Painted Brick Fireplace
Some paint colour examples that might inspire you.
Painted brick fireplace. Paint the brick once the primer is dry it s time to paint. Mute the harshness of your brick fireplace with a contemporary whitewashing technique. If you re remodeling a room and the new colors don t match the brick fireplace painting the fireplace is an inexpensive upgrade that make a huge difference in modernizing your interior design. Choose indoor latex heat resistant paint either flat semigloss or gloss that s rated to withstand temperatures generated by the fireplace generally about 200 f.
You don t need to receive it sparkling but it s recommended to provide the brickwork an excellent scrub to get off as much soot and dirt as possible. Then use the 6 roller with nap to paint the rest of the fireplace ensuring that the paint is applied as evenly as possible. Thoroughly wash the brick and grout using trisodium phosphate and a scrub brush. White bricks painted with mint add a splash of colour to your.
Preparing the whitewash is fairly simple mix a 50 50 ratio of water and white paint and then apply. Step 1 due to the tendency of brick to accumulate grit you should wet and clean the brick fireplace prior to painting it to ensure better paint adhesion. Remember that this type of paint is only appropriate for the exterior of a brick fireplace not the interior firebox. Rinse thoroughly with clean water and let dry completely.
Always clean your brushes for future use. Make sure you buy around twice the amount of paint you d think you d need as porous brick will soak up a lot of paint. Before you decide on the colour you need to ask yourself should the fireplace stand out or blend. Using a stiff bristle brush doused in.
Colours to paint brick fireplace deciding on colour. Use the 2 brush and proclassic interior acrylic latex paint to paint the mortar along with any cracks and crevices of the brick.