How do I whitewash old red brick?
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Marta Monk
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How I would I whitewash old red brick; then alternating bricks by painting with white, grey and black enamel
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Interior? To whitewash you just use thinned down paint. If latex, thin with water, if oil/alkyd thin with paint thinner. Brush or roll it on when you get it to the consistency you like. Once dry add your accent colors. Have fun.
Hi Marta,
I did something similar with the brick surrounding our fireplace. Mix 1 part water with 2 parts paint and use a brush or even a sponge to paint. Here's the project that I did. Mine doesn't have the enamel so that would be the difference but you could use any of the colors to "white-wash". Wishing you the best.
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/paint/how-to-white-wash-with-paint-35254508
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Here is a video for white washing, but I don't know what you mean about the enamel paints. If you want to paint them, why whitewash the first. I also don't think that painting them like that would look very good, and it'll be hard to get off if you don't like it.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=whitewash+brick&&view=detail&mid=E9CDE84EDDEF473AABEFE9CDE84EDDEF473AABEF&rvsmid=2D638D11400CD61B68DF2D638D11400CD61B68DF&FORM=VDRVRV
This may help: https://www.hometalk.com/diy/living-room/fireplaces-mantels/painted-brick-fireplace-white-redo-4242640
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That will be so pretty! https://www.thisoldhouse.com/painting/21124733/how-to-whitewash-brick-with-paint