Check out what anne who is part of the purple painted lady team did to her fireplace.
Can i paint my fireplace with chalk paint.
Supplies to paint your fireplace surround.
Rustoleum chalked protective topcoat.
If i were going to use chalk paint i would follow it with general finishes flat out flat topcoat.
How to paint a brick fireplace with chalk paint now that my fireplace was relatively clean i was ready to paint.
Rustoleum chalked paint in the color of your choice.
But before chalk paint came along i would advise my clients not to paint stone fireplaces because then they would look like this.
Personally i wouldn t wax a fireplace.
I changed the look by using chalk paint fireplace mantel using annie sloan s chalk paint in country grey old white and french linen.
The littlest change can make such a big impact.
Chalk painting your fireplace is a great idea.
A little watered down chalk paint in pure white got rid of that orangey red brick and now plays well with anne s decorating style.
The non toxic virtually odor free paint is water based and has minimal volatile organic compound vocs.
Once everything is taped and covered you can prepair your paint.
Although your sandstone fireplace can also get away with being painted with a solid paint like the very first fireplace image in this post above.
After i was satisfied with the layer of paint i carefully moved my stencil over.
Using my small brush i proceeded to paint the grout lines.
A little paint goes a long way for easy coverage so just one coat is usually enough.
So if you do choose to use chalk paint on your fireplace i would strongly recommend a good sealer.
You need to start by filling your spray bottle up half way with chalk paint and then the rest with water.
Whether your fireplace is made of brick or stone chalk paint can be painted right over the surface without any primer sanding or stripping.
I taped off the carpet around the hearth and poured a small amount of white chalk paint into a solo cup.
One of the best parts of chalky paints is they adhere really well to just about any surface.
It just depends on the amount of paint you have on your brush.
Wax just isn t durable enough.
Give it a good swirl around to mix it all together well.
Do a test spray onto your rag to see if it sprays even.
It s going to look really runny at this point but trust me its right.
Primer is never necessary.
1 1 2 inch angled paint brush.
You want equal parts of chalk paint and water.