Can i whitewash my black painted fireplace??

by Kristi

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Fireplace is painted black. I want to whitewash it but not up for sandblasting or stripping the paint off these bricks...can this be done? If so...how? Once this is done, what color should I do the surround, mantle and tile?

can i whitewash my black painted fireplace

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Shoshana on Nov 01, 2017

Definitely! It will even enhance the look I think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohodnh8_KZk

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- Kristi on Nov 05, 2017
  
  It took a little planning but here is the finished look...what do u think? We have the opening covered so our cat doesn't get lost in the chimney lol
  
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Kristi on Nov 01, 2017

That was a very helpful video! Thank you so much! I'll be trying this very soon!

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Shoshana on Nov 06, 2017

I love how it came out! It looks great Kristi
Totally brightens up the space

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- Kristi on Nov 06, 2017
  
  Thank U! I was so nervous about doing it and i ended up repainting it to get the look i wanted but I'm so glad I went for it.
  
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Mar on Nov 06, 2017

it looks awesome! i have an oak fireplace surround / mantle around our gas firebox, which i would love to paint white. Does the paint need to be fire retardant? i would also want to insert tiles exactly where you tiled your fireplace .

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- Kristi on Nov 06, 2017
  
  Thank u! I'm not sure about the fire retardant paint but we dont use our fireplace so I didn't. I just used rustoleum furniture paint and I think it's called white blossom in a satin finish. As far as the insert though, i would definitely use a high heat paint. For the tiles, they were already there and I just used the same paint and painted them the same color as the rest of the fireplace. Good luck! Share pics once your done. I'd love to see it
  
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- Mar on Nov 06, 2017
  
  Thanks for your reply Kristi. i will only be painting the oak surround and i think one of the paint companies has white in their fire retardant line. I will check it out :)
  
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Johnavallance82 on Jan 23, 2023

Great Job! Well done.

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