I have a tile fireplace that is very dated. Any ideas for updates?

Decide on a color you want and paint the tiles. Clean well. Take off or tape off the fireplace opening. Use vaseline on the grout lines and paint the tiles with an acrylic paint. Dab the paint rather than brushing. When the paint is dry, wipe off the vaseline. Painted grout, in my opinion, will not look good on this fireplace.

You could use a stencil and revamp the entire look of your tile. Be sure to use a stencil brush on this project. A regular paint brush will cause bleeding. Do a couple practice tiles first.

https://www.hometalk.com/categories/makeovers/fireplaces-mantels/fireplaces

I just painted my travertine tile with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Graphite and I love it! Super easy, no prep work, 2 coats!

Retile with a bolder cement look tile or marble/quartz

we had almost the same fireplace, we covered it with stone tiles, first we chipped up the old tiles and just glued 12 x 12 tiles to the front. put slate on the hearth and built a new mantle.

Sell your home and buy a modern one with a modern fireplace. When searching for a vintage home, I was appalled at all the once beautiful vintage homes that were "remuddled" to make them look modern. There are many people who love "dated" homes.

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I like all the thoughts, my 10c's worth - Clean it to new do a full toothbrush clean &'d polish then stand back and see if it is outdated. Try car polisher with all the attachments if you have to hire it they will tell you what to use. Cheers with that, Greg. let us know what you do!

This might not suit your taste, but if you don't want to replace or cover the old tiles, you could try something more dramatic. It looks like you have some sort of surround beyond the tile. Re-tint the grout black, and paint the surround black. Or add trim to it in a dramatic way then paint black. You might be able to use a heat resistant metallic paint on the fireplace--sparingly, I think, to lighten it up. Perhaps brush on and wipe with a cloth to give it an antiqued look.

Another thought inspired by another reader's post. Try covering it with tin tiles cut in 6 inch sections like on this site: http://www.metalceilingexpress.com/metal-ceiling-tiles/6-inch-repeat

Or look at peel and stick tiles you'd use on a kitchen backsplash, maybe mosaics. https://www.homedepot.com/s/kitchen%2520backsplash%2520peel%2520%2526%2520stick?NCNI-5

Hi, I would start with painting the grill work with a fire proof paint and work out from there. The colors you paint the grill work will affect what you choose for the brick work.

You may find that painting the grill work and coloring the tile caulk is enough. (they have paint for caulk now.)

When it is something that can't be hidden, I try to work within the adage less is more. (Sometime you can undo some things.)

Good luck, please post your progress.

I have a brick fireplace and my daughter just gave it a quick coat of white paint. Only 1 coat. It is a beautiful shabby chic fireplace and looks great. Paint is the cheapest way too go.

Oh,not that one. Sorry! someone put an ad on this. Sorry!!

That's an idea I'd love to try too. I'd suggest experimenting with one tile first, though. They might be just a bit wide, and you'd have to play around to get a nice finished edge.