The Fireplace

We currently have a bare fireplace--well more than bare, the wall is pretty ripped up.  Point is, we are planning a rock fireplace and I went looking for inspiration.  

As usual, I am sharing my ideas :).

This one is my dream.  Sidenote:  can you just picture staying in this quaint coziness and peering out the big beautiful windows?

Eclectic Porch design by Minneapolis Interior Designer Michelle Fries, BeDe Design, LLC

If we are going to be honest, though, I need to point out that we are in a big city.  And also in the mid-west...not a mountain hideaway.  Thus, we are most likely going to be working with some kind of stone veneer rather than those gorgeous river rocks above.  Unless, that is a veneer too?

Anyway, here is a most-likely veneer, also in a very gorgeous setting.

Traditional Living Room design by Denver Architect Kelly & Stone Architects