If you've got a fireplace, what's above it?

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My house is an end terrace, Victorian. The front room has a lovely open fire, traditional looking, tiled around. There nothing above it and I can't decide what to put there . There is a picture rail above, it's a fairly standard square- ish room about 14ft.

Large mirror/picture/Wall clock?

Any inspiration? Low budget!

Nothing I don't like having any clutter around

We just have a large picture

I know people love big mirrors but unless the room is particularly large, I always think it looks a bit much.

I have a large landscape painting...one I love. I don't think a clock is suitable. What sort of art do you like? I like traditional stuff...not everyone's taste I know...can you mention any artists you like?

A mirror always looks nice above a fireplace.

We have a victorian terrace and have a large mirror above our fireplace.

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Nothing I don't like having any clutter around

A picture on a wall isn’t clutter!

Simple mirror - not huge.

Mirror here
Bought from eBay, think it was originally Laura Ashley
A favourite picture also works
Not sure I’d go for a clock

Large circular mirror with a thin Matt frame not garish or bright.

A painting of gold finches

We have a tv. Not my choice, I'd rather have a nice mirror.

We’ve got a mirror too - just over a metre wide. Agree a nice bit of artwork would go nicely as well.

Here you go

Mirror like this!

My initial idea was a mirror, but I'm.not sure if that's what I'd want. The room is fairly traditional, as it was when I moved in, can't afford to buy new furniture etc but thought I could change a few things.

We’re also in a Victorian end terrace.

We have a fireplace, but no actual fireplace installed, in our living room and the same in our dining room - only just moved in recently and fireplaces are going to have to wait til next year...

We have a picture above the one in the living room, and a mirror above the one in the dining room.

Now I like both those pics with mirrors!

I have a picture, but I think if I had a Victorian house I’d have a mirror in a pretty frame.
Definitely not a clock. Or heaven forbid, a telly.

I have a mirror above the one in the dining room, that room is less traditional looking, and the mirror is from the 50s .

My telly is the smallest anyone i kniw has ever seen. 😂

Have you tried Pinterest for ideas? If you search mantelpiece ideas Victorian you will probably see lots of different ones that might give you some inspiration. I’ve got large mirror on mine which isn’t exactly ground breaking interior design but it looks good imo.

diddlysquat. That’s beautiful. I’d have something like that in a Victorian or Edwardian house.

Grotty flat here but this is mine.

3 fireplaces here: 2 mirrors, one with quite an ornate gold edge, one with a more modern oak edge, and on the third an antique map

A mirror.