How to rehab this yellow fireplace?? Check out these pics!

[Allison Ezzi]

Hi BP!

We are in DD for a rehab and we are looking for some advice on an effective, and economical way to fix up this yellow fireplace. It is a OLD house with some great charm, and some not so great charm:)

Also, the kitchen is our  biggest "problem area" with a large brick fireplace taking up room. Any ideas on incorporating the fireplace into useful and creative manner??? We are currently working on what we will do with taking other wall in kitchen down to expand.

[Richard C.]

Yeah, the more I look at that kitchen, the more I would be inclined to try to flip the work area to that side of the room, and put the range there.  It could look really nice, and be very functional.  It might even be possible to run venting up the original chimney.