How To Cover A Brick Fireplace With Shiplap

Would need to do all three sides if it stands out from the wall.

How to cover a brick fireplace with shiplap.

It adds so much character to the fireplace and it was super affordable too. Shiplap white wall color. Consider a mantle as it may add to the overall design with or without the ship lap. When the first coat of paint dries apply a color wash and then quickly wipe it off with a clean dry towel.

Brick fireplace makeover reveal. How to cover your brick fireplace. Everyone s starting point and the surface they are building on will be a little different but i think this method could work for most homes. Then screw the ship lap to it.

We made a big mess and removed the top courses only. Mount it to the brick with masonary screws. The fireplace is a focal point and you don t want to take that away. And here s the finished brick fireplace makeover.

With the right tools you can achieve that sought after farmhouse feel complete with shiplap and whitewashed brick. Paint a red brick fireplace a deep shade of matte blue. I guess at the time i didn t know about ripping thin plywood into strips to make faux shiplap so i used 1 x 4 s to cover the brick. Turning a boring red brick fireplace into a focal point can be inexpensive and easy.

It s hard to tell straight on but the brick was staggered at the top and we were looking for a more simple design. To make the wash mixture mix one part blue paint and one part white paint with four parts of water. Using my favorite shade of white behr polar bear any. This was the look we lived with for 10 years.

We used a combination of a crowbar chisel sledgehammer and a regular. Construction adjesive like beats the nails gorilla glueand other construction adhesives will attach the ship lap too but very hard to remove if you want a change in the future. I am seriously in love with this pebble tile. How to install shiplap above a fireplace this is a super simple beginner friendly diy project tutorial covering the steps we used to install shiplap above our fireplace.

You would need to attach firing strips to the brick then you can shiplap. Don t do the walls on each side.