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Fireplace Makeover

By Dana Tucker 18 Comments

Ready for our next makeover update? We’ve been in our new house since November and have only had time to tackle a few projects, but one of my favorites is our fireplace makeover.

Fireplace makeover by Bella Tucker Decorative Finishes
Fireplace makeover by Bella Tucker Decorative Finishes

Fireplace Makeovers

I’ve written about a few fireplace makeovers we have done for other people and they are always some of our most visited posts, so I thought it might be fun to show you what we did in our own home.

Here is what the fireplace looked like when we first visited our new home.

fireplace before photo
The fireplace before with orange paint, dark brick, dark bookcases and boring mantel.

It had orange walls that Brooks really had an issue with. He made it his personal mission to rid the house of the orange walls at his first available opportunity. It also had orange-y red brick, dark wood bookcases and a blah mantel. So, he painted the surrounding walls in Sherwin Williams, Worldly Gray. He painted the brick and bookcases with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White.

fireplace painted white
Fireplace in Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Old White

He then distressed them and added dark wax for character.

Fireplace with painted and waxed bookcases
Fireplace after paint and aging.

His next step is my absolute favorite part. As you can see, there is a huge amount of wall space between the mantel and the ceiling. This room was in desperate need of some texture and character. I had an idea. We had found a guy on Craigslist a few months back who tore down old barns and sold the wood and pieces and parts. We bought some old barn wood AND some rusted metal roof from him. It had been a pain in the (you know what) to move from our old house, but I knew we would find just the right project for it and THIS was it. So, Brooks got out his handy dandy tin snips and cut the old metal roof to fit the space and adhered it with some liquid nails and actual nails.

Old Metal Barn Roof used for Fireplace Makeover
Old rusted barn roof used above the fireplace

I LOVED IT. Then he took the old barn wood and created a new mantel.

Old barnwood mantel
Brooks made our new mantel out of old barn wood

We accessorized with some thrift store and flea market finds.

Fireplace mantel decorated with yard sale finds and star fish.
Fireplace mantel decorated with yard sale finds and star fish.
More flea market and yard sale accessories.
More flea market and yard sale accessories.
Bookcase accessorizing with flea market finds.
Bookcase accessorizing with flea market finds.

I found the fireplace screen and tools on Craigslist. They were originally from Crate and Barrel, so I saved a ton of money. The icing on the cake was the huge metal clock.

The clock we found at American Signature Furniture.
The clock we found at American Signature Furniture.

Believe it or not, we found this for around $200 at American Signature Home.

Our TV area is to the left of the fireplace. I decided to fill in the wall with some old frames I had collected over the years.

Wall of collected frames
Wall of collected frames

Can you believe I had every single one of these frames in my garage? I didn’t have to buy a single one. I unified them with a coat of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in graphite. The TV stand is actually another Craigslist find. It was an old buffet that Brooks painted and distressed for my birthday a few years back. It is my absolute favorite piece.

Painted buffet by Bella Tucker Decorative Finishes
This piece is going with me to the nursing home.

I have a friend who has a favorite piece of furniture that she calls her “nursing home piece”. It is the one thing she is taking with her to the nursing home. This piece is my nursing home piece.

I hope you enjoyed our fireplace makeover. If you need help updating your fireplace or ANY room in your house we would love to hear from you. You can contact us by filling out the form below. 

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Filed Under: Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, Decorative Painting, DIY, Fireplace Makeover, Painted Brick, Tucker House

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  1. Lesley Kinney says

    March 10, 2012 at 9:28 am

    That is an uber-cool makeover. Very creative use of the corrugated tin and you are obviously brilliant a finding bargains!!

  2. angela@spinachtiger says

    March 10, 2012 at 11:22 am

    I love it. Not only did you make a color change, but you brought the eye back down where it needed to be. The orange paint wasn’t just unsettling, it was doing something to the room by changing the focus. Great work

  3. kristie@thedecorolog says

    March 10, 2012 at 11:53 am

    How fun, Dana! Great job with the frames – what a great grouping to use on a slanted wall and around the television. I really love all your interesting accessories, too!

  4. Rachel Sejas says

    March 10, 2012 at 1:27 pm

    That looks beautiful! I need to make a drive up there and get you to take me “junkin”! I can’t ever seem to find the good stuff here in Memphis.

  5. admin says

    March 11, 2012 at 5:18 am

    Thanks so much for the comments. This was a fun project. This new house is TOTALLY different than our last house and I am loving every minute of this makeover.

  6. ES says

    June 3, 2012 at 7:08 pm

    How did he distress the fireplace and what stain was used

  7. admin says

    June 5, 2012 at 5:23 am

    Elizabeth, thanks for the comment. He used Van Dyke Brown stain and seal on the fireplace. Please let me know if you have additional questions. Thanks.

    dana

  8. Dorothy Criswell says

    November 9, 2012 at 8:55 am

    Love the TV piece. Is this a pure Anne Sloan color or is it custom mixed? I love the entire project.

  9. Dana Tucker says

    November 9, 2012 at 9:11 am

    Dorothy, thanks for the comment. It is actually a few colors mixed. You could get similar results with Duck Egg Blue, Old White and dark wax. Good luck.

  10. Dave says

    December 29, 2012 at 7:54 pm

    That is a great makeover to the room! How did you go from the white paint on the fireplace to that distressed look? I am looking to do something similar with mine.

  11. Carrie says

    April 21, 2013 at 5:11 pm

    You can use the chalk paint on a wood burning fireplace? I love it!

  12. Dana Tucker says

    April 22, 2013 at 4:58 am

    Yes!! No problems 🙂

  13. shelly lambert says

    July 8, 2013 at 6:28 pm

    Dana, I am so glad I stumbled across your blog through Lindsey LLH… I loved the idea house post but I love what you did with this fireplace more!!! We are currently looking to purchase and older home with an angled massive fireplace and I’ve been racking my brain trying to think how I could make it look better without tearing it out. You did a fantastic job giving me hope that i may be able to find a design concept that will work with my style…. awesome work~!~~

  14. Dana Tucker says

    July 9, 2013 at 6:16 am

    So glad you liked it! Thanks for stopping by 🙂 Good luck with your fireplace.

  15. David says

    August 3, 2013 at 6:38 am

    did you paint the brass around the fireplace opening or just rip it out?

  16. Dana Tucker says

    August 3, 2013 at 6:43 am

    We have done both. But we pulled out the brass on this fireplace. If you do paint yours, make sure to use HIGH HEAT paint. Good luck 🙂

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