Sunday, January 22, 2017

A Quick and Easy Way to Update your Fireplace


Like everything else in the house, my fireplace was very outdated.  It had ugly brass that I knew would need to be changed.  I found a very cheap and easy way to fix that quickly!  Unfortunately, I don’t have too many before/after pictures of mine, but I recently updated another fireplace using the same technique that I will share with you today!

I didn’t realize how easily the fireplaces can be disassembled.  Its very easy to remove the pieces in order to paint.  Here is the before picture of the fireplace that I updated.  See the shiny silver part?  The owner was not a fan of that and wanted it all black.


The first step is to remove the pieces that need to be painted.  In this case it was very simple, only the top and bottom pieces needed to be removed.  The top came off just by lifting up and pulling out.



The bottom came off easily by flipping it down (where you access the pilot light) and then unscrewing it from the hinge.  See what I mean, super easy!



The next step is to clean very well.  These pieces usually are very dusty and dirty.  After cleaning it off, I brought it to the garage and prepped for painting.  I used Rustoleum High Heat in black.  This can be found at Menards or Home Depot.  Its important to use the High Heat kind since the material to be painted is surrounding the fireplace, which can get hot.  After two quick coats and some drying time, it was ready to be put back together.
 

Now for the after picture!
 

Do you think this is something you plan to tackle in the near future?  I promise you won’t be disappointed.  And if you are my mom and reading this you may think, wow that fireplace really looks familiar.  Yes, being the sneaky good daughter that I am, I snuck into my mom’s home this weekend when I knew she was out of town and painted her fireplace.  She hasn’t mentioned it yet, so not sure if she noticed but if she is reading this blog I’m sure she will notice now!

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