Fireplace Disaster

I've had a few people ask about our non-fireplace. Here are some recent pictures of the mess.

The picture above is the wall between the bedroom closet & living room to the right of the fireplace. Notice how the studs are turned sideways to give you enough room for a coathanger in the closet.
Another view of the closet as see through the fireplace openning.

Another view of the closet & non-fireplace.

And, my plywood floor patch. We're still debating about what we want to do with this damn thing. For the bedroom side were thinking about a faux-fireplace with original mantel, tiled hearth and a metal fireplace cover.

As for the living room side. . .