Glad to hear you're havin' a good time! : D
The fireplace is for an optional puzzle involving one of the optional ghosts in the rooms near prop storage.
Thank you for responding :))
Thanks for letting me know about the fireplace (I couldn't stop thinking about it!)
Honestly, when I finished playing this game--I found that I missed it!! This is really a unique and charming horror game, I'm so glad I played it!!