Could you share a picture of the fireplace further back as it’s difficult to advise with only half of it visible? Can I ask what the green plant thingy is too? 😊

Here you go! We had a party mid-renovation - that's the remains of a garden wall to hide the fire 😂.

Here's the room it's in. It's opposite the mauve sofa. Hope all that helps!

What a gorgeous fireplace. I think once it is tarted up it will be a lovely feature. Sadly some of the Victorian tiles are missing, but you may be able to find retailers online who sell tiles to fill in the gaps as these types of fireplaces are very popular. I would also paint the wooden surround in white, black, grey, whatever colour you like although white or black are more classic. Of course you can leave it natural wood if you prefer. The old fire (is it gas?) could be removed and capped off but you’ll need a gas fitter to do this for you. You don’t have to have a fire in it, you could use candles or logs to fill it. You could also put in an electric fire if you wish, there are some lovely ones about and you just plug in and go, so easy. Here’s a few pictures to inspire, I hope!

Thank you for all those ideas - really appreciate you taking the time!

Hi Jessica - what a beautiful room. Well done on your labours so far! I'm an absolute sucker for 1930s fireplaces and I think you could make this a lovely feature. To my mind I'm not sure the current tiles are totally in keeping with a '30s property and some are missing anyway so I think this gives you carte blanche to look at alternatives. Have a look at this site for some possible inspiration. I'm not sure it fulfils brief of being budget friendly but there's some lovely looking tiled inserts for wooden surrounds. You can have them custom made so you could pick a colour to complement the rest of the decor in the room.

http://www.c20fireplaces.co.uk/rfpi

As a budget friendly stop gap you could pick a really nice wallpaper (maybe a foxed mirror tile effect) or tile effect stickers and then board out the fire opening with wallpapered/stickered panels? If poss I would try to keep the recessed shape rather than just a flat panel - if that makes sense? Then add something by way of a hearth and put a plant in an attractive pot in front.