How To Stain Brick Fireplace. This is super easy diy project to update a brick fireplace, and it only takes about an hour to do two coats and complete the whole project. It's important to remove the soot often because it can eventually cause permanent damage.

I have no doubt anyone with a little patience and a paint brush would be very successful with this project!

But…the brick on the fireplace is not even real brick. Brick can be painted to update and lighten up the look of your home. When we recently talked about how to mask the pinkish pavers that comprise jane's driveway, sarah commented on the potential to stain them, and pointed out that she had recently used masonry stain to recolor the pinkish bricks of her fireplace. Comfy old clothes to work in.