Brick fireplaces

Try one of these 35 Gorgeous Natural Brick Fireplace Ideas to complete your modern farmhouse or coastal chic indoor/outdoor living spaces. German schmear & white-washed brick tutorials included. Update your tired, out-of-date fireplace to give it a much needed face lift!!

Today I’m going to show how to make a DIY German smear/schmear white washed brick wall with a tutorial and video. Basically, German smear copies the look of white morter over red brick and gives the brick a whitewashed effect. I made my German smear whitewashed plaster walls on both a faux brick wall and...Read More »

Step by step instructions on how to paint a brick fireplace and sharing what paint, primer and supplies to use.

Give a fresh, new look to your unattractive brick fireplace, learn how to prepare the brick for painting and start your project right away.

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Try one of these 35 Gorgeous Natural Brick Fireplace Ideas to complete your modern farmhouse or coastal chic indoor/outdoor living spaces. German schmear & white-washed brick tutorials included. Update your tired, out-of-date fireplace to give it a much needed face lift!!

Earlier this year I introduced you to the guys from Rafterhouse. Rafterhouse is a company here in Phoenix that does the most jaw-dropping home remodels I've ever seen. Its like Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, but better. You can see my first time I shared their work here. They recently finished a new home and I just had to show it off. Here's how the property looked before. Here's what it looks like now. Sometimes they'll add to what is existing, but in this case, they ripped off the roof…

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Are you noticing this too? Natural brick fireplaces seem to be on the trend again. But, what if you already

Autumn is one of our favorite times of the year. Who wouldn't want to bring those beautiful fall hues into their home? An easy way to do just that is to makeover your fireplace mantel. Take a peek at these 10 eye-catching displays and get inspired to infuse some autumnal flavor into your space.