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Originally Posted by Ayles
,,, Great ideas to reduce the size/impact of the fireplace on the rooms.
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That was high on the list of goals. I loved the Funk of the design, especially the fireplace open to both rooms but, the brick was oppressive. My wife wanted to get rid of the offset shelf that was part of the brick wall when it was refaced but, I stuck to my guns, kept telling her how cool the Mantle/Shelf design was going to turn out. Also, I didn't want to loose the sight lines between the living room and dining room.
Had to sacrifice the fireplace open to the dining room side because that wall is now the back drop for the dining table. Had grand ideas of a 3/4 wrap around gas insert but, holy crap! That would have costed me over half of what the cabinet build cost!
