Paint Ceramic Tile Around Fireplace

A gas fireplace won t heat the surrounding tile but a wood burning fireplace will.

Paint ceramic tile around fireplace.

I thought i would round up all the ways to paint fireplace tile for you today so you can pick which one is best for you. If you plan on painting fireplace hearth tiles or around a fireplace it s important to consider which type of fireplace you have. 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. It has a porcelain ceramic tile that is 12 24 fairly recent redo with no grout lines.

It is a gas burning fireplace. My fireplace walls front and both sides from floor to ceiling is 12 feet high. Time for the fun part. 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.

This way if any paint bleeds under the tape it blends right in. Whatever paint color is under the tape use a little bit along the edge on top of the tape. It measures 70 inches across and 22 inches on each side. I then topped it off with a clearcoat to protect it.

How to paint tile in 3 easy steps easy fireplace paint makeover. The actual fireplace opening is in the lower center of the 12 feet. Fireplace makeover paint fireplace tile with chalk paint. Painting fireplace tile 9 ways to update your fireplace.

How to paint tile easy fireplace paint makeover giving our living room electric fireplace surround hearth and mantel a total makeover has been in the plans for a while it s in great shape we love the size of it and the design of the mantel but the colors were pretty boring and not as bright and stylish as i wanted. Clean the tiles around the fireplace extremely well. Here i used the foam rollers for a smooth finish. Paint the tiles using kilz complete coat paint primer in one toasted poppyseed in flat.

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. How to paint a tile fireplace i taped off the fireplace mantel and floor all around the tile. In that case you must use a heat resistant ceramic tile paint that is safe for heat up to 500 degrees fahrenheit. Trick for clean paint lines.

Then i poured some primer into the painting tray took a deep breath and went to work rolling it onto the tile.