I was so excited to finally get the chanc.
Ceramic tile chalk paint tile fireplace.
If the tile surrounding the fireplace is old dingy or out of date it.
But the blah yellow ish tiles were kind of an eye sore.
I simply taped everything off and just painted the tiles using three coats of the white chalk paint and i did not prime.
I don t like mine either.
Let the paint dry for 24 to 48 hours until it is completely dry.
Use a roller to apply paint evenly to the tile.
I painted the first coat with a colored primer for the grout lines taped off the grout lines with narrow masking tape and then i textured and sponged on a latex paint in a couple of coordinating colors to show texture.
I m so excited to have a real fireplace now.
You can t stand the tile and or grout colour but a complete reno is not in the budget right.
Plus it was also going to have to be all chipped out so we could start over.
Annie sloan chalk paint.
So once again it s chalk paint decorative paint by annie sloan to the rescue.
In this tile painting video tutorial by do it on a dime on youtube you will learn this easy three step method to paint your kitchen tiles you start by sanding the entire area you wish to paint.
Make sure to paint grout as well.
Trick for clean paint lines.
I then topped it off with a clearcoat to protect it.
For this fireplace i used a black enamel paint that did not need primer but if i had gone with regular latex paint i definitely would ve primed it first.
This paint is made to stick to tile.
Here i used the foam rollers for a smooth finish.
While my fireplace isn t big and doesn t have much square footage when it comes to the tile it was still going to be a pretty penny to retile it with those gorgeous cement tiles.
In my case this would have been the trim color and i would have painted a little on top of the tape where it meets the tile.
I painted my ceramic tile surround 10 years ago and it still looks great.
How to paint tile surrounding a fireplace.
Painting tile requires the use of special epoxy paints or tile paints.
The fireplace is often the center and focus of the room in which it is installed.
I decided to paint the tiles white using rust oleum chalk paint in white linen that i bought at menards.
Add a clear coat of polyurethane if desired.
Have you ever looked at your fireplace and wrinkled your nose in displeasure.
Whatever paint color is under the tape use a little bit along the edge on top of the tape.
Materials for tile painting.
It is extremely durable and washable.