Yes, painting brick is allowed—and these fireplaces make the perfect case for it. One spot that often benefits from a quick coat of paint? Your brick fireplace. The right color can revitalize your ...

Sometimes, even despite attentive maintenance and care, brick masonry fireplaces amass a fair amount soot, mildew, and efflorescence that cumulatively dates a modern home. While a teardown of this ...

You may have seen paint transform a room before, but have you ever seen it transform a fireplace? Emily Lex purchased her home in Gig Harbor, Washington, in 2016 and has always planned for larger ...

(MENAFN- EIN Presswire) EINPresswire/ -- How can homeowners update the look of their fireplace without expensive replacements or obvious paint jobs? Painting a brick fireplace or updating the color of ...

SEATTLE — For years, fireplaces blended in too well at Heidi Noun’s home. One fireplace was hidden behind a wall, and another was white and drab. At the suggestion of an interior designer, Dannae Howe ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. We’ve moved house recently and want to replace some of the fireplaces. We’re unsure where to start. Any ideas?

Q: Our daughter lives in an arts and crafts bungalow that has been extensively modified. The surround is tapestry brick with extruding buttresses at the top next to the mantle. She wants to paint the ...

Q: What would happen if someone used house paint on the inside of a dirty fireplace? The one at our house is really ugly. My wife wants it fixed, but I can’t afford a wood stove or insert. A: If you ...

If you're remodeling a room and the new colors don't match the brick fireplace, painting the fireplace is an inexpensive upgrade that make a huge difference in modernizing your interior design. Make ...