. Consider hanging these orange hued paintings together. Place a table, chest, or short bookcase under them. Move those pieces a little closer to the FP, so they become part of a tableaux. Make a conversation arrangement around the FP, and if there is too much open/ blank wall space in the corners to the left and right of the FP, deal with that in other ways, besides trying to hang a single painting in the center of the wall that is suppose to 'hold up' the entire expanse 3. even though you have wall to wall, you can still lay a cozy throw carpet in front of the FP.

Those are great, CeleryGirl. I guess I am going to think about adding the wider window on the right only. The one that's there doesn't open and it's too close to the fireplace. Do you all think the window on the right should be the same height as the front window? Should I ignore the ceiling slope or should I incorporate some detail over the fireplace that goes straight up to the ceiling?

Really beautiful. Log burning? Other? Will you actually be using the fireplace? Painted or stained dark, it would be dreary and foreboding. Painted or stained white, it would be nothing short of cringe-worthy. Not sure you have the natural sun light at that end of the room for plants. Someone wanted to enable their pets and/or themselves to set atop that hearth to warm. If you don't want to do that, you might consider altering the hearth -- removing it and recreating it so the top of the hearth is floor level. If you leave the hearth as is, then you could panel that short wall left of the fireplace and build in interior lit cabinets with solid doors below the top of the firebox but glass shelving and doors above that to the ceiling, leaving the paneling and stone visible through the cabinet. Remember to have an electrical outlet in the corner vertical between the lower solid cabinet doors. Then set a comfortable chair and sturdy floor lamp/table combo in the corner in front of that. Either way, would not add a mantel to add clutter the top with items above it. If you do add a mantel or shelving, consider putting the full width of the fireplace wall. You could add art to the fireplace but instead of a framed picture or poster or print of painting, consider something else -- perhaps something that reflects your interests and hobbies made from pressed metal.

So beautiful!! It’s quite special and wonderful. Whatever you decide to do, I hope you don’t paint or alter that gorgeous brick. I agree that a more saturated color would be an easy place to start, although I love it as is. Maybe just some original artwork…