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Hey Y'all! Original OP here. Thank you all for your suggestions, a lot of them seem very feasible and definitely some good ideas.

I am hesitant to board over it, as I do like the basic shape, but there is white plaster throughout the rest of the house, so maybe stucco/plaster is my best option. Also, I think I saw a question about light earlier, the wall to the right of the fireplace opens to the backyard, and there are floor to ceiling windows & a sliding glass door all along that wall, so there is plenty of light. I had the window's closed for the photos because they were washing everything out.

As for the paint stripes, I totally get why some people don't like them, so no hurt feelings there, but the green and blues are carried out through the rest of the house, so I am kind of partial to them. In context, they definitely tie the house together.

I am thinking a white modern fireplace with the white-based watercolors might be nice and light, allowing me to keep my stripey wall while still adding some height/visual space. Or maybe a dove gray.... or...hmm... so many ideas!

I'll let you all know how the project ends up going. :-)

The stain looks like something similar to "charcoal". I live in AZ and am looking at exposing my concrete floors, and that red/amber color you always see is the standard, un-stained color of the original concrete. If your house was built pre-60's, you probably have the same color for your concrete, but it depends on the neighborhood. You can stain it darker, like this charcoal, but if you want to go lighter, you have to jack-hammer through the first layer of your foundation and re-lay that layer of the foundation in a lighter color, which I've been told is PRICEY. Which is probably why there is so much red/amber concrete in the valley. :-)