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Wow. Cool stuff.

Neat. I can't read most of it but I get the idea...
And I like the idea of displaying the small table in front of it. I may do that. (OK, I think that's a stool, but I have a small table.)

i can't think of anything more tacky than putting a tv in the fireplace! ugh

OMG, eyegasm!

i use my fireplace as a headboard for my queen size bed:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/areneetay/2632000897/

I've always wanted to fill an empty fireplace with candles - an alternative "fire".
A fireplace surround is like a huge, decorous frame. I'll bet it would make a great display for some creative person's art installation.

This exact same subject was covered very recently in another post. Candles and objects d'art seemed to be the consensus.

I can't read French, but I thought it was pretty amusing that one of the fireplaces in the article about unusable fireplaces showed . . . a roaring fire! WTF?

griffin, the marie claire piece isn't just about unusable fireplaces but fireplaces in general (although it does say that certain techniques shouldn't be used on working fireplaces).

Good god, that fireplace is hot!!

Well done, areneetay! Given me some ideas about my difficult bedroom!