How to Whitewash Brick
by
Ari Goldberg | VivaLasDiy
(IC: blogger)
4 Materials
$10
2 Hours
Easy
Give your old brick fireplace a face lift with a whitewash! A simple and inexpensive DIY project almost anyone can do!
Using a dry rag, wipe the brick down and make sure you remove as much dust/debris as you can.
Using a paint brush, apply your paint mixture a few bricks at a time. Lay on a “wet” layer to the entire brick (and grout if you decide you want to whitewash the grout). Then, let it sit to soak in for 30 seconds.. Finally, use a rag to wipe away any excess. For more details on the technique I used, visit our full post here!
Continue to apply the paint mixture and wipe away excess until you have covered your entire bricked area (fireplace). Like I said earlier, if you find that your brick is still too dark, apply another coat. If you are happy with the coverage, you are done! Let the paint dry fully, and admire your DIY work!
Visit our blog post for more tips and tricks on how to white wash brick! Link below!
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Published January 5th, 2017 2:52 PM
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Wanda sinnema on Jan 06, 2017looks wonderful,, was there any black residue above the edges of the door? AND did you seal the brick after ? for future cleaning?? I have the same thing.. can't make up my mind to paint totally or whitewash..
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