Painting Travertine Tile Fireplace

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Painting travertine tile fireplace. Then i poured some primer into the painting tray took a deep breath and went to work rolling it onto the tile. Painting travertine tile or any type of stone tile requires the tiles to be clean and dry first. I have awful pink tiles in our master br fireplace looked at it for 18 years. Thank you for posting your diy.

This way if any paint bleeds under the tape it blends right in. The steps for how to paint tiles on a fireplace painting tiles in the bathroom or painting tiles in the kitchen are basically the same. If the tile surrounding the fireplace is old dingy or out of date it. Plus learn how to easily paint stained wood with low voc products.

When properly done ceramic painted tiles look great in almost any room. We had our maple cabinets painted white and our our travertine tile looked out of place. The fireplace is often the center and focus of the room in which it is installed. I taped off the fireplace mantel and floor all around the tile.

Prime the tile then paint it with latex designed for masonry and stucco. Avoid painting tiles in a shower as the paint may peel. I used a product called kleen strip sander deglosser before i put any paint on. Once i placed the roller on the tile there would be no going back.

Glazed tiles are not stone tiles and do not require a masonry paint. 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. This post is sponsored by kilz. How to paint a tile fireplace.

Transform your fireplace on a tight budget with this easy step by step tutorial on how to paint your fireplace surround and tile. Of course painting tiles in the shower isn t recommended but other areas are fine. 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.

How to paint tile surrounding a fireplace. I used 3 coats of primer because there were small black accent tiles among the travertine. I only had to do one coat of enamel. Whatever paint color is under the tape use a little bit along the edge on top of the tape.

Also i used a roller which made it easy to get in all of the nooks. In my case this would have been the trim color and i would have painted a little on top of the tape where it meets the tile.