Ashlee and Her Tribe

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DIY Painting Brick Fireplace

SUPPLIES:

Stiff paint brush medium size

Tiny flat paint brush to paint grout around brick

Small paint roller

Sponge

All purpose cleaner or dish soap

Primer paint

Satin white paint (your choice)

Painter tape if you like using it (I do not)

Tarp or towels

Ladder

STEPS

  1. Prep the area: Lay down tarp, tape area around fire place, set up supplies.

2. Lightly wipe down the brick: with your sponge and all purpose cleaner or the dish soap and water. Let it dry.

3. Prime the brick: This step takes the longest. We used the standard Kilz Hide All Primer. We started by using our stiff medium size paint brush and painting over each individual brick. Once we got each brick we then went over the grout with a tiny flat paint brush. This was very time consuming but worth it. Do not be afraid to use a LOT of primer. You want to apply a good thick amount to each brick and all the grout. (One coat may be enough but, if you are still seeing a lot of brown you may want to do a second coat of the primer). Follow the dry instructions. (We allowed for 24 hours before we used the satin paint over the primer).

4. Paint the brick: We went with Benjamin Moore Simply White in a Satin finish. We also asked that it be the masonry paint. Masonry paints are acrylic-based paints. You can use them on a wide range of surfaces. Brick, stone, stucco, etc. They are designed to easily paint over rough and coarse surfaces. It’s still the same cost and quality vs regular wall paint. We applied one coat with our small paint roller. This gave the brick more dimension from just having the primer on! Once it dried we moved on to painting our built-ins.

Built-in BOOKSHELVES

We wanted to brighten this space even more so we decided to paint our built-in bookshelves with Valspar The Perfect White in a high gloss finish. We wanted to add in some grey to the background. We used Valspar Rocky Bluffs in a flat finish. The one tip I will share is to prime your built-ins before painting them. We skipped this step and regret it because the white will eventually peel off and we will now be touching it up from time to time.

We couldn’t be happy with this DIY project. It looks so much more modern and brighter. It took us entire weekend and cost us around $130 vs hiring someone for hundreds of dollars. In the end totally worth it!!!

XOXO

Ashlee

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    Ashlee, you did an amazing job!!! This really boosted the space and gave it brightness and a fresh new look 😍

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