Painting My Fireplace

Rachelle Morris
by Rachelle Morris
Well, I took the plunge and painted our fireplace! Since moving in, and our realtor/friend telling us she painted hers, I was wanting to do ours, but I knew it would take time and I had no idea what colour or how. But, I finally did it! I cleaned it up really good, by brushing it then vacuuming it off. Then, I put Zinsser Bullseye 1-2-3 primer on it. After that dried, I painted it, using Martha Stewart Living Precious Metals specialty finish- Eagle Brown. I did one really good coat and that is how it turned out. I was thinking about painting the grout lines lighter, but now that it is done, I'm not sure. Everyone that has seen it, loves it and doesn't think I should do anything more with it. I love the colour because it changes with the changing light coming in our living room!
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  • Bjflamingos Bjflamingos on Jan 04, 2017
    is the paint a gloss or flat? I am getting ideas to paint and tile our fireplace and love those colors.
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  • Janet Janet on Jul 11, 2015
    I cringed when I read you wanted to paint the brick. I love it - looks very natural and not painted at all. Our fireplace was done in early '80s and is while marble stone. Hmmmmm!
  • GrandmasHouseDIY GrandmasHouseDIY on Oct 22, 2015
    Oh what a good choice in color!
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