Reno' Year Goals: Stalking a Fireplace

I'm in side-job deadline hell, but it doesn't stop me from stalking my neighbors and their fireplace.
I covet their fireplace, and yet, I've never seen it from closer than the sidewalk. I DO see it from afar every night as I'm walking around the bed, read to go to sleep. It always catches my eye, and I pause and sigh.
Fireplace. Warm. Cozy.
Want. Need.
Sigh.

I'd post a picture, but that seems actually stalkerish.

We have a million little things to do on the house, but the big $ one I really want to do, even more than the second bathroom (sorry dad), is get the flue relined, insulated and get a firebox.  It is going to be around $3,000. So we better start saving. Details on what we want here.