11 Brick Fireplace Makeovers

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Happy Monday, y’all! I’m a little bit behind today because this past weekend was on the crazy side with running a yard sale, and all. This week we are beginning to work on lightening and brightening up the house where we’re moving. Yes. We’re moving again. We aren’t crazy {well, maybe a little bit}, but I’m so very excited, thrilled and ridiculously joyful at the prospect of moving back to the farm where I grew up.

I miss my Memaw so much that it hurts. But, she loved beautiful things and I’m honored to be able to update and beautify her house. In the process, I hope to make it “ours.”

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Near the top of the priority list is to paint the paneling. I started in the kitchen with the drop space. This week, I’m planning on temporarily avoiding the rest of the wallpaper removal for painting the den area. There’s a lovely brick fireplace {see above} that is asking for a makeover. I’m not 100% sure what I’m going to do with the brick, but it definitely needs lightening up. My options, for now, are paint and/or whitewash.

Brick Fireplace{my next DIY project}

I did some browsing around the internets to get some inspiration and I thought you might enjoy seeing these amazing brick fireplace makeovers too!

Fireplace 1

I adore this wood-clad fireplace from The Lettered Cottage.

Fireplace 2

The Yellow Cape Cod took a plain builder’s grade fireplace and made it a show stopper!

fall mantel

Our last house had white painted brick too. I loved the crisp, clean look of it.

Fireplace 4

The before was hideous, but wow. I could live with this one! 🙂

Fireplace 5

More white painted brick with built-ins.

Fireplace 6

Okay, so I really like the concept of this fireplace wall. I like the white above the mantel and a whitewashed look below the mantel. Hmmm…

Fireplace 7

More wood and white from The Pear Tree Cottage.

Fireplace 8

John and Sherry painted the fireplace brick white in their last house. And they’ve just whitewashed their brick fireplace wall in their current home! I’ve been planning mine for weeks, but now I feel like a copycat. Ha!

Fireplace 9

I also love gray painted brick. The contrast with white is classic.

Fireplace 10

The before photo of this brick wall is so overwhelming and heavy. I really like how white paint transformed it into a light, bright space.

Fireplace 11

Here’s another wood-clad fireplace with gray painted brick from Beneath My Heart. I really love it.

I *think* my initial plan is to whitewash the brick with my beloved Shoji White paint color. I’m trying to figure out if I should use my other favorite – Amazing Gray – below the mantel so that there is some contrast. I would eventually like to add some wood to the fireplace wall to give it a bit more oomph, but I’m just working on a live-able, temporary plan.

If you have any thoughts or advice, I would love to hear. Do you have a brick fireplace that you would love to paint, whitewash or clad with wood?

xoxo

Myra

36 Comments

  1. Please keep us informed on the make over for your fireplace and paneling . My room looks just like that and I am perplexed or should I say hesitating on what I need to do to lighten it all up. I also did my kitchen and it came beautiful but tackling the fireplace is a different ball game. Thank you.

    1. I haven’t decided exactly what I’m doing yet, but I will definitely be sharing what I do here on the blog! 🙂

  2. I’m a HUGE fan of whitewashing. I feel like it’s got more character than straight white paint. I love the picture above with the whitewash below the mantle and the white paint above. It’s bright, but it contrasts well without being overwhelming.
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    1. I agree, the whitewashed fireplace is the prettiest. I think gray is too drab, at least the darker grays. I think (since you asked, Myra, ha) that if you whitewashed below and painted white above, that you would not need additional wood. You all ready have wood in the paneling. Well, whatever you decide, it will be lovely. You are one blessed person to be moving “home.”

  3. Thank you for linking to my fireplace! Mine is the one under the word “makeovers” on your graphic. Thanks for the bump in traffic today. I’ll link to your page from mine.

    1. Absolutely! Thanks for sharing your home with the world! I LOVE what you did with your fireplace wall.

  4. Whitewash it! I have whitewashed the fireplace in both of our houses. It brings out the undertones and beauty of the brick without covering up the natural beauty. My current den is Sherwin Williams Mindful Gray with the hearth a whitewash of 1/2 alabaster and 1/2 water, sloppily painted on. I absolutely love it.

  5. Am I silly? I look at your sample photos but they aren’t your floor plan first off, I see the brick and I see your MeeMaw. I can’t help it. It was very grand of a fireplace. And I like the bricks. No one has them. I won’t say do what I say, but can you just look at another perspective? Use a cleaner and really scrub all the bricks with scrub brush (vacumn first!) to get them bright and looking their best. Beef up the shelf by adding moldings and use liquid nails to add a corbel and paint all this in the shade of white you’ll be using. Remove the dark black screen of fireplace. Will you use it? Use a lighter screen or spray paint the one you have in heat tolerant paint. If you do not plan to use the fireplace, mine is white inside. Michelle Edwards over at her blog added beveled mirrors. See #5 for a painted white screen. On the shelf, place the huge white frame upon frame like in #1. Since your fireplace is so beautiful, huge baskets or even ironwork urns like ThistleWOOD Farms KariAnn would branch your white in. A big round basket with burch logs. The windows are great! Install long white curtains ceiling to floor–ikea??–and then add white bookshelves under them that you glue a bit of molding to to beef them up. Could the pre made ones fit?? This way you can mimic storage beside the fireplace. You have amazing vision and I only am seeing a one dimensional photo. I think brick is so timeless. It actually stands the test of time! And this fireplace is not tiny. It is grand!! You could even have room to add a bit of white wood surrounding the actual fireplace #2 but I think by beefing up the shelf, adding substantial white elements on either side and in bookshelves below windows and in drapes, plus doing a super cleaning of the brick, maybe you’ll see it differently?!!!

    1. Thanks Gwen for your comment! 🙂 I will take it into consideration. The inspiration photos are just that. Inspiration. 🙂

  6. I am in love with the fireplace with the candles in it! There is something so charming and old school about it that I really love. Great post!

  7. Hi! I came over from Pinterest and love these. I painted mine all white but the inside needs painted. I’m always looking for new ideas, so thanks! Our chimney needs work so it’s not functional right now but some day maybe. I love the last photo with the fern. What a great idea!

  8. My vote is for a white fireplace with some low window seat built-ins under those awesome windows! Can’t wait to see what you decide!

  9. I have a brick wall & fireplace with a hearth that runs the entire length of the wall. I’d like to add storage but it would stick out beyond the fireplace. I’m guessing it would be difficult to remove a part of the hearth on each side of the fireplace. Besides the difficulty, I don’t have additional flooring to match what is already in the room.

  10. Hey Myra!

    From modern contemporary to an old-fashioned country, a brick fireplace design can be incorporated into your room decor. Brick comes in many different textures and colors so you should be able to find one of these combinations of texture and color to fit your need. Of course, if you are unable to find the exact color you desire, brick can be painted any color you choose.

    By choosing one of the many different brick fireplace designs available, you will have a beautiful and functional fireplace that will serve your needs for many years to come.

    Regards
    Mary

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