I'm feeling a little smug please tell me that's ok

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I've just bought a 1950s house, there was this wee fireplace in the bedroom that previous owners tried to camouflage with emulsion.

People told me it was hideous and I should consider ripping it out. Well I like the idea of a fireplace and so with £40 (paint, edging, a carving and tile stickers) and about 5 hours

I've made something I think is pretty and a lovely addition to my dark green room.

I'm chuffed and can't wait to dress it with plants etc.

I dread to think how much removing it would have cost.

So I'm feeling smug ... it's ok to in this situation isn't it?

Completely allowed, it looks gorgeous, and I love your wall colour too. Smug away!

Very proud indeed! You've made a lovely job of that - it's a beautiful fireplace now.

Thanks both 😁

@CosyAcorn it's a Valspar colour called Hidden Gem, it goes from Emerald to a dark forest depending on the light. (my decorator got that colour made in Johnston's durable Matt) I've teamed it with a blush called Gentle Kiss. Operation start putting my furniture in starts tomorrow - finalised with my new black metal bed on Tuesday.

Wow, that's fantastic, well done!

Enjoy your new home.

Well done and very clever.

Oh well done! That looks great. Feel as smug as you like, it's perfectly OK

It looks charming, well done OP.

You've made a really good job of that 👍🏻

Very nice, I'll warm my toes

Yes! It looks absolutely fab-u-lous

Looks fantastic! 👍. Very well done.

Love it! The pp who called it charming is exactly right.

Beautiful! Well done! It'll look great with your plants.

I really like that. Well done. Clever. It will look good with plants or candles. Fab.

The green is a beautiful shade, and the tiles are great too. The black paint and that silver thing on the front really cheapens it though.

Looks so much better, well done for seeing the vision, looks great

That’s really beautiful, well done!

Amazing! You could fill it with candles too instead of plants, if you want a fireplace-esque glow.

Oh it looks lovely. Are you going to put a mantel over the top?

That’s fab! Smugness approved.

It’s beautiful! You are definitely allowed to feel smug. I would fill it with candles too. Or if your heart is set on plants wind tiny fairy lights amongst them.

It's gorgeous.I also liked it white though.Can't believe people suggested ripping it out.

Fabulous. It looks great. Criminal to have removed it.

lovely. A woodwick Hearthwick candle would be fab for there. Burns with a lovely crackling sound, with a wide flickering flame very reminiscent of a real fire.

I like it.