Painting a stone fireplace a solid color like white can change the look of your room in just a few hours.
Stone fireplace painted white.
If you had asked me a year ago i would ve said.
I do think they did a nice job as it really did look pretty convincingly like stone unless you looked really closely.
I can t get enough of painted brick fireplaces.
A lot of this goes for ugly brick fireplaces too but today i am focusing on the ugly stone fireplace.
The top picture is a close up of the stone after i added the gray paint.
How to paint a stone fireplace white.
Regular household paint does not stick well to bricks or stone so you ll need to start off with a primer that s made for concrete and brick surfaces.
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More involved fireplace makeovers might incorporate a lightweight masonry product called manufactured veneer stone perfect for do it yourself work.
A wash of white paint suggests an updated new england abode while mediterranean blues yellows and ruby hues add cheer and worldly savvy to a gathering spot.
Then the wall after i painted the stone white in the bottom left picture.
Think about your wall color and a shade that would complement the room nicely.
4 paint it all white reid rolls.
It can be as simple as a fresh paint job on unfinished or previously painted brick.
And though the white mantel is a simple go to paint option it really marries the swirls of the natural stone and the yellow and white artwork.
The fireplace which sits silent for so much of the year comes to life in all its blazing glory.
A matching mint green mantel.
And this is why.
There is a wild debate out there.
The stone had actually been painted white before and the previous owner had painted it this kind of faux stone look.
I love the painted stone fireplace.
Or it can be a simple construction project where you cover up the brick with drywall wood or tile.
The painted fireplace evokes all the values of the old world hearth while honoring the need to maintain one s home within modern sensibilities.
They re fresh and stylish yet classic and timeless.
In the above example m int shelves flank a painted white brick fireplace lending a splash of color to the space.
Start by painting over the grout lines outer edges of the bricks and anywhere else your paint roller won t be able to reach.
Well can i just paint the frigging thing.