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Sharkstar
Still in two minds (or three, or four) about what to do with Big Fuck Of Fireplace™
On one hand, it's a big interesting place that a lot of people seem to like (or they're just being kind). On the other, it takes up a fuck load of space. Those two plinths are like having a couple of fridges in the room.
The "fire" is a long ago disconnected gas fire, and we won't be running any kind of live fire in there. Ms_com wants a stove but I can't bring myself to contribute to local and internal pollution more than we already do. We might end up with some kind of electric stove type thing if we just want something pretty/distracting and warm.
The main part of the breast has actually been built out. If you look up, you can see what looks like the original breast face, with plaster over the brick, adding to the space stealing. But then, there's still a ton of space even with it in.
It kind of feels like a country pub feature, which probably isn't a bad thing, but then I don't always want to feel like I'm sitting in a country pub.
Extreme option would be to smash out the plinths, take the breast back to original face and reinstate some kind of more traditional fireplace with a nicer mantle.
Roof and window works mean it is not priority and we'll live with it a while (and probably do nothing).
For scale, that's a 42" telly. I'm 6'2" and the lintel is about nose height for me. I should be a surveyor.