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chalk painted 1970's stone fireplace
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if you click on the you will find photos of the painting process. at the end of this post i will go into more detail and answer some questions….rest assured this is super easy to do
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i painted the old brown stone of my fireplace
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wayyyyy before…i mean like seven years ago…before i even painted the brown mantel
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gray and subtle and oh so
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the original 1970's stone and mortar was simply dusted off before i painted
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i did no prime
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even clean the stone
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annie sloan paris gray chalk paint
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i used an old paint brush to wash this over the stone and the mortar….letting it soak into the stone
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then i applied another wash to get rid of more brown tones that were peaking through
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i used the same paris gray paint
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so that there is very little paint on the ends of the brush
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use the side of this "dry brush" to lightly hit the raised parts of the stone…so as to highlight parts of the stone….i used a rag to wipe and dab off any visible brush strokes as i went
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my lil ol seventies fireplace sure gets a lot of attention
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thanks to pinterest
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i wrote a post this makeover here
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before i go into detail how i painted it
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here are some more images of the
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after…
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ahhhhhhh
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can you hear the choir of angels singing
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here it is today
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so
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i did no sand
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i just dusted
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i applied a
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wash
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wash
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is simply a paint that has been
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i used very little
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i did not but i am guessing it was
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paint to
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i let this first layer dry…but believe me it did not take long…perhaps minutes…
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next
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using a
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brush technique
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brush
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means to work your paint down into the brush
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then wipe off most of the paint onto a newspaper
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your brush will be rather
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that's it
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i painted my fireplace over two years ago and it has held up even
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i have no regrets
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regrets are a waste of time
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i sure hope this helps
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be brave
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paint your fireplace
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p.s. i am so much more than just my fireplace make over. while you are here
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