Our guest today knew her traditional style fireplace wall needed an update.
Charcoal gray painted brick fireplace.
The fire box is tiny and old the doors are wonky the vents are awkward and inconveniently placed the tile has a dated mint green woven.
The charcoal gray fireplace serves as a striking contrast to the bright white walls in this stunning living area.
In our new living room arrangement the corner tv is less prominent thanks to our charcoal grey fireplace and in rooms where the tv is mounted above the fireplace a black screen really blends in with a nearly black fireplace.
Soft shades of black and gray work well with contemporary style rooms.
A rough hewn mantel brings attention to the natural texture of the painted bricks.
Jun 28 2015 explore kay alford s board grey fireplace followed by 680 people on pinterest.
A dark grey fireplace is timeless i m not one to throw the oh this is a classic line around.
I ve now painted several brick fireplaces with paint washes and you can see more of that on my instagram account.
Reply to this comment janpartist january 21 2016 at 12 13 pm.
For less than 100 i painted the gold doors and vents black using high heat paint and painted the pine wood and fireplace stone a rich charcoal grey.
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I was going to comment on the raised hearth also.
Check out the brick anew process to choose fireplace paint colors.
Charcoal grey painted fireplace the minute i laid eyes on the concrete faux stone and sauna wood fireplace in my new home i envisioned it painted a deep charcoal grey.
When the first coat of paint dries apply a color wash and then quickly wipe it off with a clean dry towel.
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One day i d love to renovate the fireplace entirely.
A white wash wasn t going to fly with my fiancé and i m actually glad we didn t go that route because i am so happy with how the grey paint wash turned out.
Paint a red brick fireplace a deep shade of matte blue.
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Instead of going with white like the rest of the room she painted the fireplace a contrasting deep charcoal gray to create an eye catching focal point in the room and it also helped hide the smoke stained brick and soot.
To make the wash mixture mix one part blue paint and one part white paint with four parts of water.
As an added bonus dark fireplaces help disguise televisions.