Just paint it solid in a lighter color, or use 3 different colors, 2 light and one just a little darker and sponge all of it on to lighten, but give it a little depth also. Don't do splotchy, blend well as you go.
Im planning on painting the brick and the fireplace surround. However, the mantle is concrete and I'm not sure how to upgrade this myself. Suggestions on painting, co...
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I used chalk paint in three colors using a grey for the grout. Really lighten it up.
Paint it white and add a mantle to it, is what I would do.
Just paint it solid in a lighter color, or use 3 different colors, 2 light and one just a little darker and sponge all of it on to lighten, but give it a little depth also. Don't do splotchy, blend well as you go.
I don't see a mantle in the pic.
If you like the modern stacked stone look, there's a product called Airstone that's fairly inexpensive, easy to apply and looks great.
https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=airstone
http://airstone.com/