THIS.
Is a serious problem. Seeerious.
Thankfully, I have a blogging mom (Kathy from Our Creekside Place). It's great because she always sends me inspiring links to bloggers' projects! She recently sent me a link to a fireplace refinishing project from The Lettered Cottage.
Just look at the before and after pictures!
Before...
After!
And the total cost? $82!
You can see the step-by-step directions here.
The only issue I foresee is that we don't have brick in our fireplace. But I'm going to let this idea sit in my head for a while and see what I come up with. Any suggestions?
And THANK YOU for commenting on my bedding options. I'm still no closer to deciding between options 1 and 2. So, indecisiveness continues...
And THANK YOU for commenting on my bedding options. I'm still no closer to deciding between options 1 and 2. So, indecisiveness continues...
Lots of packing tonight! Enjoy your Fridays, ladies!
Is that some sort of granite tile you have around your fire place? The project you've got on here is great, but agreed. It's not brick. Let me know what it is and I'll see if I can start brainstorming some ideas for you.
ReplyDeleteI can't figure out WHAT it is. It's some kind of polished stone. I don't think it's granite, I think it's marble, possibly fake... and ugly. Really ugly.
ReplyDeleteFake marble, they really went all out didn't they! I've seen them demolish and tile old fire places plenty on HGTV. It sounds like a lot of work, but I don't think it would be that much more expensive than what's shown. We replaced our entry and kitchen flooring with slate for $125. That was everything including tools. Is this a functional fire place you use? I'll start looking around and report back.
ReplyDeleteThe fireplace is gas, and I'm hoping we can get a lot of use out of it. I was hoping I wouldn't have to try demolish it. I'm sure there has to be SOMEthing we can do, like apply some other finish to the inside where the brick should be. I'll keep looking into it. :)
ReplyDeleteSo looking around at ideas, I'm only finding exactly what you've posted on here. The exception being the wood surround was build to encase the whole things (no brick exposed). Some of the surrounds I saw described were built from plywood and 1x2's to add decoration/detail.
ReplyDeleteSo here is my suggestion. To build a wood surround that fully covers the existing faux marble, however where the brick is shown above, just pick out tiles you like and tile the wood around the opening, grout and then paint the rest to your liking. It could work, right?
I hope I was a little help anyway :)