White Brick Farmhouse Fireplace

After you decide to manage the fireplace in your home, you have considered its function. The height of the fireplace came out to 54 inches with all the trim, etc.

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White brick farmhouse fireplace. Learn how i whitewash brick and see how dramatic of an impact it makes in the room. How to whitewash a brick fireplace with paint so it looks like a german smear. It is in the spray paint section, and usually has a picture of a grill on it.

Everything but the kitchen sink. Our farmhouse style fireplace and mantel dimensions: This white brick fireplace design is created to be the focal point of a “lived in” living room.

This picture does not include the painters’ tape that justin advised me to put on the floor around the brick, i’m not sure why i didn’t think about that! @lynn p you can use a high heat spray paint on the brass that is outside the fireplace. Paint a red brick fireplace a deep shade of matte blue.

Just lightly dab the parts of the brick that you want to be white like in the video above. The top, and the two sides. The depth was 11 inches deep.

Supplies used to diy a whitewash fireplace: Farmhouse style white brick fireplace. So this is how we broke it down.

The less coverage you get. If you are a fan of the farmhouse decor game, this could be just the perfect idea for making that come to life. But, a year of thinking about it regularly, it was finally time to just jump in.

It greatly fit the rest of the house. See more ideas about farmhouse fireplace, fireplace decor, fireplace. This mission style fireplace surround is very similar to the one we are building.

One hundred and forty square feet of 1970’s red brick with black mortar. All you do is mix 50% white paint with 50% water. You can see how i did it in the below video.

Even though everyone might know its function, some people just light fires for decoration. Farmhouse fireplace mantel design and decor ideas. Next, you pick what kind of joint you want.

You can control how much of the brick that is covered by the amount of water you dilute the paint with. Using a good primer and brush, press the paint into the cracks and crevices of the mortar and brick. Our farmhouse fireplace and mantel was build into three pieces:

After thoroughly vacuuming the brick, i painted the grout lines with alamo white in small sections, then used a slightly damp rag to spread paint over the entire section. Now grab a car sponge and rip or cut a section off to use. A brick fireplace mantel decorated like that placed in the center of a dogtrot farmhouse would immediately attract your eyesight by its simple but stunning decoration with a picture of sky and see together with a couple of candlesticks.

The open shelves with decor accessories, books, and firewood lean to a more laid back lifestyle. The width came to 50 inches long. Another thing i love about white washing is you don’t have to be precise like you would with regular paint.

Another tutorial said to do 75/25 paint to water because the brick will absorb all the liquid and look like you barely did anything. Yes, i learned that the hard way on our exterior brick. I read conflicting things, one tutorial said to do 50/50 water to paint and do multiple coats.

Before we started our white washed fireplace, i read some tutorials and watched a few videos on youtube. Spray with with a water bottle to keep damp or you can dip in a little water to keep it wet if you like. Then, use either a brush or mini roller to apply the primer to the rest of the brick.

In my opinion you don’t need a nice paint brush for white washing. Here are the designs and decorations of the farmhouse fireplace that will amaze you It took me an hour and 10 min to paint the brick and less than 8 oz.

But work in an area and do the steps below (before everything dries too much). First we build the two sides: It’s a real color.) our house is mostly decorated in black, white and gray so this color was just not meshing very well.

Add up your old school vases and everything to compliment the whole vibe. The more water that is used: When our brick mason started laying them.

Next up, brush the brick. It can be painted white for a crisp, clean (modern look), left natural (boho look), stained dark (traditional look), cedar (rustic or modern farmhouse look), hung with corbels (cottage), etc. Follow the same general pattern on the bricks in your inspiration picture with your whitewash mixture.

White washing is so easy! See more ideas about fireplace, farmhouse fireplace, house design. Priming is a necessary step to painting a brick fireplace.

Don't do too many at a time. White brick is practically made for farmhouse decorating. Use a sponge or cloth to wipe down the fireplace with cleaner.

There are several kinds, but i wanted a flat joint. I really kind of “slopped” is on the brick. It may smell, so open windows or make sure the area is well ventilated.

Here was part of my prep picture: To make the wash mixture, mix one part blue paint and one part white paint with four parts of water. It really was as easy as it sounds.

Smack dab in the middle of the largest wall of our great room is a fireplace. He picked the best side of the brick to face out. This is where the mortar and brick is a smooth transition.

Sand the surfaces, tape off all brick and parts you dont want painted and put drops down around surrounding area. Painting or whitewashing brick is serious business. When the first coat of paint dries, apply a color wash and then quickly wipe it off with a clean, dry towel.

White brick, shiplap and chunky mantle for the win, on our