Decorating an Ugly Fireplace for Halloween

We have a deal. I usually have the final say on item placement on the inside of the house and my husband gets final say on the garage.  It usually is a really good deal for me, but here is one battle I LOST.  Moving to California can easily cause one to downsize, since it costs so much for such a small place. Many things had to go, except the “big TV”.  There were very limited places to put it, so we had no choice but to have it mounted above the fireplace. Normally, this can be on ok option, but not in this particular house.  The fireplace wall is angled and small. Plus, the mantel is practically non-existant. The biggest challenge aside from feeling like there is a “jumbotron” in my small family room, is the lack of space to put the “boxes”, as in X-Box, Cable Box and Blue-Ray player.  I lost out on this too. This is what I have to pretend that I don’t notice.  Or hate.