How to refinish a brick fire place.
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this was before.. you can do it... even at that.. it will look like the wall then you draw the eye down to the fireplace ....and add a mantle to separate it.
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We put in stack stone. My 12 foot ceilings made it a four day project to let it set and stabilize by layers but it worked out well and I found real stone veneer "tiles" to do the job.
People have given you stunning ideas.
But given you intend to use the fire place and you wish to put a TV above, save up and consult a professional or beg "This Old House" or " Divine Design"etc to help.
I'm assuming the TV size that you'd want to place above a mantal would be of substantial size and cost. Also fire retardant products have to be correctly. And you don't want heat to distroy or break down anything.
Remember, it's not just a TV, it's electrical that tied to your whole house.
The brick could be painted and a mantel of your choice installed. I had the same brick on my fireplace as on the exterior of the house and covered the fireplace and hearth surround w/ predominately white marble. An electrical outlet is required for a wall mount TV and sounds like a bit of work on the bricked wall to accomplish. Good luck whatever you decide.
rstWe just sold a house with a similar fireplace. The brick on it created a dark space in the room. I had never painted brick before, but I did it--with a slightly thinned chalk paint. This allowed me to lighten the brick, but the bricks still showed through in different, but lightened colors. It was beautiful and more modern. (I used Rustoleum chalk paint from Woodcraft store. I put on one coat and then added another coat, followed by a sealer, not polyurethane which will ultimately peel. The hardest part was putting the first dab of paint on it; I read an online post that said to drink wine first !)
Anyway, the finished product was stunning.