On 08/12/2017 07:36, alan_m wrote:
On 07/12/2017 13:14, Shauna wrote:
We're moving into a house with this fireplace. It looks like it has been
over-painted many times and so it's lost any design or definition it
has.Â* The
shelf on top can easily come off. I'm just wondering what you think we
could
do with it to restore it? What do you think could be underneath it?
What can
we do?


It was probably over painted many times because it's not a "period
feature" worth keeping.

Back in the 1970s, the decade that taste forgot, a 50 year old fireplace
might not have been worth keeping.

It's nearly 50 years later now, and that 100 year old fireplace may be
worth restoring.

Andy