Grout fireplace

I took on the task of brightening my fireplace using hydrated limestone mixed with water. I used a paint brush and painted the grout lines. It looks amazing!

How to: DIY Over-Grouted Stone Fireplace! (For Under $200!) - Chris Loves Julia

We brightened up dark grout on our 1978 fireolace by overgrouting it. Hop over to instagram @boltebuilds to see the before.

Transform your fireplace easily for around $50 using the over-grout technique, also known as German Smear.

Do you have an outdated fireplace that’s more of an eyesore than a beautiful focal point?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.

Many homeowners wonder about the different grout styles available for their stone veneer project. Firstly, you need to consider

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Before and after - 1970s fireplace . Grout painted white and stones whitewashed. For a more natural finish color was added back to the stones with black, brown and white paint using ragging technique.

AFTERBEFORE Supplies Needed 1 qt of paint -We used Behr Premium Plus in White Dove Large chip brushWater 2 1 qt mixing bucket or Handy Paint Pail Step 1: Clean fireplace We used warm water

A huge fireplace with very bold large stones becomes a modern, beautiful room feature. Come watch the transformation!

The whitewash on my fireplace stone is holding up very well and this update transformed our whole living room. Head over to my blog to read how you can update your stone fireplace.

If you are looking for an easy update with a lot of impact, a whitewashed brick fireplace is right up your alley! This update is fast (like 1-2 hours), cheap (f…

Before & After Fireplace upgrade

Some of you know that I retired last April so I finally decided to tackle a project I had been wanting to do for awhile...whitewashing my dark rock fireplace...... Besides the dark dated color, I also didn't like that the installer had placed the rock veneer on the front to end short of the pieces on the sides so I had visible ugly grout lines "walking" up both sides of the fireplace! Before the whitewash I filled in the grout lines with concrete repair mastic and "created" bigger rocks that…

Emily Henderson German Schmear Plaster Options

This post is sponsored by Hearth & Home Technologies. In my home growing up, we had a large stone fireplace in our finished basement. The warmth of a fire and the look of stone surrounding it, has always been nostalgic to me. So when I started planning our basement renovation, I knew adding an electric...Read the Post

* 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. Fro…