I knew that we wanted a bright white fireplace to lighten up our living area so that immediately eliminated any color although i have seen some super cool colored fireplaces.
Best white paint for fireplace mantel.
We headed to our local home depot and grabbed our favorite go to paint which is behr premium plus primer and paint in semi gloss ultra pure white.
This can take more than 12 hours.
Tutorial how to paint a wood fireplace mantel.
We applied the paint using a roller.
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5 make it.
Semi gloss acrylic paints are a good choice for painting wooden mantels.
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It s an easier job than it sounds and we re here to show you how it s done.
After taping off the mantel area with painter s tape lightly sand with 220 grit sandpaper the entire mantle with sandpaper wrapped around.
After the first coat we waited 2 hours before doing the second coat.
With the right paint color a mantel can be a visually interesting focal point in a.
There are many forms of electrical fireplaces.
A tack cloth is a tacky material picks up debris.
For the hard to reach details we used a thin brush.
A semi gloss paint is an ideal choice because it gives you a solid durable surface that withstands the heat put out by the fireplace while reflecting light from the flames.
A fireplace mantel is much more than a utilitarian piece of woodwork made to hold picture frames and candles.
Allow the first coat to dry.
So i was mainly concerned with picking the right white.
Choose white and you ll have an impeccable fireplace finishing as it s unique and refined.
Video by amitha verma you can find all the.
This floor to ceilings fireplace in a living room designed by leanne ford incorporates the best of both a classic mountain chalet and the malibu coast thanks to the coat of white paint.
Using a similar technique apply a single coat of paint moving in the direction of the wood grain with a paintbrush.