Painting a brick fireplace
Any advice?
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Janet Pizaro on Feb 25, 2016Ok so exactly what are you asking? I think maybe you need to post a picture to explain what you are trying to accomplish.Helpful Reply
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Moxie on Feb 25, 2016you might want to look at the wood mantels that have the sides and top as a unit; get it larger than your firebox opening and also get a facing kit of marble, slate or stone you can apply to the brick, the wood surround lips over the top of the facing and then whitewash the rest of the brick outside of the mantel unit...google mantels and there are sites that sell the products with gallery pics that may offer one you really like...shop around some are super expensive and some are pretty reasonable. I also really like the look of the planking people are doing. As for the doors; if you have a fireproof hearth (you can get those with the kits also) it of course is preference...I like the idea of doors just for safety but they are a hassle to clean. They also have some amazing doors out there to.Helpful Reply
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Lesley on Feb 26, 2016I painted my ugly brick fireplace last Fall. I lightened it up with a kind of latte color. My walls are Chef White. I did primer plus paint from Lowe's. It takes 2 good coats no matter what anyone says. It looks so much nicer and it makes the family room look so much larger. I'd love to have a mantel also, but that can wait!! I did a large clock for now.Helpful Reply
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Megan Smith on Feb 26, 2016For years I lived with a white painted brick fireplace. If you use the fireplace,I would not paint it. It's much to difficult to keep clean. Eventually I filled over out with Carrara tile. Love it. If your fireplace is just decorative. .paint away.Helpful Reply
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Barbara Parsons on Feb 26, 2016I had a very light and airy family room with this big brown brick column going right up the middle, and it made me crazy. So despite everyone telling me not to, I painted it. I actually bought a few bricks to experiment with, first. I took the wall color paint (a very creamy color) and mixed it with spackling compound until it reached the consistency of pancake batter. The bricks took the paint in two coats, and I never looked back. It was a good durable paint, the dark column in the wall is gone, and it is a perfect backdrop now for seasonal decorations or accessories of my choosing. I have never regretted it, and actually have some friends who followed my lead and did the same thing.Helpful Reply
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