When my family purchased our home in 2005 there weren t a lot of options for customizing our gas fireplace.
Can i paint marble.
One alternative to replacement is to paint over the marble.
And you can take it up another notch by adding a decorative faux marble finish.
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.
Preparation is the key to painting a marble fireplace surround.
Let me tell ya ll about the time i painted the cultured marble countertops in my bathroom.
One disadvantage of choosing marble is that the natural stone is heavy and expensive to replace.
How to paint cultured marble countertops.
One of the easiest and most impactful ways to update old furniture is to paint it.
While this project looks difficult it s actually quite basic you just need some paint a handful of tools and a smidgen of patience.
With chalk paint you can cover marble in one or two coats with little to no sanding beforehand.
Here annie has chosen paris grey.
Paint the marble with your chosen chalk paint colour using a chalk paint brush.
So we went neutral.
This budget friendly 25 fireplace update can be done in less than a weekend.
Chalk paint was invented by painter annie sloan who is widely credited with transforming the art of decorative painting with the publication of her book annie sloan s complete book of decorative paint finishes.
You see my bathroom countertops were a lovely 1980 s beige almond color.
He told me to find a temporary fix until we could.
The first coat is applied quite thinly with brush strokes in every direction.