In painting you lose the natural stone touch but you can choose the color or even faux finish the look to create a marble look.
Can you paint marble fireplace mantel.
One disadvantage of choosing marble is that the natural stone is heavy and expensive to replace.
So we went neutral.
Get step by step instructions and tips to paint a marble fireplace surround using chalk paint including which brand holds up to the heat.
However over time a marble fireplace can lose its glossy sheen looking dingy and worn.
Can you paint a marble fireplace.
This budget friendly 25 fireplace update can be done in less than a weekend.
The potential problems like the painting process are the same as when painting a brick fireplace see above.
Amitha verna shows you how to transform a fireplace mantel in 20 minutes with her belgian blue chalk finish paint.
The littlest change can make such a big impact.
We created a mantel to encase the original one and painted the tile black.
We ve got a corner fireplace.
Paint your fireplace mantle or surround with chalk paint posted on 05 21 2016 by tricia.
Video by amitha verma you can find all the.
Keep spraying ansd blencing and then add dark lines to simulate veins a small paint brush.
Aug 4 2020 you can easily transform your fireplace to have a more modern look.
If your marble fireplace has lost its luster you can restore the room s style with a sleek contemporary paint job.
If you decide to go through with painting the marble make sure that the paint can with stand the heat.
What can go wrong.
You can paint a marble fireplace and its surround.
Yes is the short answer.
One alternative to replacement is to paint over the marble.
The real stone is much more beautiful and more valuable.
But all my hard work went down the drain when my sd card died so now you just get a couple photos.
All my before shots bit the bullet.
This post was supposed to be an actual step by step tutorial on how to paint an oak mantel.
Soften the edges into the white.
But why would you want to paint a real marble fireplace.
Preparation is the key to painting a marble fireplace surround.
A bold accent color can transform the dull old marble fireplace into a fresh focal point for the room.
When my family purchased our home in 2005 there weren t a lot of options for customizing our gas fireplace.
Add dark grey splotches of paint and spray with water.
But i did happen to find an old photo of the mantel on my computer.
Check out what anne who is part of the purple painted lady team did to her fireplace.