The brick around my daughter's wood burning stove was this old dingy yellow color that made the stove stick out like a sore thumb. (I wonder where that expression came from...) We had painted the wood paneling in that room a turtle green, which made the brick stand out even more... So, I painted it!
I used the turtle green paint and a Shur Line brush, it was the perfect size for the brick. I painted some of the bricks dark and some of them lighter allowing the original color to show through.
I did about a three foot section at a time, and then before the paint dried I brushed on some mahogany wood stain (my favorite). 
I worked it in with a rag, blending it in with the green paint. When I got a hard edge that had dried before I had worked it in, I just used a little paint thinner on a rag to blend it in.
What a difference it made!
OH MY GOSH! Christy you are so smart and brave. I would never dare to do that. It looks soo AWESOME! Good job!
ReplyDeleteThanks, it was a lot easier than I thought it would be..it's just getting up the nerve to do it.
ReplyDeleteWow that's beautiful! Thanks for sharing:)
ReplyDeleteWow and definitely wow! What an incredible job. Most of the brick painting projects I have seen are of painting the brick out white (which I think always looks nice, too) but I love the way you created the warmth,depth,soft contrast and bricky-ness into this area.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Sindy
Wow is right! What a difference it makes. Blending the colors like that. The bricks fit in with the room and the stove now.
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