However we just can t take on another big project like that right now.
Painting brass fireplace doors black.
While brass is currently in this brass was old and dull.
Whether your brass fireplace doors have become dingy and tarnished or you re just ready for a change painting them is a fairly simple weekend project.
My solution is to paint the brass fireplace doors and frame a matte black to at least take away the sparkling look at me effect.
Your doors may be solid brass or brass plated steel a magnet will not stick to solid brass but in either case the process is the same.
The longer term plan is to actually drywall over most of the brick and maybe even the hearth.
Bright toned shiny brass is a common adornment for the doors of wood burning stoves and fireplace inserts.
It brightened up the entire living room and made everything look better but it also accentuated the dated brass fireplace surround.
You can paint over brass fireplace doors but it s very important to use the right paint.
Eventually we d love to replace this wood burning.
Spray paint using the high heat spray paint paint the insert.
Additionally since my glass doors were easily removable they just screwed off i took them off and covered the inside of the fireplace with plastic as well.
Today i am sharing how to update a fireplace surround that is brass.
See more ideas about fireplace fireplace makeover fireplace decor.
Jan 4 2020 explore laura lacassa snode s board brass fireplace makeover on pinterest.
And look at that.
So much more 2016.
And if you want to learn how i painted the fireplace tile to cream check out the next post here.
Our fireplace surround recently got a quick makeover with the help of black high heat enamel by rust oleum.
Some high heat paints are not meant to be used with a primer so make sure you read the instructions on the can.
So i decided why not procrastinate packing a bit longer and spray paint a brass fireplace.
We can remain friends.
So right before we headed to haiti rather than packing and prepping i decided to paint the paneling in in our living room.
Because fireplace doors get so hot you have to use a high heat paint.
Here is a quick video of me spraying the fireplace brass for all you visual learners.
It was originally a brass color that i decided to paint brown a couple years ago.