Laura Lind Horrible, horrible, horrible. There's nothing to ruin a room like a corner fireplace

chrbat Corner fireplaces in a room require creative,outside the box thinking when arranging furniture. One advantage I like is placing tv over fireplace, making tv viewing possible from every angle in the room. It allows you to angle furniture lined up with fireplace vs. on the wall, which makes for a cozier feel & setting in winter. I can also use extra floor space for things other than tv, or not.

jamrs5 Love, love, love............... Leaves the rest of the wall open for couches, chairs, tv, etc. fireplaces are rarely used anyway but can provide a warm feeling without taking up an entire wall.

sjmom A corner fireplace like everything else in decor depends on the room. I have seen some which are well placed and beautiful.

Tiffani Warren I love almost every one of these rooms. They look so cozy to me! I really hate placing the TV over the fireplace so I like a corner fireplace that's out of the way but still in sight. :)

Hope Combest I have a brick corner fireplace in a "not-so-big" den. I am in total dispair on how to arrange the room in a stylish way. Thanks for these pictures. There may be some hope for my den yet!

patscats2 I like the corner fireplace because it frees up wall space for other furnishings. I think it dresses up a room.

Fine Art & Portraits by Laurel I like the idea because it breaks up boring square rooms.

frenchdecor I like corner fireplace but you should know where to place it, I suppose. My daughter likes to read in bed and I suggested electrical fireplace for her bedroom in rented apartment to make it cozy and for heating if needed. It's at 30 degree from the bed view, fully visible and almost doesn't take any room space. It was actually only perfect option.

Sharolyn Schroeder Not a big lover of corner fireplaces but like everything else it depends on how it is use in the space.

Pine Street Carpenters & The Kitchen Studio Thanks for the article, Shane. Here's a corner fireplace in a small study we renovated at a home built in 1845. The room shown here was part of an 1889 tower addition to the original home.

hae0341 I have had two homes with corner fireplaces! My impression is that a corner fireplace must take precedence in a room-- a TV next to a corner fireplace looks really awkward.

eureca A corner fireplace in a wall constructed entirely of stone has been my worst nightmare in terms of furniture and the oh so necessary (if you let my husband tell it) flat screen tv placement. Nothing I have seen so far is similar to my layout that includes sliding glass doors and a large opening into the dining room. (attached photo of home just prior to purchase)

sharonrosebud I have a corner fireplace. I hate it! It makes furniture placement impossible. As soon as I win the lottery, I'm tearing it out and moving it to another wall!

jkristamagee I agree that it makes design and such a bit more advance. I never had a corner fireplace until July when we bought our new home. First I LOVED IT! Then I had to design around it and had a few second thoughts - but then learned the correct ways to design around it- now I will always have one - ABSOLUTELY LOVE It. I think the key is to always make them the focal point, cut corners elsewhere in the room, and arrange with the flow I the angle- this includes possible turning furniture at an angle, especially in a longer/ narrow like room. This means moving furniture out away from the wall which seems to be something a lot of people do not do enough in my opinion. Like anything else, all are not fit for the room and all rooms are not fit for the corner fireplace but when done correctly the design element is extraordinary!