Comments on: How To Paint A Brick Fireplace http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/how-to-paint-a-brick-fireplace/ Two Young People + One Old House = Love Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:17:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/how-to-paint-a-brick-fireplace/comment-page-4/#comment-749494 YoungHouseLove Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:59:39 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=7640#comment-749494 Looks amazing! Congrats! xo, s

Looks amazing! Congrats!

xo,
s

]]> By: Melissa http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/how-to-paint-a-brick-fireplace/comment-page-4/#comment-749437 Melissa Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:24:58 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=7640#comment-749437 Thank you for your post! I've been wanting to paint the fireplace for a few years now, but never officially moved beyond the "planning" stage. I posted before and after pictures on my blog: http://melissa.blavos.com/2011/11/22/painting-a-fireplace/ Thank you for your post! I’ve been wanting to paint the fireplace for a few years now, but never officially moved beyond the “planning” stage. I posted before and after pictures on my blog: http://melissa.blavos.com/2011/11/22/painting-a-fireplace/

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/how-to-paint-a-brick-fireplace/comment-page-4/#comment-714979 YoungHouseLove Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:28:07 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=7640#comment-714979 So glad! Good luck with everything! xo, s

So glad! Good luck with everything!

xo,
s

]]> By: Denise http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/how-to-paint-a-brick-fireplace/comment-page-4/#comment-714962 Denise Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:16:44 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=7640#comment-714962 I'm so glad I came across your website! We are remodeling our family room and wanted to do something with our fireplace. the previous owners had painted the brick beige with a "marble" look to it. This look isn't going to go with what I had in mind for the remodel. I tried to remove the paint, but gave up as the latex is too deep in the grooves. We had a company come out for an estimate to resurface and when I received the estimate, my jaw literally dropped. $2700. I decided to look around on the web to see what other options were out there. I came across your website and found it very helpful. Now I plan on repainting it and your website has given me the confidence to do so. Thanks so much. I’m so glad I came across your website! We are remodeling our family room and wanted to do something with our fireplace. the previous owners had painted the brick beige with a “marble” look to it. This look isn’t going to go with what I had in mind for the remodel. I tried to remove the paint, but gave up as the latex is too deep in the grooves. We had a company come out for an estimate to resurface and when I received the estimate, my jaw literally dropped. $2700. I decided to look around on the web to see what other options were out there. I came across your website and found it very helpful. Now I plan on repainting it and your website has given me the confidence to do so. Thanks so much.

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/how-to-paint-a-brick-fireplace/comment-page-4/#comment-675721 YoungHouseLove Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:13:00 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=7640#comment-675721 I would definitely use the oil-based primer on the whole mantel just because wood can bleed through white paint and show big brown knots over time if it's not primed. Hope it helps! xo s

I would definitely use the oil-based primer on the whole mantel just because wood can bleed through white paint and show big brown knots over time if it’s not primed. Hope it helps!

xo
s

]]> By: Suzanne Bass http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/how-to-paint-a-brick-fireplace/comment-page-4/#comment-675718 Suzanne Bass Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:19:52 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=7640#comment-675718 Today I found your website. All I can say is FABULOUS!!! I am on a mission to paint my family room which is brown paneling. Until I found your website, I never thought about doing the fireplace, but now I have to do it. In fact I may end up doing the fireplace 1st. It's smaller than the whole room. LOL! I read your step by step directions for the fireplace and I am actually looking forward to doing it. Thanks for having this great site to refer too. The top of my fireplace had a wooden mantel, I just wanted to know would I use the oil based primer on it first? I only have a small spot on the front with soot, so do I need to primer the whole thing or just that small area? Today I found your website. All I can say is FABULOUS!!! I am on a mission to paint my family room which is brown paneling. Until I found your website, I never thought about doing the fireplace, but now I have to do it. In fact I may end up doing the fireplace 1st. It’s smaller than the whole room. LOL! I read your step by step directions for the fireplace and I am actually looking forward to doing it. Thanks for having this great site to refer too.

The top of my fireplace had a wooden mantel, I just wanted to know would I use the oil based primer on it first? I only have a small spot on the front with soot, so do I need to primer the whole thing or just that small area?

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/how-to-paint-a-brick-fireplace/comment-page-4/#comment-646182 YoungHouseLove Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:01:40 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=7640#comment-646182 John's sister painted her entire fireplace (including the brick hearth/bench in front of it) and used it heavily for five consecutive winters. She just had tiny touch ups from usage (soot/people sitting on it and scratching it with something in their pockets, etc) after half a decade of use. If you don't mind small touch ups every few years white is a great choice! xo, s

John’s sister painted her entire fireplace (including the brick hearth/bench in front of it) and used it heavily for five consecutive winters. She just had tiny touch ups from usage (soot/people sitting on it and scratching it with something in their pockets, etc) after half a decade of use. If you don’t mind small touch ups every few years white is a great choice!

xo,
s

]]> By: Shazia Sajjad http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/how-to-paint-a-brick-fireplace/comment-page-4/#comment-646173 Shazia Sajjad Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:20:26 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=7640#comment-646173 Hi, such beautiful rooms and great advice. Thank you. I recently had my living room painted and wanted the brick fireplace painted white but the painter and the paint shop advised against it as they said that when we put the fire on, the paint will get so dirty that I'll be having to constantly redo it! Is that correct? I hate that red brick looking, it's ruining the effect of my otherwise soft, creamy look!!! Hi, such beautiful rooms and great advice. Thank you. I recently had my living room painted and wanted the brick fireplace painted white but the painter and the paint shop advised against it as they said that when we put the fire on, the paint will get so dirty that I’ll be having to constantly redo it! Is that correct? I hate that red brick looking, it’s ruining the effect of my otherwise soft, creamy look!!!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/how-to-paint-a-brick-fireplace/comment-page-4/#comment-598747 YoungHouseLove Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:44:59 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=7640#comment-598747 Hmm, maybe just try to mount the TV on top since you know it has to go there? You could make the mantel chunkier to balance it out if it looks top heavy. I would just play around with it to see how it looks. Good luck! xo, s

Hmm, maybe just try to mount the TV on top since you know it has to go there? You could make the mantel chunkier to balance it out if it looks top heavy. I would just play around with it to see how it looks. Good luck!

xo,
s

]]> By: Leila http://www.younghouselove.com/2009/01/how-to-paint-a-brick-fireplace/comment-page-4/#comment-598740 Leila Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:43:54 +0000 http://www.thisyounghouse.com/?p=7640#comment-598740 Hi, I love the white fireplace, but my house does not have space for tv, cable,etc other than on top of the fireplace. Do you have any ideas of furniture, or remodeling that I could to to the fireplace + my lcd tv? Thank you. Hi,

I love the white fireplace, but my house does not have space for tv, cable,etc other than on top of the fireplace. Do you have any ideas of furniture, or remodeling that I could to to the fireplace + my lcd tv? Thank you.

]]>