Whitewashing painting a solid light neutral color or using a product such as brick anew to create a real brick look will blend in with any decor.
Charcoal gray painted brick fireplace.
Our guest today knew her traditional style fireplace wall needed an update.
I had already decided i would be painting the taupe walls and skinny oak trim a crisp white and loved the idea of a dramatic contrast.
I was going to comment on the raised hearth also.
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As an added bonus dark fireplaces help disguise televisions.
When the first coat of paint dries apply a color wash and then quickly wipe it off with a clean dry towel.
The fire box is tiny and old the doors are wonky the vents are awkward and inconveniently placed the tile has a dated mint green woven.
Instead of going with white like the rest of the room she painted the fireplace a contrasting deep charcoal gray to create an eye catching focal point in the room and it also helped hide the smoke stained brick and soot.
I ve now painted several brick fireplaces with paint washes and you can see more of that on my instagram account.
Paint a red brick fireplace a deep shade of matte blue.
In our new living room arrangement the corner tv is less prominent thanks to our charcoal grey fireplace and in rooms where the tv is mounted above the fireplace a black screen really blends in with a nearly black fireplace.
To make the wash mixture mix one part blue paint and one part white paint with four parts of water.
A white wash wasn t going to fly with my fiancé and i m actually glad we didn t go that route because i am so happy with how the grey paint wash turned out.
One day i d love to renovate the fireplace entirely.
Charcoal grey painted fireplace the minute i laid eyes on the concrete faux stone and sauna wood fireplace in my new home i envisioned it painted a deep charcoal grey.
I think it would be nice since the table will be blocking a lot of the view but this post is actually about a gray or black painted fireplace.
A rough hewn mantel brings attention to the natural texture of the painted bricks.
The charcoal gray fireplace serves as a striking contrast to the bright white walls in this stunning living area.
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