Fireplace remodel
Anne P
9 years ago
We are planning on re-doing our fireplace. We removed the simple mantle shelf and are now trying to figure out what to do. Paint brick white? Cover with bead board / painted wood? Tile? We live in a small 1200sq. brick rancher and you walk directly into the living room so it's the first thing you see. We have gas logs in fireplace for back up heat.
Suggestions? Pictures are current view and tile currently in kitchen
Suggestions? Pictures are current view and tile currently in kitchen
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PROTerri Deskins Contemporary & Abstract Art
9 years agoWe had the same type of fireplace brick and wanted something more modern and contemporary. We covered with smooth stucco.
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9 years agolast modified: 9 years agoI see you like antiques! Painting the brick will move your fireplace out of that historical era. Instead, to keep the fireplace in concert with your furniture style, just clean the bricks and install a reclaimed surround around the fireplace, leaving plenty of brick exposed. This would give you back your mantle - sorry! It is also going to help you hide the cable wire and other electronic stuff. It is the surround that is the most important element and would be the logical thing to do, considering your antiques.
Looking at your pix the first time, I totally missed the crown molding at the top of the fireplace. That is a nice architectural detail that should be brought forward. Paint it a color that matches one of the darker colors that are in the brick so it looks like part of the fireplace or replace it with new oak wood that is stained to match your surround, secretary and commode.
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