The Den: Fireplace Before & After

This "before" and "after" set shows you the West wall of our den. Before we installed the fireplace on the wall there was nothing there so it was quite boring. I came up with the design for a built-in space that would house not only bookshelves and cubbies for accessories but practical things like lateral files and storage for television components. We now have ample space for all of our files but we don't have to have a dedicated office in our home.
The fireplace is framed out with top and bottom panels that have applied mill work to give a library ambiance to the space.