The type of fireplace design you’re able to adopt depends on what you’re working with. If you’re building a new home, the world may be your oyster as you can really design and plan in where a fireplace will go and how it works with the space you’re creating — subtle stove or standout showpiece?
If you do have an existing fireplace in your home, there’s no guarantee that previous owners will have retained the original fireplace. However, finding a replacement fireplace shouldn’t be too much of an issue. There’s a plethora of