Painting Ceramic Tile Fireplace Surround

It is a gas burning fireplace.

Painting ceramic tile fireplace surround.

I m not gonna lie. Painting fireplace tile faq s how do you paint a tile fireplace. After painting mantel tile surround before painting. 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.

My fireplace walls front and both sides from floor to ceiling is 12 feet high. 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. Once i placed the roller on the tile there would be no going back. 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 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. We were dealing with some serious orangey oak and peach faux marble here. Clean the tile and rinse any soap you used. Then i poured some primer into the painting tray took a deep breath and went to work rolling it onto the tile.

The fireplace is often the center and focus of the room in which it is installed. I didn t have to paint the entire tile because the slate made a great background color for the stencil. If your fireplace is surrounded by carpet gently press the carpet away from tile and cover with tape. I took a few deep breaths before i started priming.

The actual fireplace opening is in the lower center of the 12 feet. Lightly sand the surface. 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. Tape off areas you don t want to accidentally paint.

How to paint tile easy fireplace paint makeover. However if you need to paint your fireplace tile it s possible. Wash tile with non detergent soap and water or tsp. Then tuck tape along tile line.

How to paint tile surrounding a fireplace. I taped off the fireplace mantel and floor all around the tile. It measures 70 inches across and 22 inches on each side.