I ve now painted several brick fireplaces with paint washes and you can see more of that on my instagram account.
Dark grey painted brick fireplace.
I ve seen a lot of beautiful painted fireplace especially white ones but i decided on a more unusual dark grey because ours was smoke stained and i thought grey would easily hide any future soot while adding a dramatic focal point to our all white living area.
Why that is i can t answer but it s something that can be remedied very easily with a grey paint wash or a white paint wash.
Dark colours can be used to paint the fireplace s bricks when the room gets a lot of natural sunlight.
A lighter color keeps things open and bright.
Clean architectural lines make for a modern backdrop.
A dark dark fireplace grey hides soot and ash.
One of the many perks of a dark grey fireplace is that the color hides dust and ash which showed on the natural concrete of our old fireplace.
The rich gray hues offset the room s stark white walls and soaring windows.
If we hadn t spotted that staining i might have been tempted to paint the brick teal because teal or maybe white to match the walls.
Though this fireplace is actually limestone painted gray brick towers above creating a cohesive look.
How to paint a brick fireplace.
White paint gives this brick fireplace a charming timeworn look.