Painting Ceramic Tile Fireplace Surround

How to paint tile easy fireplace paint makeover.

Painting ceramic tile fireplace surround.

I m not gonna lie. If the tile surrounding the fireplace is old dingy or out of date it. The actual fireplace opening is in the lower center of the 12 feet. Wash tile with non detergent soap and water or tsp.

But still i was a little hesitant to take the drastic step of painting over the tile even though i painted the brick fireplace surround in our last home black and loved it for some reason the fact that this surround was tile was really shaking my confidence. Then i poured some primer into the painting tray took a deep breath and went to work rolling it onto the tile. It was screaming for a full on makeover if you re only looking to fix your tile surround then skip on to 4 now if you search the internets there are a gazillion posts about painting fireplaces i wrote one about whitewashing our brick fireplace last year and differing advice about what paint to use. Wipe with water and allow to air dry.

Then tuck tape along tile line. The fireplace is often the center and focus of the room in which it is installed. Clean the tile and rinse any soap you used. Honestly i was worried that if the paint didn t adhere well i would end up with a big mess on my hands and then have to deal.

It has a porcelain ceramic tile that is 12 24 fairly recent redo with no grout lines. It measures 70 inches across and 22 inches on each side. We were dealing with some serious orangey oak and peach faux marble here. 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.

If your fireplace is surrounded by carpet gently press the carpet away from tile and cover with tape. However if you need to paint your fireplace tile it s possible. Painting fireplace tile faq s how do you paint a tile fireplace. After painting mantel tile surround before painting.

It is a gas burning fireplace. I took a few deep breaths before i started priming. I taped off the fireplace mantel and floor all around the tile. Tape off areas you don t want to accidentally paint.

How to paint tile surrounding a fireplace. After we completed our wood pallet accent wall we realized the fireplace did not match we knew we wanted to paint the mantel white chalk paint my favorite but we were not sure what type of paint to use on the tile surround to withstand the heat and stick to the tile. My fireplace walls front and both sides from floor to ceiling is 12 feet high.