Should I remove this fireplace or update?

4 years ago

This is in the middle of my Master Bedroom (which needs an update itself)! Trying to figure out whether or not to completely remove it, or attempt an budget friendly DIY update on the surface, etc. The reverse side has a 9 drawer dresser built in to it. It's a gas fireplace and it's used sometimes in the winter, but is such an eyesore. I'd love some ideas- I'm having a hard time visualizing any updates to it. If kept, I believe that I'd certainly want to downsize the area, and raise the surround to the ceiling, but I'm having a hard time beyond that!

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shirlpp
4 years ago
Please show more pics of the entire bedroom for better advice.
Sammy
4 years ago
Is it a wood-burning fireplace with gas logs installed or is strictly gas?
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palimpsest
4 years ago
Update. Unless you want a blank wall with a TV on it, which is okay. I would not take out the entire thing, you will lose the storage behind it and some of the "definition" of the room
arcy_gw
4 years ago
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How do you use this room? Is it part lounge, part many hours of TV watching, a space for a romantic interlude, where you dress and sleep? Without all the information my inclination would be to remove it. You say it's an eyesore. In my world this "feature" would be over kill. Function would be my main deciding vote. I would not find the function of a fireplace in a modern day bedroom to warrant the space/cost EVER. From what you have shown it appears to be major in the way. First time stubbing my toe on that hearth in the dark would cinch it's immediate removal.