painted brass fireplace surround

[my4girls]

I know I saw a post on here about this recently. My mom had painted hers with good results so instead of shelling out the $$$ for a new one, I took her remaining 3/4 can of high heat rustoleum and for the cost of 2 foam brushes- I also painted the ug-o brown wood mantle white until I can find one I like. I have one on order from hayneedle (thanks for the rec!) that's thicker which I am hoping I like more

I used the can and foam brush rather then the spray paint version, just protected the brick and glass very well and went at it. It took 4-5 coats to get it on there but it looks SO much better. I still need to paint the inside of it- you can kind of see in the pic, a little brass poking out from the frame inside. I will be doing that this weekend.
Before and after

[pitterwoo]

much improved!

[mrsemilys]

So much better!

[Deleted]

Looks good!

[lys]

Nice job! Have you ever considered buildiing a bookcase storeage unit on each side of the fireplace?

[pumpkin]

Looks nice. I'm always amazed how much of a difference a little paint can make.

[my4girls]

Dec 20, 2012 13:57:14 GMT -5 lys said:

Nice job! Have you ever considered buildiing a bookcase storeage unit on each side of the fireplace?

We just moved in last month- I've considered a lot of things but after having all the carpets ripped out and hardwoods installed and gutting the rest of this too
(was horrendous wood panelling) we're out of money for now

[dec13th]

nice job! i was thinking that with something on the sides, i would like the mantel just fine

[katie4253]

We did that at our house in MO. It made such a huge difference.

[steph96]

Looks great!