Comments on: Christy’s Fireplace Dilemma

By: Laura Ingalls Gunn

Laura Ingalls Gunn — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:29:46 +0000

I can’t wait to see the makeover!

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By: Liz

Liz — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:32:36 +0000

Kelly,

Thanks for the extra tips!!

Everybody, the TSP that Kelly’s talking about is trisodium phosphate, a heavy duty cleaner that can take off any soot or grime that might have built up on the fireplace surround. And if your fireplace gets a lot of action, sanding the surround will make it a little easier for the spray paint to stick to the shiny brass.

~ Liz

By: DesignTies

DesignTies — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:27:14 +0000

We painted the brass trim on our fireplace black. HUGE improvement. And it’s easy to do and inexpensive too :-)

I would just add a couple more steps — clean the brass with TSP, give it a quick sanding, and then wipe off any excess dust before painting.

What are we going to do when shiny brass comes back into style?! ;-)

Kelly @ DesignTies

By: Tonya

Tonya — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:44:18 +0000

Christy,

I love the brick on your fireplace, and I think Liz’s suggestion is going to make it stunning! Can’t wait for the after picture!

Great suggestion Liz!!

By: Averill

Averill — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:30:43 +0000

Great solution — cost effective with high pay off! And Christy, I want to see pictures of the “after” ASAP. :)

By: christy

christy — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:59:21 +0000

Liz! Oh my gosh – I’m so excited that you came up with such a fabulously easy and doable solution! I had no idea! I can’t wait to try it and send you the AFTER photo. Thanks so much for your advice and how fun of you to post this on your blog! Hurrah~