What to do with kitchen chimney breast...

[lndngg]

We have a chimney breast in our kitchen, which our dining table sits up against. Have had a few quotes from local builders and to remove it and a bit of a remodel of our kitchen is eye-wateringly expensive (£50k!). So have decided to save my money but now don't know what to do with the chimney breast, any ideas?

[JoJoSM2]

If you're planning to redo the kitchen, then you could put you range in it. I think it gives the kitchen nice character, although you need to make sure there is enough manoeuvring space around it.