Materials for tile painting.
Ceramic tile chalk paint tile fireplace.
Here i used the foam rollers for a smooth finish.
Let the paint dry for 24 to 48 hours until it is completely dry.
Whatever paint color is under the tape use a little bit along the edge on top of the tape.
Annie sloan chalk paint.
For this fireplace i used a black enamel paint that did not need primer but if i had gone with regular latex paint i definitely would ve primed it first.
How to paint tile easy fireplace paint makeover giving our living room electric fireplace surround hearth and mantel a total makeover has been in the plans for a while it s in great shape we love the size of it and the design of the mantel but the colors were pretty boring and not as bright and stylish as i wanted.
This paint is made to stick to tile.
While my fireplace isn t big and doesn t have much square footage when it comes to the tile it was still going to be a pretty penny to retile it with those gorgeous cement tiles.
You can t stand the tile and or grout colour but a complete reno is not in the budget right.
I then topped it off with a clearcoat to protect it.
Have you ever looked at your fireplace and wrinkled your nose in displeasure.
I was so excited to finally get the chanc.
Add a clear coat of polyurethane if desired.
Use a roller to apply paint evenly to the tile.
If the tile surrounding the fireplace is old dingy or out of date it.
Painting tile requires the use of special epoxy paints or tile paints.
I don t like mine either.
How to paint tile surrounding a fireplace.
This way if any paint bleeds under the tape it blends right in.
I painted the first coat with a colored primer for the grout lines taped off the grout lines with narrow masking tape and then i textured and sponged on a latex paint in a couple of coordinating colors to show texture.
I painted my ceramic tile surround 10 years ago and it still looks great.
Make sure to paint grout as well.
So once again it s chalk paint decorative paint by annie sloan to the rescue.
In my case this would have been the trim color and i would have painted a little on top of the tape where it meets the tile.
Time for the fun part.
But the blah yellow ish tiles were kind of an eye sore.
The fireplace is often the center and focus of the room in which it is installed.
I decided to paint the tiles white using rust oleum chalk paint in white linen that i bought at menards.
Plus it was also going to have to be all chipped out so we could start over.
It is extremely durable and washable.
Trick for clean paint lines.