A fireplace upgrade has been on our to-do list for years! We spent a long time planning what we wanted to do and what we wanted to change. We decided to keep the wood mantel and paint the brick. If you’re not a fan of painted brick, turn away now! I love how this brick fireplace makeover turned out. It wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be so I’m glad we finally stopped putting it off and did it.
Follow along and see how we redid our fire place and make sure to check out the before and after pictures! This is the before:
Materials We Used
We have a wood burning fireplace, it has been used for years but we weren’t sure if we would use it again for that purpose. So just in case we did decided to use it again we made sure to use high heat paint so that it doesn’t peel off. Here is everything we used for this make over:
- Tremclad High Heat Enamel Mat Spray Paint in Flat Black
- Valspar Signiture High-Hiding Paint + Printer in Ultra White
- TSP Plus Cleaner
- Plastic Sheeting & Brown Paper Roll
- Painters Tape
- Paint Brushes
Brick Fireplace Makeover
First we cleaned, removed the cover and spray painted the fireplace insert. If you’re using heat enamel paint you will have to start a fire to seal the paint. It dries pretty quickly and turns into a nice matte color.
Once the insert was completely dry we covered it with plastic sheeting and washed the brick using TSP Plus, a concentrated cleaning solution. This part gets messy as you’re scrubbing the brick from all the dust and dirt!
Once the brick is clean and dry we made sure the wood mantel and floor were covered and got to painting. I think this part was easier than cleaning the brick!
Even though the brick is very porous we only have to do one coat of white paint!
This definitely took more than 1 weekend to complete but overall I think the longest part was waiting for everything to dry.
I love how the matte black turned out. We are keeping the wood mantel the same because it matches our windows nearby.
The white just brightens up the entire living room. It’s so much bolder and a real focal piece in the room. I can’t wait to start decorating! What do you think of our brick fireplace makeover?
This entire blog started as a way to document renovations and updates! Check out our small space makeover with Ikea storage, this cottage renovation makeover and modern accent wall inspiration.
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