Sponge the diluted bleach over your brick, let it soak in for for half an hour, and scrub the surface with a wire brush. Once you’ve wrapped up cleaning, allow the brick to dry for at least 24 ...

Anthony recommends the BEHR ® Masonry, Stucco & Brick Paint available at BEHR, or Benjamin Moore Aura paint. Thick-nap rollers, at least 3/4 inch nap, says Anthony, and stiff brushes.

High-temperature paint is rated to perform well up to 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit, but some are skeptical if it would work on a tile hearth or a brick surround.

Q: I would like to paint the brick and tile around my fireplace, which has a gas insert. I suspect it might involve different prep work and paint for each surface. How should we proceed?

Woman Paints Old Red Brick Fireplace a 'Quirky' Color and People Have Big Feelings first appeared on Parade Home & Garden on ...

Paint the grill, if needed While the glass panel of my gas fireplace was actually surrounded by all-black metal, yours may have the glitzy gold grills of the ’90s, as was the case with ...

Q: I plan to set up a gas stove in a fireplace built in 1800. But the floor of the fireplace has an ugly black area, I think from creosote that washed down the chimney when it rained.