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BYO iron hearth-thingy
DrewKaree:
You could do something like a craftsman style thingy (it'd be WAY easy to weld something up yourself, they liked clean straight lines with that style, dunno if it'd work for your room, though).
The biggest problem, which this broad (sorry, pocket-emptier decorator) doesn't seem to be seeing is that you'll have to get a screen that BLACKS OUT the empty unused hole, otherwise, every time you run the fireplace, you'll notice the big fat empty hole, and it'll grate on you like nails on a chalkboard.
Fix the fireplace. Center it. They may have to rebuild your stack, flue, whatever it's called, but you can also at that time de-collossolize the sheer hulking mass of that fireplace (or leave it, after all, it's your house, and I'm sure whatever you decide to do will look good from my house ;) ) and center your fireplace, or just center it and make the stuff look "right".
That big friggen hole isn't something you can "hide" with a screen, since the fireplace itself is off center.
Is your OCD making your hand shake whenever you look at it? Is that tic making it hard to see straight? Glad to have pressed every floor on your elevator! ;D
Xiaou2:
Ugg... that black curtain of metal really darkens the room.. and just dosnt fit well Imop.
I see you have a dvd collection near the hole. Maybe instead of covering the hole... put a nice wooden frame in there and build a nice dvd/media holder rack into it. (if its not too hot there)
If its too hot... then you could make a fake or real swinging door set there... which could be used to house something that dosnt mind the heat - or just keep it closed and empty as a decoration door.
Crazy Cooter:
Why not just put wood in there? You've got fake wood in the gas fireplace to make it look "real", why not continue the mirage? Otherwise, I'd go with the media racks. I don't think it would look good all screened off, makes the room look waaay smaller.
Zakk:
Yeah, good suggestions guys. The fireplace can't be 'fixed' since the chimney is only behind the actual fireplace (not the center). I'm not sold on the damn drape idea, and my wife hates the idea of the movies being in there (heat is not a problem since it is solid brick and a gas insert in the old fireplace).
I think the best solution is to get an iron set of doors for the hole, and cap it off, and maybe put the movies in behind that... I couldn't get a design to work for the iron 'gate' and yeah, it makes the room small.
Oh. And I am not OCD, but wipe your feet 13 times before you come in the door and have a beer by the fire :)
shmokes:
Why don't you put bars up and lock a badger in there?