River Rock Fireplace Painted White

A very chic fireplace made of river rock cultured stone perfect for this cozy and elegant seating area.

River rock fireplace painted white.

A large porch requires a more elaborate fireplace. This method allows you to better mimic the textures and colors of natural landscape rocks. When applied to a stone fireplace the white is transparent enough to allow the mortar and texture of the brickwork to show through. Just making sure as i have a similar fireplace just waiting to be painted white.

Mar 3 2020 explore angie malone s board painted stone fireplace on pinterest. If you are convinced paint is the answer spend some quality time in preparation. Then the wall after i painted the stone white in the bottom left picture. A wash of white paint suggests an updated new england abode while mediterranean blues yellows and ruby hues add cheer and worldly savvy to a gathering spot.

In the above picture you ll see the original stone wall on the bottom right. This one is made of stone and it s quite impressive. See more ideas about rock fireplaces river rock fireplaces fireplace design. The white bookcase and the mantle create a nice balanced look.

This thinning process causes less paint to stick and thus creates a tint rather than complete coverage. The painted fireplace evokes all the values of the old world hearth while honoring the need to maintain one s home within modern sensibilities. Hi kelly yes i used semi gloss on the stone but a matte finish would be good too. You can paint most stone fireplaces limestone sandstone and river rock do not lend themselves to painting but be sure you will like the results because once applied to stone paint is difficult to remove.

It really helped tone. This helped to create a more marbled look instead of a pam painted the stone white look. See more ideas about painted stone fireplace stone fireplace fireplace. The top picture is a close up of the stone after i added the gray paint.

Paint the rocks with a rock spray paint instead of latex exterior paint. Nancy keyes december 14 2016 8 55 pm. I thought the semi gloss looked a little dressier but either would be appropriate. Whitewash is nothing more than white paint that is thinned down so that it has a watery consistency.

Jul 15 2016 explore lindy allen s board river rock fireplaces on pinterest.