Brick fireplaces can be an asset or a challenge, depending on how the rest of the space is decorated.
For instance, an exposed brick fireplace would be a great design feature in a home that is designed to have an “outdoor” feel, but would look out of place in a sleek, contemporary setting.
So if your home has a brick fireplace, you have two options: decorate around the fireplace, perhaps going with either a country feel or a retro-urban look, the choice is yours to make.
Your other option is to “paint out” or create an overlay over the brick fireplace, with a view to making it recede to make way for a completely different design style.
