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Has anyone got a living room with no fireplace?

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DiscoDizzy · 19/06/2008 20:34

just a television? We are relocating our living room in our house and we've umm'd and aah'd over whether to have a fireplace or not. We never use our fire at present. Would it be odd not to have one and just have your television on view as part of a focal point?

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Kindersurprise · 21/06/2008 21:48

Here is an Ikea one

Have a look at the Ikea website for living room ideas without fireplaces. What kind of style are you looking for?

4andnotout · 21/06/2008 21:51

No fireplace here either, we have a living room/dining room so have split the room in half with a sofa, would love to have had the option of an open fire its a housing association new build.

twinsetandpearls · 21/06/2008 21:52

We have no fireplace, we do have a chimney breast thuugh but it was blocked up and we never got round to putting in a new one. That wall is decorated with feature wall paper and has a large mirror.

Ous sofas our opposite each other, we were going to put the TV on the wall but I went off the idea and as our rooms our quite dark I wanted to jeep the mirror.

Our TV is on a low stand on the back wall with bookcases on either side.

goingslowlymad · 21/06/2008 21:52

We don't have a fireplace and the room does seem to miss a focal point. I don't really miss it now as am used to it, but do wonder if it's the reason the house hasn't yet sold. Pics of front room here my house

Anna8888 · 21/06/2008 21:56

Goingslowlymad - can you not make one or both of your sofas perpendicular rather than parallel to the window?

twinsetandpearls · 21/06/2008 21:56

The front room does look a bit bare but it should not be stopping a sale. It looks a lovely house very light and airy.ours is here we are not getting many viewings and I think it is just a slow market.

Anna8888 · 21/06/2008 21:57

And perhaps put a vase of flowers somewhere in the picture?

I like bare and have a very bare flat but we do have flowers and books about.

twinsetandpearls · 21/06/2008 21:59

I have been told I have too many flowers maybe you could borrow mine.

Anna8888 · 21/06/2008 22:00

Lots of lovely peonies around at the moment

Amphibimum · 21/06/2008 22:02

one of my living rooms has no fireplace

Kindersurprise · 21/06/2008 22:04

GSM
I agree that your house looks lovely but the photos are not so great. The front room does look a bit bare. Could you borrow a rug and a coffee table from someone. Put some flowers on the table. And unplug the wires of the TV, that was the first thing I noticed when I looked at the photo.

Amphibimum · 21/06/2008 22:07

goingslowlymad - your house looks nice... but i woudl say the pics of the living room and dining area look a bit empty and soulless. i know neutral is supposed to appeal to more people, but that just looks so bare. i guess maybe its hard for peope to imagine it looking/feeling cosy? rugs, pictures, bookshelves... more stuff in there might help.
just a thought - you seemed to be asking for input.

goingslowlymad · 21/06/2008 22:29

Thanks. No-one would believe that there are two adults, 4 children and a mad dog living here from those pics so maybe that's why it's difficult for a family to imagine living here.

Am definately going to invest in a couple of nice rugs and sort out the TV wires. They are jobs I know need doing in the back of my mind but because I am used to living here I don't notice what needs doing any more.

There are usually flowers on the dining table but may invest in a nice bookcase for that end of the room too.

Tinker · 21/06/2008 22:34

We've got no fireplace in our living room. Am used to it now but did think it odd at first and toyed with idea of putting it back. You gain a lot of space without them though

DoubleBluff · 21/06/2008 22:39

We have a new house and recently took out the naff olde worlde fire place.
was going to put in a ' modern fireplace' but wasn't keen on those fishtank/ gravel ones, so didn't bother have a nice oak unit with tv on and two facing sofas instead, more practicla and modern and cosy.

twinsetandpearls · 22/06/2008 12:11

Why do they put those fireplaces in new houses?

madhairday · 24/06/2008 21:00

We are moving into new build and it has no fireplace. we have bought big corner sofa and some chairs and a nice TV unit/shelving thing for along the wall where the fireplace would be. will make for much better use of space imo.

bottersnike · 25/06/2008 16:40

Our house has a horrible electric fireplace stuck on to the wall, and adds neither heat nor style to the room!
We're planning on ripping it off, moving the sofas around, and buying a TV unit.
Dh has been mentioning this for ages, but I wasn't sure it would work, so he will be pleased when I mention this thread

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