After several years of trying to figure out where I could add an electric fireplace in my condo living room, it finally registered that by reworking the inside of my TV cabinet, there would be room for both. I lost some drawers for DVDs and tapes, but by offsetting the fireplace, was able to add a door with shelves behind it for those items. I also bought a crackle box, to have the sound of a real fireplace. I'm now set for winter with plenty of ambiance.