You could paint or whitewash the brick, Sharon.
Getting rid of soot would be first step. Muriatic acid helps.
I painted mine, after some previous owner whitewashed it.
The whitewashed red brick looked pink.
hometalk has lots of ideas:
https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=refinish%20brick%20fireplace
Are you wanting to clean the original brick or paint over it? I've seen a lot of people who white wash theirs.
Hi Sharon, I love the idea of painting it! Hope this helps you out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6cNP_TQtOA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIkTltfJIGg
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I had started a white wash a year ago but sanded off most of it when my family hated it.
You could paint or whitewash the brick, Sharon.
Getting rid of soot would be first step. Muriatic acid helps.
I painted mine, after some previous owner whitewashed it.
The whitewashed red brick looked pink.
hometalk has lots of ideas:
https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=refinish%20brick%20fireplace
Are you wanting to clean the original brick or paint over it? I've seen a lot of people who white wash theirs.
Hi Sharon, I love the idea of painting it! Hope this helps you out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6cNP_TQtOA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIkTltfJIGg