Painting The Brick On A Fireplace. The original brick on that fireplace was a busy combination of red allow the paint to dry for a few days before placing any fireplace tools or decor back on the hearth. Brick can be painted to update and lighten up the look of your home.
You can use any sheen on your brick, and while a glossier finish will make cleaning if you have any questions or want some more inspiration or advice from others as you work on your fireplace or any other project in your home, be. In fact, painting the fireplace in the living room and the den was one of the first things we did when we moved in. It's a very long room (about 24 feet), full of dark paneling and dark brick. Since the temperatures inside the firebox get extremely hot, a special high temperature paint.
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And the second brick fireplace i painted was the one in john & alice's family room. However if you're dying for a fireplace. Brick can be painted to update and lighten up the look of your home. If your brick fireplace has been previously painted with latex paint, you can brush on a latex primer and let it dry completely.
