If you're remodeling a room and the new colors don't match the brick fireplace, painting the fireplace is an inexpensive upgrade that make a huge difference in modernizing your interior design. Make ...

You face a few different issues: how to prep brick and tile so paint sticks, which paint to use and how to apply the paint evenly to such textured surfaces. There’s considerable disagreement about ...

Q:My fireplace is made of used brick. At one time this brick was stylish but now it looks very dated. I've thought of painting it the same color as the walls. Do you have any suggestions that would ...

She makes it sound easy and look easy. One day and a few rolls of color-coordinated paint, and interior designer Nancy Boyle can transform your fireplace. But the faux-finish painting technique Boyle ...

A stylish fireplace design can anchor a room, all the while offering the practical benefits that come with adding coziness to ...

I’m departing from my usual question-and-answer format this week because I was blessed to have an interesting email exchange with one of my newsletter subscribers. I want to share it with you as an ...

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Q: Our daughter lives in an arts and crafts bungalow that has been extensively modified. The surround is tapestry brick with extruding buttresses at the top next to the mantle. She wants to paint the ...

Sometimes, even despite attentive maintenance and care, brick masonry fireplaces amass a fair amount soot, mildew, and efflorescence that cumulatively dates a modern home. While a teardown of this ...