Sometimes, even despite attentive maintenance and care, brick masonry fireplaces amass a fair amount soot, mildew, and efflorescence that cumulatively dates a modern home. While a teardown of this ...

She makes it sound easy and look easy. One day and a few rolls of color-coordinated paint, and interior designer Nancy Boyle can transform your fireplace. But the faux-finish painting technique Boyle ...

For years, fireplaces blended in too well at Heidi Noun’s north Capitol Hill home. One fireplace was hidden behind a wall, and another was plain white and drab. At the suggestion of an interior ...

You may have seen paint transform a room before, but have you ever seen it transform a fireplace? Emily Lex purchased her home in Gig Harbor, Washington, in 2016 and has always planned for larger ...

Q:My fireplace is made of used brick. At one time this brick was stylish but now it looks very dated. I've thought of painting it the same color as the walls. Do you have any suggestions that would ...

Seattle | For years, fireplaces blended in too well at Heidi Noun's Seattle home. One fireplace was hidden behind a wall, and another was plain white and drab. At the suggestion of an interior ...

It's taken almost 40 years, but I think Marcia is finally starting to rub off on me, just a little. And that, as Martha Stewart might say, is a very good thing. We were discussing our latest project ...

Q: What would happen if someone used house paint on the inside of a dirty fireplace? The one at our house is really ugly. My wife wants it fixed, but I can’t afford a wood stove or insert. A: If you ...

If you're remodeling a room and the new colors don't match the brick fireplace, painting the fireplace is an inexpensive upgrade that make a huge difference in modernizing your interior design. Make ...