Some fireplace makeover tips

Having a fireplace at your home is a matter of luxury and comfort because the warmth it gives you in winter is unmatched. The warmth of a fire is unmatched no matter how advanced type of heater you use at home. So, decorating your fireplace is a wonderful idea as you love to spend time in this place in every winter evening. Painting your fireplace is a very apt discussion these days especially when winter has made its way. With little artwork and imagination, you can turn your fireplace into the cosiest corner of your home.

Painting your fireplace is not as difficult as we perceive. All you need to do is a little greasing, few common tools and some of your favourite paints. With these tools, you can easily transform the look of your dull looking fireplace. The things you will need include -Wire scrub brush, Gloves, Safety goggles, Nonsudsy trisodium phosphate (TSP), chemical cleaner, Painters tape,  Drop cloths, Oil-base primer, Indoor latex paint, Paint roller for textured surfaces, Small paintbrush etc.

Here is a step by step guidance on how to paint your fireplace with ease-

Observe the surrounding

You first carefully examine the surrounding of your fireplace and look for anything where you can exercise your creativity. You will see many things which need to be painted. However, before painting your fireplace, you must remember that certain stone fireplaces— for example, limestone, sandstone, river rock, for example—are less flexible and hence it is difficult to remove once you paint them. Just make sure you have a brick surrounding.

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Cleaning of the surface is important

Before painting your fireplace, you must clean the surface of the brick for better adhesion and drying.

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First, empty the place and take a wire scrub brush and remove any dirt, and wash them with a chemical cleaner. Employ safety precautions while cleaning the surface, wear goggles and gloves. Rinse the brick properly and let it dry. Tape off the areas where you don’t want to paint.

Priming the brick

Priming is an essential task in any painting work and it is applied when you are painting your fireplace as well. Use an oil-based primer which will better protect your brick from any future corrosion. Apply primer thoroughly the whole surface.

Painting the Brick

After finishing the priming work, now it is time to paint your brick. Choose a superior quality indoor latex paint which can withstand the warm temperature of the fireplace at about 200°F. For painting your fireplace, use a roller to do the painting and this will help you to cover the surface of the brick properly.

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If you are unable to touch any corner with your roller, then use a small paintbrush in such places. Apply a double coat in places where necessary. Then eventually you must paint your mantel too to give it a clean and fresh look.

After painting your fireplace will see some visible difference, your fireplace will look brighter than before. With just a little spending, you can transform your fireplace in this new year. The idea of how to paint your fireplace is not a herculean task. It will take only one Sunday afternoon to complete the project and this can be manageable.