Fieldstone by benjamin moore.
How to remove paint from brick fireplace surround.
When working outdoors you can avoid the tedium of stripping by using a sandblaster but that procedure is too invasive to use in your living room.
Next choose your fireplace paint color.
Here s how i restored this fireplace to its original beauty for just 300.
Then follow these steps on how to paint a brick fireplace.
Tools for my fireplace refresh.
Heat can also quickly remove paint from wood but not from stone.
Mask the area around the fireplace surround with painter s tape.
Determining my course of action for removing the paint from my fireplace took hours of online research.
But the easy fix painting the brick fireplace won out.
A brick surround is the best bet for painting.
A whitewash brick fireplace is a classic choice but a black painted fireplace adds drama.
The white paint on the light red brick looks terrible.
Previous owners painted the brick fireplace surround and brick ledge of the hearth.
After spending hours on google we concluded that removing paint from the fireplace was indeed possible.
Choosing a fireplace tile.
Pick a color that matches the style of your home and the room s decor.
The first step in painting a fireplace surround is to prepare the area properly whether you want to paint marble fireplace surrounds or those made from brick of stone.
You definitely want to clean the bricks really well prior to painting.
Paint has flaked on one small part so i can see the original terra cotta color.
Remove everything surrounding the fireplace like screens and grates.
If stripping paint from wood is tedious stripping it from a brick or stone fireplace can only be described as more tedious.