{"id":5833,"date":"2017-06-30T17:01:55","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T17:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.homedepot.com\/?p=97232"},"modified":"2018-09-12T16:59:18","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T16:59:18","slug":"a-simple-guide-to-painting-a-stone-fireplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/a-simple-guide-to-painting-a-stone-fireplace\/","title":{"rendered":"A Simple Guide to Painting a Stone Fireplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-97293 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/e271c120ecb9ef67f9028295e7388f3e.jpg\" alt=\"A Simple Guide to Painting a Stone Fireplace\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Painting the textured surface of a stone fireplace requires a little more planning than your average painting project. But it&#8217;s not hard if you use a paint sprayer and you know how to prep for the job. We teamed up with Amy Osaba of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amyosaba.com\/\">Amy Osaba Design<\/a> to show you what to do in this simple guide.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Spray Paint a Stone\u00a0Fireplace<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-97288 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/75d91c5195c41ed29f5ce0b2452bd839.jpg\" alt=\"Materials needed to paint a stone fireplace\" width=\"750\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Materials<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Pre-taped Painter&#8217;s Plastic<\/li>\n<li>Drop Cloths<\/li>\n<li>10-qt. Bucket<\/li>\n<li>Elastic Top Strainers<\/li>\n<li>Paint Sprayer\u00a0(You can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/tool-truck-rental\/20V-Cordless-Paint-Sprayer\/16N657\/index.html\">rent a paint sprayer<\/a> from The Home Depot.)<\/li>\n<li>3-in. Angled Brush<\/li>\n<li>Hand Held Paint Pail<\/li>\n<li>Safety goggles and respirator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Step 1: Prep the Room<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-97289 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/81f319039c9430915cfb71c36ade4df6.jpg\" alt=\"Preparations for painting a stone fireplace\" width=\"750\" height=\"1125\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Prep the stone fireplace and the rest of the room for painting. You&#8217;ll want to tape the edges of the fireplace with the pre-taped painter&#8217;s plastic to secure wall around the fireplace.<\/p>\n<p>Move furniture away from the fireplace area, and cover your furniture and flooring with drop cloths.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Step 2: Paint with the Paint Sprayer<\/h3>\n<p>Using an elastic top strainer, pour paint into a bucket and strain before loading it into the spray gun.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-97291 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/842b6534abef178c25af1bfaa7634289.jpg\" alt=\"Using a spray painter on a stone fireplace\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fill the paint sprayer with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/b\/Paint-Paint-Colors\/BEHR-MARQUEE\/Interior-Paint\/N-5yc1vZcaw8Zc2lZ1z0q3xf?cm_mmc=socialmedia%7Capronblog%7CD24%7C000000%7CHomeDepotStaff%7C97232\">BEHR paint<\/a>. Put on your safety goggles\u00a0and begin spraying about 6-8 inches away from the fireplace stones\u00a0in horizontal back and forth motions.<\/p>\n<p>This will give fast and easy coverage of the textured surface of your fireplace.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-97290 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/458a4f92a03cd277dbaccaa53950843a.jpg\" alt=\"Spray painting a stone surface\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Step 3: Paint the Edges and Touch Up<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-97292 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/8c9b54ed01dfd0da805fdc49ba580bb1.jpg\" alt=\"Painting the edge of a stone fireplace\" width=\"750\" height=\"1118\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Use your angled brush to paint the trim edges of the fireplace.<\/p>\n<p>Also, touch up any areas of the stone that the paint sprayer might have missed.<\/p>\n<p>And you&#8217;re done.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<p>You can find everything you need to paint your stone fireplace, or take on any painting project in The Home Depot\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/b\/Paint\/N-5yc1vZar2d?cm_mmc=socialmedia%7Capronblog%7CD24%7C000000%7CHomeDepotStaff%7C97232\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">paint section<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this video of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2NMz5age_xg\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">painting interiors<\/a>\u00a0for some valuable painting tips . Follow our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/homedepot\/all-about-paint\/\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">All About Paint<\/a> board on Pinterest for more painting ideas and projects. And check out more DIY projects\u00a0here on The Home Depot Blog.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.homedepot.com\/painting-stone-fireplace-simple-guide\/\">A Simple Guide to Painting a Stone Fireplace<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.homedepot.com\/\">The Home Depot Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Painting the textured surface of a stone fireplace requires a little more planning than your average painting project. But it&rsquo;s not hard if you use a paint sprayer and you know how to prep for the job. We teamed up with Amy Osaba of&nbsp;Amy Osaba Design to show you what to do in this simple <\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.homedepot.com\/painting-stone-fireplace-simple-guide\/\">A Simple Guide to Painting a Stone Fireplace<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.homedepot.com\/\">The Home Depot Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":114,"featured_media":5834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1784,1,1918,1855],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diy","category-diy-projects","category-home-improvement-blogs","category-living-room-ideas","category-thd-owned-content","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/114"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeimprovementblogs.com\/hg-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}