Sometimes, even despite attentive maintenance and care, brick masonry fireplaces amass a fair amount soot, mildew, and efflorescence that cumulatively dates a modern home. While a teardown of this ...
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8 Ideas for Painting a Fireplace

Should You Paint Your Fireplace? Updating a fireplace can be costly. But you know what isn’t? A gallon or two of paint!
First, you should clean the brick before you begin painting it. To do this, use a wire brush and soapy water to scrub down the brick. Make sure the brick is completely dry before you begin the ...
(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- How can homeowners update the look of their fireplace without expensive replacements or obvious paint jobs? Painting a brick fireplace or updating the color of ...
While many people appreciate the look of exposed red brick, others are inclined to paint brick to ensure that the material better complements the rest of a given space. “I think having brick in its ...
You face a few different issues: how to prep brick and tile so paint sticks, which paint to use and how to apply the paint evenly to such textured surfaces. There’s considerable disagreement about ...
September 17, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google If you're remodeling a room and the new colors don't match the brick fireplace, painting the fireplace is an ...