Update for brick fireplace- any ideas?
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Sometimes just changing the color of the wall around the fireplace can give it a whole new feel
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvsrrcN78uo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1-OZSHVNk0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIt76EIXMmQ&t=8s
Oh here is one I really like and very traditional... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h205Y-WonM
Don't paint the brick. Decrease the value. Update artwork above the mantel. Update your accessories. Would help if you had a picture of your fireplace. Have a theme going to mix in with your other décor. New candles / candle holders. Something seasonal on the hearth.
If your husband does not want to paint the fireplace,there is no way for a update other then to change your accessories and wall colors
My bricklayer husband always advises against painting brick. Consider a surrounding wood mantel in white or off-white. Add decorative accessories on the mantel. Maybe large and long artwork either propped on the mantel or secured to the brick wall above the mantel. Watch proportions, placement, color and style with artwork and accessories. You might have to experiment with the decorations before it is just the way you want it. I do a lot of buying, bringing back and re-buying with my projects.
wow!! Beautiful!! Great ideas! Thank you!!
He just feels it is so permanent. Thanks for answering
Paint your fireplace a creamy white and stain your mantel.