fireplace makeover
Nicole Lewis
4 years ago
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BeverlyFLADeziner
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Plaster Fireplace makeover
Comments (15)Your stones are nothing like the ones in the site you linked to; you cannot expect similar results. The stones on edge will disappear and the rounded ones will show too little surface. Further, that remuddled fireplace you linked to looks like garbage--like a bad stone job that used too few stones and waaaay too much mortar. That's the kind of thing that people post in here sobbing about how badly the fireplace (or backsplash or tub surround or...) turned out. Nobody--nobody--lays stone like that with that much mortar, except a DIY homeowner with no clue....See MoreIdeas for fireplace makeover ?
Comments (2)I would sure like to know what is under all that paint and stuff. Could be some nice brick? If not then my thought is something right to the ceiling but no mantel....See Moreflagestone fireplace makeover
Comments (3)Here's a couple ideas. There are so many choices of materials to choose from, but you can take it all the way to the ceiling. How high is the ceiling? Can you step back far enough to take a picture of the fireplace wall floor to ceiling?...See MoreBotched Fireplace Makeover
Comments (6)BeverlyFLADeziner, I did. lots and lots of videos… yes i have to admit i got cold feet early on and tried to get a bunch of the mortar off ( if u can believe there was actually more) the mortar is too white and kind of looks more like German smear than overgrout. the video tutorial i watched used white mortar but i think their tile format was bigger so i ended up with more mortar than brick 🤦♀️...See Morecalidesign
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