Alcove shelving project, ordering pre cut MDF?

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Looking for a bit of input on hiding wires, so have done some crappy mockups to illustrate

Option 1 is that I bring out the depth of the two shelves at the right height further than the chimney breast and go behind the TV, then box the wires into the shelves:



Not sure this will look weird or not. But will avoid the need to do option 2:

Drill a massive hole in the chimney breast diagonally and come out into the body of the shlelf to run the wires through there:



Avoids the shelf possibly looking odd as it sticks out further than the others and goes behind the TV, but requires a big hole to be cut through the chimney breast.

I know, it's obviously option 2 right?

[Gingerbread Man]

Option 2 as long as you stay away from the flue.