It's just a table, right ?

[KiwiKampers]

We have had a replacement cast and tiled fireplace for some time for our lounge to be in keeping with the Edwardian fireplaces in the rest of the house and finally got to make the change .
When we removed the white painted surround realised it was solid oak and from the original build in 1924 , so scraped , sanded and beeswaxed and for us it looks much better.
Decorate the room next.


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I didn't realise chimney sweeps still existed in the UK. Or that they worked in their slippers.
I'm surprised you didn't rip the fireplace out and put in a heat pump.

 

[Larrynwin]

I didn't realise chimney sweeps still existed in the UK. Or that they worked in their slippers.
I'm surprised you didn't rip the fireplace out and put in a heat pump.

That’s the wife practising for Christmas Eve

It’s an old three floor sea front house with seven decorative fireplaces and to bring heating etc to modern standards would be costly.
Btw all fireplaces are blocked off.