Chalk Paint Over Marble Fireplace

You can do this project in a matter of hours.

Chalk paint over marble fireplace.

Paint the marble with your chosen chalk paint colour using a chalk paint brush. Poly will work fine on chalk paint but never put poly over chalk paint that has already been waxed. Get step by step instructions and tips to paint a marble fireplace surround using chalk paint including which brand holds up to the heat. I painted and applied a transfer to the marble then sealed it.

Here annie has chosen paris grey. In hot weather wax gets sticky and tacky. This post contains affiliate. Step 1 lay a protective tarp or drop cloth under and around the fireplace area to protect your surroundings from paint.

She used french linen chalk paint on the floor tiles and then ran a wash of pure white and water 1 part each over the dried french linen and immediately wiped off the excess. For painting on marble you ll need to get your hands on latex based or chalk paint in a single flat colour. I would assume the same thing might happen on a fireplace surround or mantle. The hardest part is waiting for the paint to dry.

Leave to dry for a couple of hours. This paint will need to go on top of a three in one primer which will include an undercoat and prevent soot and dust coming through from your fire. When my family purchased our home in 2005 there weren t a lot of options for customizing our gas fireplace. The first coat is applied quite thinly with brush strokes in every direction.

Use painter s tape to cover walls with tarp. I used the same wash on the brick fireplace. Apply a thin coat of chalk paint to the marble keeping a wet edge. Let the paint dry for about 48 hours longer if it is cold or if there is a lot of humidity in the air.

Annie shows you how to paint a marble surface using chalk paint. As marble tends to be shiny annie recommends starting with a thin coat of chalk paint.