Red brick fireplace mantle

Paint colours are some of the best to update and go with a brick fireplace. Whether it's a red brick, orange, pink, purple or gray - these paint colours will update any room

This fireplace lived in Patience’s little house by the sea, but it was old and dated so she waved her magic wand and presto! She tells us, “I wanted wow!” We’d say she got it. Her contractor demolished the top of the hearth and replaced it with a thick slab of bluestone. The rest of the brick was covered with stone veneer. The mantle is made from an old beam from a demolished barn. She kept the original screen but cleaned it up and painted it with a high-heat spray paint.

Get inspired by these red brick fireplace makeover ideas - update and modernize your fireplace with some simple DIY!

Are you tired of staring at your old red brick fireplace? I have the perfect, easy solution to help you update your brick.

A well decorated red brick fireplace is the focal point of your home, here’s some tips on how to give yours a makeover for the modern home.

Happy Friday!! So my new home is slowly coming together! The walls are painted, the electrician is almost done, the kitchen is a mess...

I show a LOT of ugly houses. (Did I mention that I’m a real estate agent?! more about that here) Almost every ugly house (and many perfectly nice houses) have dark, dingy, dirty brick firepla…

Transform your fireplace with these 10 gorgeous inspirational ideas! #diy #fireplace #diyhomedecor

Play up or tone down your redbrick fireplace by pairing it strategically with other colors and materials

Are you bored with your overly minimalist or traditional fireplace? See how a mom-of-two transformed her living room using reclaimed finishes and some elbow grease—and sourced a 100-year-old mantel to give her space a modern farmhouse look.

Whitewashed brick fireplace - before & after

Last year I had a shoot at my house for Yankee Magazine, it was all about hand-made wreaths from Maine. Unfortunately, these images didn't make the cut, but I feel like I need for someone else to see them...They are beautiful. The photograper is the amazingly talented and adorable Jarrod McCabe. I hope you like them as much as I do...I'd love your thoughts. Happy Holidays, kelly

Red brick is a little diffcult to decorate. I chose colors and textures that will show up against the dark background as well as soften the look. Eyeball lights above help with the ambient lighting in the evening.

When I first shared our brick fireplace makeover DIY project, it quickly became our most popular “around the house” blog post. Since then, I continue to get questions and comments that I’d like to add to this updated article. Back in 2022, we moved into our mountain home and quickly knew the existing fireplace had […]

Our son and daughter-in-law wanted to update their family room and asked us to help paint the walls and wainscoting and use our Missouri Limestone Paint Company Chalk-Style paint to update their ou…

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