The fireplace is often the center and focus of the room in which it is installed.
Ceramic tile chalk paint tile fireplace.
Annie sloan chalk paint.
It is extremely durable and washable.
I painted the first coat with a colored primer for the grout lines taped off the grout lines with narrow masking tape and then i textured and sponged on a latex paint in a couple of coordinating colors to show texture.
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.
Use a roller to apply paint evenly to the tile.
I then topped it off with a clearcoat to protect it.
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.
Here i used the foam rollers for a smooth finish.
Have you ever looked at your fireplace and wrinkled your nose in displeasure.
I don t like mine either.
This way if any paint bleeds under the tape it blends right in.
Plus it was also going to have to be all chipped out so we could start over.
Materials for tile painting.
I m so excited to have a real fireplace now.
So once again it s chalk paint decorative paint by annie sloan to the rescue.
Make sure to paint grout as well.
I decided to paint the tiles white using rust oleum chalk paint in white linen that i bought at menards.
But the blah yellow ish tiles were kind of an eye sore.
I painted my ceramic tile surround 10 years ago and it still looks great.
This paint is made to stick to tile.
How to paint tile surrounding a fireplace.
Add a clear coat of polyurethane if desired.
I simply taped everything off and just painted the tiles using three coats of the white chalk paint and i did not prime.
I was so excited to finally get the chanc.
In this tile painting video tutorial by do it on a dime on youtube you will learn this easy three step method to paint your kitchen tiles you start by sanding the entire area you wish to paint.
Let the paint dry for 24 to 48 hours until it is completely dry.
You can t stand the tile and or grout colour but a complete reno is not in the budget right.
For this fireplace i used a black enamel paint that did not need primer but if i had gone with regular latex paint i definitely would ve primed it first.
Whatever paint color is under the tape use a little bit along the edge on top of the tape.
Painting tile requires the use of special epoxy paints or tile paints.
Trick for clean paint lines.