Paint alcoves in a pale shade that ties into the design to reduce their visual depth and create more of a classic look.
Painted brick chimney breast ideas.
A brick chimney is masonry and like all masonry it is porous.
With 4 rooms of this house having chimney breasts i got lots of opportunity to try different ways of decorating them so in this post i want to share 10 chimney breast ideas to help get you inspired for ways to decorate yours.
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That means it will soak up paint readily and makes an ideal surface to be painted.
However it may begin to look a little shabby on the chimney top as it blisters or bubbles up.
A quick way to bring an old brick fireplace into the current decade is to paint it a bold color.
Picking up on a dark tone instead will cause your alcoves to recede visually and the overall effect will look more dramatic.
Look through painted chimney breast photos in different colors and styles.
A freshly painted brick house looks great when you first complete it.
Your house may still even look great for four or five years.
For something unexpected use a high gloss or metallic shade if you have adventurous taste and are drawn to primary colors go with bright yellow electric blue or cherry red for impact.
They were untouched and primed for us to experiment on with different chimney breast and alcove ideas.
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It is so porous that the best way to apply paint.
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Wallpapering just the chimney breast is a classic approach.
