Painting Over Faux Marble Fireplace

Shannon and her husband didn t care for the color of marble on their fireplace.

Painting over faux marble fireplace. One disadvantage of choosing marble is that the natural stone is heavy and expensive to replace. The brief for both projects was brilliant. As part of that makeover i also had to paint the marble fireplace hearth because it stuck out like a sore thumb once the orange stone on the fireplace facade was limewashed. A friend suggested that perhaps it could be painted.

Okay so the key to painting a marble fireplace facing is the high heat paint. I recently shared the first makeover in my new house my limewashed stone fireplace and i am thrilled with the impact it made in the living room. The first coat is applied quite thinly with brush strokes in every direction. Get step by step instructions and tips to paint a marble fireplace surround using chalk paint including which brand holds up to the heat.

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. Clean the surface of the marble well. Don t confuse chalk paint with chalkboard paint which creates a surface that mimics a chalkboard and allows you to write on it with chalk and remove your jottings with an eraser. Apply the second coat of chalk paint again relatively thinly.

Technically you don t need the high heat paint if you re just painting the outside of the fireplace however i d prefer to be on the safer side and know that i m not risking my home and family using something combustible. Here annie has chosen paris grey. She contacted us to dis. Because the fireplace is a dry area not subjected to moisture or foot traffic it is possible to paint over the existing marble whether it is tile or a slab.

Restore and faux marble paint the original victorian fireplaces. Faux marble painting was very popular in victorian times and had inspired the clients to search out a faux painter. Preparation is the key to painting a marble fireplace surround. This fireplace was in the dining room the other in the lounge.

So we went neutral. Apply a soft wax over the painted marble if you wish. Leave to dry for a couple of hours. This budget friendly 25 fireplace update can be done in less than a weekend.

Allow six weeks or longer. When my family purchased our home in 2005 there weren t a lot of options for customizing our gas fireplace.