Insert or stove in double-sided fireplace?

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Hi Dan,
I’m curious what you decided to do. My husband and I are investigating the same problem. We really don’t want the heat on dining room side if we do an insert.
How did you address the non function side look?

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See post #22 above. We close the glass doors and ember screen if we don’t want to heat the dining room. Not home until later this month, so can’t do a foto yet.