German schmear fireplace

Hey friends! Man, did we tackle the MOST AMAZZZING home improvement project ever over the weekend. I want to take a moment to thank my swe...

How German Schmear my ugly stone fireplace? If you are asking yourself this question, then you are probably ready to make a change. You can bring an old-world charm to your outdated stone fireplace, with the DIY technique called German Schmear. German Schmear is very DIY friendly and I am confident you could get this done in one Saturday!

I started working on this post waaaay back before we actually moved, but life has this habit of getting crazy sometimes. So, before I completely forget how I di…

DIY $65 Fireplace Transformation

What should I do to fix this? It looks terrible with the blue color of the walls and bookshelves. Can I paint over a German schmear? My other idea was to build around the fireplace and only have part of the brick showing. We had to add on to the right side of the fireplace to make it even. Thought i...

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Have you heard about German Schmear? Chip and Joanna Gaines of the show Fixer Upper made it popular years ago when they did this technique on the exterior of o…

Brick fireplaces are such a stand out in a home. They can add the perfect amount of character to any room, but they can often look a little outdated. That was the case with our fireplace. I absolutely love our fireplace in the center of my family room. I think the brick adds a little something to th

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...