how to rebuild large brick fireplace on one wall, the wall to wall, floor to ceiling. Is this possible?
Install a painted wood chimneypiece around the firebox, leaving sufficient brick around the firebox to provide the incombustible area required by code. Apply stucco over the brick above the mantel, creating a wall that you can paint to match the other walls in your living room.
Consider covering the brick on either side of the firebox with cabinetry and use it for decorative accessories.
You will end up with an attractive focal wall in your living room instead of a wall of red brick. The photograph (above) of one of the projects shows the look you can achieve by covering all the brick except that in the firebox.