I taped off the carpet around the hearth and poured a small amount of white chalk paint into a solo cup.
Can i paint my fireplace with chalk paint.
But before chalk paint came along i would advise my clients not to paint stone fireplaces because then they would look like this.
A little watered down chalk paint in pure white got rid of that orangey red brick and now plays well with anne s decorating style.
Whether your fireplace is made of brick or stone chalk paint can be painted right over the surface without any primer sanding or stripping.
It s going to look really runny at this point but trust me its right.
Once everything is taped and covered you can prepair your paint.
You want equal parts of chalk paint and water.
How to paint a brick fireplace with chalk paint now that my fireplace was relatively clean i was ready to paint.
Do a test spray onto your rag to see if it sprays even.
Give it a good swirl around to mix it all together well.
If i were going to use chalk paint i would follow it with general finishes flat out flat topcoat.
Check out what anne who is part of the purple painted lady team did to her fireplace.
This is my favorite completely matte sealer.
Rustoleum chalked protective topcoat.
1 1 2 inch angled paint brush.
Supplies to paint your fireplace surround.
Although your sandstone fireplace can also get away with being painted with a solid paint like the very first fireplace image in this post above.
Using my small brush i proceeded to paint the grout lines.
So if you do choose to use chalk paint on your fireplace i would strongly recommend a good sealer.
The rustoleum chalked paint covers beautifully so it doesn t take many layers.
Rustoleum chalked paint in the color of your choice.
I kept building layers of paint until the linen white chalk paint was no longer visible.
Personally i wouldn t wax a fireplace.
The littlest change can make such a big impact.
The non toxic virtually odor free paint is water based and has minimal volatile organic compound vocs.
Primer is never necessary.
You need to start by filling your spray bottle up half way with chalk paint and then the rest with water.
After i was satisfied with the layer of paint i carefully moved my stencil over.
A little paint goes a long way for easy coverage so just one coat is usually enough.
One of the best parts of chalky paints is they adhere really well to just about any surface.
Chalk painting your fireplace is a great idea.