09/19/2026
When you’ve got a builder-basic fireplace…but not a rip-it-out budget. 😬
Instead of spending the entire budget trying to turn the fireplace into something it wasn’t, we made it less important—and designed the whole wall to be the star.
Paint, cabinetry, floating shelves and a little symmetry transformed that sad little fireplace into part of a much bigger composition.
The best part? If our clients decide to upgrade it later, the rest of the design will still work.
Sometimes the solution isn’t to rip out the thing you hate. It’s to stop giving it so much attention.