These clever built-ins can turn your fireplace wall into a multifunctional masterpiece — balancing storage, symmetry, and ...

Materials like leather are also classic around a fireplace because they ... The furniture arrangement mirrors the symmetry of ...

allowing them to "‘float the furniture' in the middle of the room and gather around the TV and fireplace. It's all about lifestyle," says Minken. Built-In Bookshelves Mean You Need Physical ...

Designer Eliot March suggests anchoring seating around a fireplace ... A lacquered bookcase built-in next to a fireplace is a stand-out on its own, in the same way that a blank wall next to ...

There is plaster crown molding around the ceiling ... Along the wall opposite the fireplace we've added bookcases and placed the piano. If possible, have custom bookcases built to surround ...