Reclaiming Old Details

I haven't done a great job of highlighting the details of my 1890 rowhouse (most of them were erased by previous renovations), but someday I'd like to open up the old coal fireplaces which have all been covered up and drywalled over.

Something like this:

But would it be too weird to put a flat-screen TV above it? I kinda like mixing old and new, but I could also see the look being a little jarring...

I'll take this one, thank you very much.

Feel free to wrap it with a bow.

Mmm white

This makes me want to replace all my black furniture with white. Like, really badly. Ignore the canopy thingy. Via Home Sweet Home.

This, but with security bars, unfortunately...

Okay, this is basically what I've envisioned for the kitchen door out to the patio. Maybe even this lime green color! I think it would look good with the aqua kitchen walls. Of course, because my neighborhood's a little sketchy, we'd be doing bars over the door, but at least we could get light in (and open the security gate when we're using it). The other option would be a full door with a screened storm door.