Moving my fireplace
Shan M
5 years ago
I’m in the planning stage of a full house renovation. The master bedroom is very narrow (only 3m) and there’s also a beautiful fireplace which takes up more room. This leaves almost no spare space when we add our super king bed (2.15m long!) plus the bed will be so close to the fireplace it will be practically covering it!
So I’m pretty sure I’ll need to remove the chimney breast. I’m going to definitely keep the fireplace in the living room below so that I have at least one in the house. But I’m toying with keeping the fireplace for the bedroom but maybe just moving it to be flush against the top wall
Having a fireplace flush against an interior wall - is this a massive faux pas. Is this even possible? What are people’s thoughts. Attached current floor plan and picture of the room with fireplace
Thanks!
So I’m pretty sure I’ll need to remove the chimney breast. I’m going to definitely keep the fireplace in the living room below so that I have at least one in the house. But I’m toying with keeping the fireplace for the bedroom but maybe just moving it to be flush against the top wall
Having a fireplace flush against an interior wall - is this a massive faux pas. Is this even possible? What are people’s thoughts. Attached current floor plan and picture of the room with fireplace
Thanks!
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Shan M
5 years agoAdding a photo of the actual fireplace! And FYI non of them are in working order and I don’t intend to have them working.
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Comments (27)Hi mv5869 Thanks for taking the time to offer your suggestions. As it happens I have replaced the fireplace. I am very grateful for all the suggestions people made and they gave me lots of food for thought. I was going to post a photo to show everyone who commented the "after" pictures but was waiting for it to be completely finished so you could see the full effect. I seriously considered a reclaimed Victorian surround and insert but in the end I decided it just wasn't what I wanted. I called in a local specialist and he built me a fireplace with a Bath stone surround and black slate slips and hearth. We in put a gas insert fire. I absolutely love it. The natural materials are gorgeous and in my opinion the design is contemporary but classic. I can turn the fire on when I get in from work (usually late) and I really enjoy the fire every day at the moment. It wasn't a cheap solution but after years of fretting about this I have exactly what I wanted. I will try and add a link to the specialist in a minute. As you can see I took up the carpet and sanded down and varnished the original boards. A few boards needed replacing but a local reclamation yard was able to supply reclaimed boards. The pine came up quite bright but I like it! I also had bookshelves built in on the right and painted white. Thanks so much for suggesting this it looks amazing. I am in the process of reinstating some of my possessions but trying to be selective about what I put back. It just takes time to sort it all out. I went for what I thought was a neutral colour on the walls but it turned out to have a slight orangey tint. I am happy with it. The new sofas are orange so I haven't lost my strong colours altogether! there will be a rug as well so when it is all in place I will post another picture of the finished effect. Tim Davis Stone and Fire...See Morechoosing a hearth for my living room fireplace
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Comments (23)Could you add a faux 'log' store adjoining it, or a faux cupboard, to centre the whole thing in the space without moving the fireplace? If you added a shallow wall-frame to the right of the fireplace (same height, and extending to the right to create exact symmetry of the outside edge of the fireplace) you could some log slices in it to simulate a log store. Or just add a custom cupboard front to the right, so it looks like a part of the fireplace unit......See MoreMoved in to small terrace house. My problem is small corner for TV
Comments (3)Tbh I’d say keep the tv in proportion to the actual size of room and then look for possible fixing methods, a lot of people do the opposite, get a tv the size of a wall and wonder where to put it, nothing looks worse that a tv to big for a room in my eyes....See MoreShan M
5 years agoYeah you could be right. I don’t really mind the downstairs one not working but intrigued by your fluless gas fire. Would that work in the fireplace (pic attached) ?
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5 years agoJen’s idea could almost work except the top lip of the surround sticks out so much it would be hard to walk in between the bed and fireplace. Is there any way to remove just the top lip that sticks out?
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