Painting Ceramic Tile Fireplace Surround

It is a gas burning fireplace.

Painting ceramic tile fireplace surround. How to paint designs on ceramic tile the fireplace is often the center and focus of the room in which it is installed. How to paint a tile fireplace i taped off the fireplace mantel and floor all around the tile. How to paint tile easy fireplace paint makeover giving our living room electric fireplace surround hearth and mantel a total makeover has been in the plans for a while it s in great shape we love the size of it and the design of the mantel but the colors were pretty boring and not as bright and stylish as i wanted. I painted my ceramic tile surround 10 years ago and it still looks great.

It measures 70 inches across and 22 inches on each side. But still i was a little hesitant to take the drastic step of painting over the tile even though i painted the brick fireplace surround in our last home black and loved it for some reason the fact that this surround was tile was really shaking my confidence. Plus learn how to easily paint stained wood with low voc products. The actual fireplace opening is in the lower center of the 12 feet.

Then i poured some primer into the painting tray took a deep breath and went to work rolling it onto the tile. I painted the first coat with a colored primer for the grout lines taped off the grout lines with narrow masking tape and then i textured and sponged on a latex paint in a couple of coordinating colors to show texture. I then topped it off with a clearcoat to protect it. And whether you want to disguise it and make it less visually obvious or enhance its architectural allure paint is the best.

We were dealing with some serious orangey oak and peach faux marble here. It was screaming for a full on makeover if you re only looking to fix your tile surround then skip on to 4 now if you search the internets there are a gazillion posts about painting fireplaces i wrote one about whitewashing our brick fireplace last year and differing advice about what paint to use. Transform your fireplace on a tight budget with this easy step by step tutorial on how to paint your fireplace surround and tile. Honestly i was worried that if the paint didn t adhere well i would end up with a big mess on my hands and then have to deal.

My fireplace walls front and both sides from floor to ceiling is 12 feet high. This post is sponsored by kilz.