{"id":39832,"date":"2018-09-18T17:00:17","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T22:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=39832"},"modified":"2018-09-15T11:59:53","modified_gmt":"2018-09-15T16:59:53","slug":"how-to-update-a-fireplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=39832","title":{"rendered":"How to Update a Fireplace"},"content":{"rendered":"

As most of you know, our new to us place was built in 1980, and we are finishing up a major remodeling project that has taken eight months already. We have taken this throw back to the 80’s and brought it back to life.\u00a0 As I look back on the photos that were on the real estate listing, I feel sorry for how unloved it looked.\u00a0 We are told that nothing had been done to it for at least 19 years.\u00a0 The fireplace in the original living room, which will now be a dining room\/library combo, had a huge flat panel that was lovely but needed more.\u00a0 It didn’t have a shelf, and it lacked detail and interest.\u00a0 I knew immediately that it would get a face lift, so to speak.\u00a0 Since we had the world’s greatest carpenters, I knew they could make anything.\u00a0 We had a little conversation about my thoughts, and they put those thoughts to paper.\u00a0 Based on what we did, I thought it would be fun to share my suggestions on how to update a fireplace.<\/p>\n

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(Before)<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at the before version of the fireplace.\u00a0 In addition to upgrading it, we also removed the chair rail, the shutters, and the dental molding.\u00a0 Our new moldings have an updated and sleeker look.<\/p>\n

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We did four major things to change the look.\u00a0 Even doing just one of those four things would have helped.\u00a0 They are all easy steps that you can take if you would like to update your fireplace.\u00a0 We had our subcontractors do the work as part of our remodel, but each of these steps is a fairly easy DIY project.<\/p>\n

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Add a shelf and molding to the fireplace.<\/h2>\n

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We all love to decorate our fireplaces.\u00a0 Right?\u00a0 The flat panel that was there before didn’t give me any place to decorate for the seasons.\u00a0 With the addition of a shelf\/mantel and some molding, the fireplace is prettier and fancier, and now I can add seasonal touches.\u00a0 We just looked at photos on Pinterest to get ideas on how to proceed with our molding and shelf changes.<\/p>\n

Paint the inside of the fireplace.<\/h2>\n

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This photo shows the inside of the fireplace before we painted it.\u00a0 You can see all of the house construction dust here, too.\u00a0 I sure don’t miss that.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 We had our painters apply heat proof flat black paint to the bricks.\u00a0 The black paint updates the look and ties in with other black touches around the house.<\/p>\n

Add marble or tile to the fireplace.<\/h2>\n

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We had our tile guy add marble tiles over the brick.\u00a0 That one step made a huge difference.\u00a0 I am told that this would be an easy DIY weekend project.\u00a0 If we didn’t want to add tile, we could have just painted the brick either black or white.\u00a0 Jordan painted the fireplace brick white when she lived in her Syracuse house, and that made a huge difference.\u00a0 It only took a few hours.<\/p>\n

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Since we covered the brick with marble tile, that made the space higher than the floor.\u00a0 To offset that, our carpenters added some molding, and then we stained it to match the floor.\u00a0 We could have removed the brick so that the marble would have been even with the floor, but we just didn’t want to add that to our to-do list.<\/p>\n

Paint the fireplace.<\/h2>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

The last step is the easiest, actually.\u00a0 If you want to know how to update a fireplace, just paint the mantel and surrounding wood.\u00a0 That will give it an instant face lift for very little time or money.<\/p>\n

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These four steps on how to update a fireplace are easy for any homeowner to do.\u00a0 Do you have a fireplace you want to update?\u00a0 If so, now is the perfect time to get it done before you start using it this fall.<\/p>\n

Take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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