Do you decorate your “pit”?

Living in South Texas, we only use our fireplace about 1 week out of the year (just kidding!!)! However, we do use it rather sparingly!!  I’d say all total days used equals about a month, so it basically just sits there for 11 months as an unused, ugly piece of prime real estate in my living room just waiting for a decor lift!  So, every year around this time, I clean out the lovely “pit”…

…and throw down a lovely piece of remnant fabric that is black with a goldish/silver shimmer to it on the base of the “pit” to cover up all the “UGLY”!!!

Then I add a mirror to the back (again to hide the ugly, plus it reflects back in the room for my lamp to bounce off of!  Yes, I did say LAMP!).

Doesn’t everyone put a lamp in their fireplace???  Well, I do! Otherwise, my “pit” is dark and difficult to see.  By illuminating it, everything shows even when the glass doors are closed!  So, a small lamp is added, chord disguised and covered up (cause NO ONE likes ugly chords)!

Then I just add whatever feels right at the time!  The large gold mercury glass globe has an automatic timer candle in it that illuminates at night and sets off a nice glow along with the lamp!

So, what do you think?  Do you decorate your “pit”?  If so, how?

Have a great week!

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