How to Paint a Fireplace

This fireplace needed some major TLC!

I first used White Lightning to scrub the entire facade of this fireplace.

Once it was clean I used a wet clean rag to wipe away any excess cleaner that was left behind. I allowed the brick to fully dry before painting.

Dixie Belle Paint Products:

• White Lightning
• Cotton
• Spanish Moss
• Putty 
• Dried Sage
• Sand Bar
• Dixie Belle Premium Chip Brush
• No Pain Gel Stain in Walnut
• Clear Coat in Flat

How To:

I decided on Dixie Belle Cotton because the brick was a very warm yellow sand tone and I wanted to combat the yellow as much as I could while still keeping a medium light washed look so I could still see the brick patterns cracks and all through the paint.

I washed 2 coats of Cotton over the bricks surface using my Dixie Belle Premium Chip Brush.

For the hearth I blended a base coat of Spanish Moss, Putty, and Dried Sage. I painted 2 thick layers using my Dixie Belle Mini Synthetic brush.

Next I sealed with a matte clear coat. Once dried I brushed on Dixie Dixie Belle’s No Pain Gel Stain in Walnut then quickly wiped away with a wet rag to create a dark glazed effect.

I allowed the stain to dry and washed over with Dixie Belle’s Sand Bar to give it a faux concrete look. I sealed entire fireplace once more with my matte clear coat.

The mantel was built using 2 brand new 1″x6″x6′ boards. I roughed them up with a hammer, hatchet, wire brush, and 80 grit sandpaper.

I wiped down the boards then used 2 coats of Dixie Belle’s No Pain Gel Stain in Walnut. Next I created half a box (basically an L shaped with 2 ends) which slides right over the existing mantel.

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