Fireplace makeover

you could white-wash the brick to give it a brighter look or paint it all one color. I am giving you some info on how to do both. Also there is the "smear" method.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtZTaj7e6_g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KHjri0Trik

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3P0yNS0czs

This site should inspire you - 32 ideas!

https://www.thespruce.com/brick-fireplaces-4153974

You can paint or whitewash it it also

https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=paint%20fireplace

Love how this one turned out! https://www.hometalk.com/diy/living-room/fireplaces-mantels/whitewashing-and-updating-brick-fireplace-43416332

I agree with everyone else! Whitewash it! If you don't like the translucency of the white wash then you can go to a solid paint job! You can also change the gold colored fireplace screen/trim to black!

I would do German smear on the brick: https://www.bobvila.com/articles/german-smear/

Hello. What an exciting project. Sometimes looking at visuals can help determine your next step. Here are some links that could be helpful.

Fireplaces can be painted or often retiled and I find looking around at the visuals on Pinterest or Houzz might offer some inspiration and ideas.

Heres some ideas that I saved

https://www.hometalk.com/diy/living-room/fireplaces-mantels/the-saga-of-the-truly-ugly-fireplace-33847745

https://www.hometalk.com/post/3373956/media?id=541608

https://www.hometalk.com/diy/living-room/fireplaces-mantels/charcoal-grey-painted-fireplace-6384857

https://www.hometalk.com/diy/living-room/fireplaces-mantels/updated-fireplace-39461004?

https://www.hometalk.com/diy/living-room/fireplaces-mantels/fireplace-whitewash-project-27546793?

https://www.thisoldhouse.com/ideas/fireplace-face-lift-just-87

https://www.thisoldhouse.com/ideas/17-fireplace-upgrades

https://www.bhg.com/decorating/fireplace/styles/before-and-after-fireplaces/

I really like the look of whit-washed brick and it's an easy, inexpensive option.

Hello Bernadette, oooh!! Fun and pretty easy, you can paint the fireplace brick the same or complimentary color to what you have already updated! Here is some instruction, I love grays for this type of project!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE0gO_7-qjg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRzWmamxoPY

Paint the gold on the fireplace black with heatproof spray paint made for metal

Thanks everyone! I will white wash it this weekend with pictures soon :)

Here's a video that might help - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3P0yNS0czs

Here is a $15 white wash DIY, the white brick will really brighten up the space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtZTaj7e6_g

There is a product called "Brick Anew" https://www.brick-anew.com/ which offers many solutions to the fireplace. I personally do not like plain white washed. I would maybe do a gray and white fireplace. Good luck and send pictures when done. Love what you did to the paneling. I have been painting too, the trim is driving me nuts. I think I need to get some better paint, because one doorway took 4 coats to look good.

I think painting the brick a solid color would look great and spray painting the gold black or a different color.

Painting the entire brick area of the fireplace a white enamel would totally change the look. Also, you could paint the brass around the fireplace with a heat resistant flat black.

WHITEWASH, quick, easy and cheap. I finally took the leap on our monster wall a couple years ago and WOW. I posted it here on Hometalk

Sneak peek

https://www.hometalk.com/diy/living-room/fireplaces-mantels/masive-brick-fireplace-wall-whitewash-success-38628421

We painted the brick in my daughters house and it is so much better. Here is the post where you can see how it turned out. https://lifeonsummerhill.com/how-to-paint-fireplace-bricks/

I’d give it a good clean, move everything back in and live with it for a bit to see what changes, if any, would be most fitting for your style. You could start by refinishing the fireplace surround, the metal. Once you paint brick/stone, it’s incredibly difficult to go back.

Hello,

You could give it a dry brushed or watered down wash of the colours of the room eg: Paint the whole lot in light colour including the pointing, then use watered down darker colour on the bricks. Do this individually to get a slightly different look on each brick. You could then add a dry brush of white or even red to enhance it further. Or maybe do the lot in red or just the bricks. Try one idea and if not happy when dry, try one of the other ideas. Or maybe just pick out a few bricks in the colours. Best wishes.

I've redone several fireplaces and it's always an affordable project! Here are some tutorials for projects I've done:

https://bachelorettepadflip.com/2017/05/09/how-to-update-a-brass-fireplace-for-15/

https://bachelorettepadflip.com/2013/05/14/redoing-a-brass-fireplace/

https://bachelorettepadflip.com/2013/09/15/white-washing-tutorial/

Tons of potential! Here is a fireplace redo I did in our current house. Here is a fireplace redo my daughter in law did to their old house. Hope these inspire you!