Living room with brick wall and small rug.
Painting interior brick white.
A warm red brick wall perfectly foils the white color scheme of this kitchen.
Apply a latex primer to the wall to ensure the paint will stick to the brick and choose a paint that s heat proof to protect the brick wall.
Bright white painted brick can be a perfect blend of timeless yet fresh and modern.
Use the 2 brush and proclassic interior acrylic latex paint to paint the mortar along with any cracks and crevices of the brick.
We used a 3 to 1 ratio so we added 8 ounces of paint to 16 ounces of water and mixed it altogether.
Cleaning materials stiff bristled brush bucket dish soap sponges rags etc.
The technique preserves.
Pick a color that matches the style of your home and the room s decor.
An ugly old brick fireplace.
A whitewash brick fireplace is a classic choice but a black painted fireplace adds drama.
Next choose your fireplace paint color.
Serene bedroom with white brick walls.
Start by painting over the grout lines outer edges of the bricks and anywhere else your paint roller won t be able to reach.
Jackson and leroy and establish design.
Before it was sooty dirty and had years of gunk on it.
But with a little time and work painting a brick fireplace can totally change the look of your space.
Now it s time to start the whitewashing technique.
Painting a brick wall is a great way to transform an entire room giving it a modern looking style.
Paint a brick fireplace.
A brick surround is the best bet for painting.
You ll want some of that raw brick color to come through without totally painting over it solid.
Regular household paint does not stick well to bricks or stone so you ll need to start off with a primer that s made for concrete and brick surfaces.
Bricks are certainly back in fashion and you only need to look at a trendy tv show to see a wall of bricks somewhere in a gorgeous loft apartment or warehouse development.
It s a watered down paint technique that gives it a more translucent look.
Then use the 6 roller with nap to paint the rest of the fireplace ensuring that the paint is applied as evenly as possible.
Then follow these steps on how to paint a brick fireplace.
Just check out that before and after.
While painting over brick with 100 percent latex paint will give the brick a solid opaque color whitewashing mutes the brick s natural color with a translucent finish.
It is a neutral that will make other exterior details pop like the cedar roof and steel frame windows of this coastal beauty.