I have a feeling there are others out there living with dated marble fireplace hearths or ugly marble fireplace surrounds too who are hesitant to paint their marble.
Marble fireplace surround paint.
One disadvantage of choosing marble is that the natural stone is heavy and expensive to replace.
Or at least 2005 kinda neutral.
We chose a cream marble surround.
Paint the fireplace surround a single flat color.
This is an easy project with a huge return.
Yes you can paint a marble surround but you ll need the help of some heavy duty sandpaper.
A marble fireplace surround adds visual appeal to an area of a home that attracts attention.
With the use of at least a 220 grit sandpaper sand the entire surface of your marble surround ensuring you are covering every inch where paint will be applied.
Alternatively use a faux marbling technique by rolling on two colors.
Check out these tips to paint yours.
When my family purchased our home in 2005 there weren t a lot of options for customizing our gas fireplace.
I say just jump in and do it.
Get step by step instructions and tips to paint a marble fireplace surround using chalk paint including which brand holds up to the heat.
I know marble is not typically a surface that gets painted but in this case i just had to update it.
One alternative to replacement is to paint over the marble.
One disadvantage of choosing marble is that the natural stone is heavy and expensive to replace.
Allow the base coat to dry then paint in veins to give the fireplace a.
So we went neutral.
Painting a marble fireplace surround gives you practically instant gratification and update that is so simple and clean.