Bleh! Hot mess. I was just going to paint over it and hoped that it would look better. My husband decided to try to sand it a bit to make the paint go on a bit smoother. That's when this happened.
Huh? What's this? Someone painted black paint over slate. Um ok. I prefer just the slate. I don't see a need to paint black slate black, do you? Different strokes I guess? So we just sealed it. The inside brick still looked like crap so we painted it with heat resistant paint.
Now I just have to paint this screen I bought.
It has an aged gold finish which doesn't look bad in pictures, but looks a bit dirty to me in real life. I'm going to brighten it up with some gold spray paint and hope for the best.
I have to say that this fireplace has been on my list of things to do for months so I'm pretty happy about the progress. Now, if I can just get a minute to spray paint the screen...
Love that screen. I would love fireplaces in all the bedrooms. I don't think I would ever let anyone have a fire in them.
ReplyDeleteIt looks amazing. I wonder why they painted over the slate? I agree that you should touch up that screen, too. I wonder how the paint will respond to heat? Not that you'll be using the fireplace anytime soon.
ReplyDeleteSO jealous...I would LOVE a fireplace in my bedroom..lucky little girl!! Nice treasure with the slate too!
ReplyDeleteooh, what a lucky kid! I love that grate, it will look fabulous against the black.
ReplyDeleteLucky little poop is right! The screen you bought is just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLooks so much better already!
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How lucky can you get - it looks fabulous and love the screen. Make sure you show it again after you paint it - would love to see!!
ReplyDeleteIt looks so much better! I love the black and that little screen is just adorable.
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