Plaster over stone fireplace

I'm so glad you stopped by! Well then, where were we when I wrote last week? ... Inside, the stone walls are starting to dry and are (thankfully...) looking less yellow and more cream... I know the outlets for the sconces look low... We are actually planning to use swing...

I am so excited to share this makeover with you. This is the first major DIY project we've done since having a baby, and I have been itching to do a project for months. This

After you voted to make our stone fireplace work in the mountain fixer, we got to "schmearing" and...I think I like it. Here's our stone fireplace makeover.

how we cleaned and prepped our outdated stone fireplace before we whitewashed it using vinegar and a drill bit brush attachment.

Our cottage needed something fresh. We’ve been in this home a few years now, and originally we wanted to keep the stone on the fireplace to help it stay true to who it was. We added a rustic wood mantle and beam and it was quite cozy. Check it out in this feature in BHG. We really did love it!

Do you have an outdated fireplace that’s more of an eyesore than a beautiful focal point? Then you need a fireplace makeover! My old fireplace was covered in large, bold-colored stones that were in desperate need of an update, so I decided to give it a fresh look.

* This post contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my affiliate disclosure. * Since moving into our current house I've found plenty of projects to keep me busy. From painting rooms to building furniture with Pieter, to fixing, decorating, decluttering and always, organizing. We've updated our daughter's room, From Office to Bedroom, we changed the…

Helen Keller once said, "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." This idea is true for limestone fireplaces. They