If your marble fireplace has lost its lustre you can restore the room s style with a sleek contemporary paint job.
Can you paint marble around fireplace.
I also wanted to paint the bottom part of the fireplace so just taped the plastic directly to the carpet and made sure to step carefully while i worked so i didn t pull the tape up.
One disadvantage of choosing marble is that the natural stone is heavy and expensive to replace.
Preparation is the key to painting a marble fireplace surround.
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.
Marble fireplaces give living spaces a classic aesthetic.
That s how sherry from savvy apron refreshed her damaged fireplace.
Years of scorching heat from her gas burning hearth left the original dark stone looking dull and dingy.
Get step by step instructions and tips to paint a marble fireplace surround using chalk paint including which brand holds up to the heat.
Do you have a shoestring budget.
If you choose the right type of tile yes you can.
If your marble fireplace has lost its luster you can restore the room s style with a sleek contemporary paint job.
Fireplace makeover trend 4.
When the marble becomes discolored cracked or outdated however it can also detract from the rest of the room.
This budget friendly 25 fireplace update can be done in less than a weekend.
Then you can achieve that marble look on the cheap with paint.
A bold accent color can transform the dull old marble fireplace into a fresh focal point for the room.
Tile has been around for more than 25 000 years but it only recently became a hot fireplace refinishing trend.
Tile can you install tile on a fireplace from floor to ceiling.
When my family purchased our home in 2005 there weren t a lot of options for customizing our gas fireplace.
I decided to paint all the grates on the fireplace as well as the marble but you can easily just tape off all the grates too if you just want the marble painted.
So we went neutral.
One alternative to replacement is to paint over the marble.