Fireplace mantel reveal: See the before and after pictures of our brown wood fireplace mantel makeover with paint. Learn how to paint a wood mantel in just 3 easy steps! The DIY paint tutorial and supply list is included. This is such a quick and easy DIY home improvement project.
My Fireplace Mantel Reveal // A Before and After Makeover with Paint!
One of the things that I’ve been wanting to change in our home is the color of our brown wood fireplace mantel. The dark orangey wood color is too drab for the bright airy look I’m aiming for in my living room design.
So painting our wood fireplace mantel white was at the top of our to-do list.
Here’s our brown wood fireplace mantel. It’s so boring with this orangey-brown stain and the undertones of this stain clash with the rest of the room.
See how we updated our windows and replace these dated brown woven shades with beautiful white faux wood blinds!
Updating our window shades- Faux Wood Blinds Installation
Now it’s fresh and white and lovely!
….and here’s what our fireplace looks like now! We also painted the tile white!
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Here is how I painted our wood mantel:
Supplies:
- paint – I used Sherwin Williams trim paint ‘All Surface Acrylic Enamel ‘ in Extra White, Semi Gloss
- paint brush
- small high density foam paint roller
- 220 grit sandpaper
Tutorial How to paint a wood fireplace mantel:
1. Lightly sand the entire mantle with sandpaper (wrapped around a piece of wood acting as a sanding block).
2. Wipe off dust.
3. Paint the mantel with 3 coats of paint. Let each coat dry 24 hours.
What a difference! This white paint makeover really makes my mantel decor look gorgeous!
Here’s the ‘Before’ and ‘After’ again……What do you think? Do you love the ‘after’ version as much as I do???
How to paint a wood fireplace mantel:
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Looks so much better, Heather. Love the white against the soft grey!
Thanks so much Shauna!
Wonderful! You did such a great job.
It’s looking awesome, especially I like the color combination and it really matches with the color of wall and the interior of house. I have just purchased a house and I am also looking for a new fireplace to be installed in my house and for that I have consulted with Livingstone- Fireplaces Ireland and they have suggested some design and I am really excited to see the final work.
The fireplace looks nice. it provides beauty to the space where it has been made. There are different type of fireplaces available nowadays. The material used as well as the pattern is totally different and unique. I recently had construction of my new house and have a very different place in living area which i ordered from Nagle fire. For further information you can visit http://www.naglefireplaces.com/fireplaces
Love it! What’s the name of the soft gray wall color? I love that!
Thanks Cori! The paint color is Sherwin Williams Mindful Grey and it is Gorgeous! It’s such a lovely soft grey that goes with lots of other colors! I’m really really loving greys right now! I have this color in our dining room and family room too!
I love this so much! Question: do you have to match the trim and tile with the same white? I know there are many shades and our trim is Cotton Balls by Benjamin Moore.
Hi Sarah! I didn’t match my trim because it was painted by the previous homeowner and I dont know what color it was! It’s a good idea to match the mantel paint color to the tile paint color if your mantel is white! xo Heather