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I've been a lurker for a while, but this one was enough to get me to register and post.

I say paint that sucker. My boyfriend and I moved into a ranch style home that had recently been flipped. Beautiful hardwood floors had just been installed. However, they left the most heinous fireplace. Not only was it horribly ugly, it wasnt even real! The fireplace at home time was fake wood paneling, and then had then later been covered up by fake brick!! We werent sure what to do with it. We are going to tear it down and put up a slate fireplace with a gas insert... however that just isnt in the budget just yet.

So on a whim, i took some leftover "cocoa" colored paint and slapped a coat on. The change has been amazing!... we are no longer in a hurry to rip the fireplace down and now enjoy this room.

Check out the pictures here

Before:
http://flickr.com/photos/semetwilliams/405378369/
http://flickr.com/photos/semetwilliams/433897723/

In progress - first coat of paint. Also took down the leaning mantle.
http://flickr.com/photos/semetwilliams/443169137/

Mostly finished... Not a very picture quality
http://flickr.com/photos/semetwilliams/494999321/

Out house is a giant work in progress... but at least we can live with the fireplace for a while!

My final vote! PAINT!!!