My husband just bought this awful plywood and faux marble electric fireplace and stuck in the room of the house in which I spend the most time. Seriously, it’s disgusting. The “fire” is some plastic logs with a red lightbulb and some tinsel. Yes, tinsel. There has to be something I can do to this thing to make it look nicer. As it is now, our home ,which I am in charge of decorating, was looking very nice and my husband agreed. Now this fireplace is marring my home’s image. I am too embarrassed to have anyone see this thing.
Paint the whole thing, including the “marble.” Or, cover the marble with real tile (there are lots of nice, cheap options at Lowes and Home Depot, and if you get small ones you should be able to get away without cutting any). Remove the electronic components and tinsle, and replace with candles.
If you need it for the heat, maybe you can screen the offending part with a piece of opaque glass or stained glass- you could get a warm diffuse glow through it, rather than the horror you are currently looking at.
He just bought it? Then you return it. No point in wasting the money.
If that won’t work, does he have a man cave to offset your room? If so, move the “fireplace” in there along with his other tacky man-decorations; the neon PBR sign, the jackelope, the dog-eared Swedish Bikini Team poster, and the rotting Barcalounger(s).
