re: Redo an ugly fireplace

We live in a home built in 1904. We have a limestone fireplace that looks fairly similar to yours that is not original, but was built in 1920ish based on the historian that came and looked at the way they laid the mortar. We hate it but it’s historical so we don’t want to take away that aspect of the house.

We painted it white to match our original trim and it doesn’t look AS shitty anymore; mainly because it’s not as noticeable and doesn’t standout as much.