I wanted to start some more budget friendly home improvements projects and what better place to start than the fireplace. The current fireplace was in good condition but just was not the look we wanted. It looked dated and really stood out in the family room. It was time for a change.
I started with tearing off the current mantel and started framing in the new mantel. The total cost for this project was right around $50.
Now the time came to white wash the brick. This part was pretty scary because I haven’t done this before and I felt is this step went wrong it would go very wrong. I simply watered down some flat wall paint and brushed it on. You can dab the brick to give more or a texture and depth. To my surprised it turned out great!
Final paint and done!
