Hello there! Dawn here, from DesigningDawn.com. Last month I offered up my suggestions for one reader’s submission (in the form of a Photoshop room mockup) and was happy to hear that you guys wanted more! So I’m back at it this month with my thoughts on another reader room dilemma.
If you follow Remodelaholic on Facebook (and you should!), you’ve probably seen several of the reader questions that are submitted every month. As I mentioned last month, I love the helpful community vibe of these posts, so here’s my two cents on one reader submitted question and a mock up what I would do if I were in your shoes! (Pssssst— you can submit your reader questions by messaging Remodelaholic on Facebook!)
First though, my disclaimer: While I can recommend products that I think look nice, I have never seen this room in real life and don’t have accurate measurements. I can’t guarantee that any of the products I put in my ‘virtual’ design will actually fit correctly in the space (or that they’ll fit your design style for that matter), and this is not intended to be a professional design consultation. So think of this as a just-for-fun rendering that hopefully gets your wheels turning and provides some inspiration!
READER QUESTION from Catherine —
“Hello! My husband and I just purchased a house (from 1982), and it has a hideous fireplace. There is currently a pellet stove (that is not operational) just set in front/inside the front of the fireplace. What is an inexpensive, but good looking upgrade that we can do to this fireplace? We are not really concerned with it functioning, but would like it to look a lot nicer. Thank you!”
What would you do with… Catherine’s non-functional fireplace?
Well, Catherine, when I first saw this photo I sympathized with your dilemma. Not only is the fireplace a little wonky looking with a non-functioning stove stuck in the middle, but it is just enough off centered to make me twitch!
If you’re not familiar with my background, I’m a professional graphic designer by day (hence my affinity for Photoshopping rooms into pretty mockups!), and one of the rules I live by in any visual design is if you’re going to make something off centered, make sure it is asymmetrical enough to look intentional. A good guide is the golden ratio of 60/40. In other words, if it’s just a tiny bit left of center (like this fireplace) it tends to look like it should be centered, but just isn’t. If it’s at least 60% off center, it looks like you meant to do it! 
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