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Paint Your Brick Fireplace in 2 Easy Steps!

I love fireplaces!  I  know that not everyone likes them, but I’ve always felt that they make a home feel more “homey” 🙂  So, when we moved into our new-to-us house, I was so excited that it had a fireplace in the basement!  The part that I wasn’t so excited about was that it looked like this:

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Not quite the look I was hoping for 😉  But luckily, to paint your brick fireplace is an easy DIY project that anyone can do!  My mom is a saint and was the one who actually painted our fireplace for us before we moved in.  Isn’t she the best??

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The paint color I chose for our fireplace was Behr’s Elephant Skin, with a satin finish.  (You can get it here.)  Grey is a tricky color to work with, and I LOVE this shade of grey, because it actually looks like grey in pretty much any lighting.

I get a ton of questions about the paint colors we used for this project–the mantle is also Behr: Clear Moon with a semi gloss paint.  You can get that one here!  PLUS you can see how we built and installed our new mantle, check it out here!  It was super easy!!

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Paint Your Brick Fireplace in 2 Easy Steps

Step One: Cleaning

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The brick and mortar need to be cleaned with a stiff wire brush.  (The one we used can be found here.)  As you brush everything down, be careful that you’re not brushing it too hard-you don’t want the mortar to break away!  After you’ve brushed it down, vacuum up the mess!  Easy!

Step Two: Paint

Paint your brick fireplace in two easy steps, the quick and easy way to paint your brick fireplace, how to paint a brick fireplace, brick fireplace makeover, grey fireplace brick, easy fireplace makeover, easy fireplace diy, update fireplace brick, painting a brick fireplace, pained brick fireplace
Paint your brick fireplace in two easy steps, the quick and easy way to paint your brick fireplace, how to paint a brick fireplace, brick fireplace makeover, grey fireplace brick, easy fireplace makeover, easy fireplace diy, update fireplace brick, painting a brick fireplace, pained brick fireplace

Grab your paint and brush and get at it!  We used this brush by Purdy, but any brand will do.  As you paint, make sure you get into all the little nooks and crannies–brick and mortar is not smooth!  We actually only did ONE coat of paint!  Just let it dry, and then touch up any areas that may have been missed, and you are DONE!

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Super quick and easy!  Who knew that to paint your brick fireplace would be so simple?  I love the huge impact this update has had on our basement!  It took this room right out of the 80’s and now it has a clean, fresh look that will be stylish for a long time to come.

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PS- Don’t forget to check out how we built and installed our mantle!

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Comments

  1. Stacey says

    My friend loves your fireplace and was wondering if you know the paint color on the surrounding wall?

  2. Tameka says

    I absolutely LOVE the color grey so I’m in heaven with this fireplace. What finish did you use on the paint?

  3. Angie says

    Love this idea! Just wondering what kind of paint you used? Just a basic latex wall paint?

    Thanks 🙂

  4. louis rehberger says

    loureh@optonline.net can i paint a red brick fireplace white if there is glass windows next to fireplace that show the red brick fireplace exterior? i am afraid the white interior brick will look funny if you could see the red brick through the windows.Windows are located on either side of fireplace.

  5. Melissa says

    I have a pure white brick fireplace with BLACK morter. the doors are black and gold. I have been looking and looking for 6 years at this horrible beast. I finally found your blog and I am excited to go out and get these colors and fix my fireplace.