Have a look in Houzz's Living Room Photos and in the search bar type 'TV over brick fireplace in photos.' Might give you some ideas. also, if you were to build a hearth surround and mantle, the TV would look good mounted on the brick (could angle it down a bit so you don't have to crane your neck to watch). Still, need a place to store the bits and pieces that go with the TV.

In any event, I think the upper half of brick cavity where logs are stored could be modified and used as a place to mount your TV. I'm thinking some sort of structure could be built into the cavity and the TV mounted to it. This would require the services of a qualified carpenter to ensure the entire structure is properly and securely anchored to the brickwork, and to ensure it can support the weight of the TV, especially if a pivot mount is used. Barring this idea, is there adequate space in the opening between fam rm and kitchen/dining area which could accommodate a purpose-built unit for your TV? In other words, built directly to the right of the brickwork?

Hi Jeannie , Look at IKEA online under Chest of Drawers .There are others but you will be able to see what fits your space . The 1st number is the width , the 2nd the height . The depth would be standard.

We underplanted our ornamental pears with viburnum ‘Emerald lustre’ I just love this plant, it withstands all weather conditions and always looks great with shiny lush foliage, I would add a watering system so your trees and hedge don’t compete for water and it saves you time also.