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Corner fireplaces can work but it depends on the other elements in the room. We currently have an open floor plan (not a huge fan which is one of many reasons we decided to sell this house and have bought and are renovating another). Though I'm not a huge fan of open concept living for our family's style, I think we did a good job of incorporating the fireplace and TV in our current home:
Yes, you did a good job
My kitchen table & fireplace/den area is oriented pretty much the same as yours, EXCEPT.....even though there's practically an entire wall of windows across the back wall, our "brilliant" builder put the door to the patio right about where your Christmas tree is . So yes, it's right next to the fireplace. Since we do like to enjoy our patio, and have a little doggie who goes out to our fenced backyard, we open the door ALL the time. So we can't even cozy a chair up to that side of the fireplace. It's wrong on so many levels! I can't wait until we are able to sell & buy another!
If they put fireplaces in entry halls, people wouldn't have these decorating challenges.
How cozy! LOL
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Originally Posted by mkarch
We have 2. The main drawback is they take up about 40 sq ft of floor space, but between the end and window there's enough room for a 70" TV, so that's not been an issue. I actually find they break up the room slightly less than the same size in the middle of a wall, but it limits seating options. FWIW, this one was built in the 1950's - so it's not just a recent phenomenon.
And of all the different plans I've built over the years only one had a corner f/pl.; it actually worked for this particular plan (3/2 ranch, open plan), because of the other walls/windows. But for almost all other plans- No Bueno!
I'm over fireplaces altogether. I've lived with them for 55 years and would rather have something else instead. Even though I enjoy the ambiance around the holidays for a couple hours here and there it is a space waste IMO. In fact I've fantasized about tearing down the wall my fp lives on and replacing it with a huge picture window to bring some much needed natural light into my living room!
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. So yes, it's right next to the fireplace. Since we do like to enjoy our patio, and have a little doggie who goes out to our fenced backyard, we open the door ALL the time. So we can't even cozy a chair up to that side of the fireplace. It's wrong on so many levels! I can't wait until we are able to sell & buy another!
