Chalk Paint Over Marble

Get step by step instructions and tips to paint a marble fireplace surround using chalk paint including which brand holds up to the heat.

Chalk paint over marble.

This budget friendly 25 fireplace update can be done in less than a weekend. The first coat is applied quite thinly with brush strokes in every direction. In painting you lose the natural stone touch but you can choose the color or even faux finish the look to create a marble look. Chalk paint is a registered trade mark of annie sloan interiors ltd.

Don t confuse chalk paint with chalkboard paint which creates a surface that mimics a chalkboard and allows you to write on it with chalk and remove your jottings with an eraser. As marble tends to be shiny annie recommends starting with a thin coat of chalk paint. In the uk eu ch us can aus nz za cn. Both are nice but the updated after makes me.

I would suggest using a water based poly on chalk paint if it is going to be near heat. Paint the marble with your chosen chalk paint colour using a chalk paint brush. One alternative to replacement is to paint over the marble. In the us can aus nz.

When my family purchased our home in 2005 there weren t a lot of options for customizing our gas fireplace. Leave to dry for a couple of hours. When painting behind the sink i used a small artist brush. After years of swooning over real marble countertops i finally decided to make some compromises no botox no pedicures no shopping sprees basically becoming a nasty old hag all so that i could afford the countertops of my dreams if you want to read how i got my real countertops on a budget and the money saving hacks i implemented click here to read this post.

So we went neutral. One disadvantage of choosing marble is that the natural stone is heavy and expensive to replace. Apply the second coat of chalk paint again relatively thinly. Allow six weeks or longer.

This is a good before and after of the tile and the diy cabinet facelift we did for our kitchen makeover. It will make the poly chip and peel. Here annie has chosen paris grey. Annie shows you how to paint a marble surface using chalk paint.

Preparation is the key to painting a marble fireplace surround. In hot weather wax gets sticky and tacky. I didn t want paint all over my faucet. Apply a soft wax over the painted marble if you wish.

Poly will work fine on chalk paint but never put poly over chalk paint that has already been waxed. Annie sloan is a registered trade mark of annie sloan interiors ltd.