Achieving a White Washed Look for Brick Fireplaces with Brick-Anew

It is very fashionable to have a brick fireplace with an air of antiquity. One popular approach to making a brick fire place have that century’s old
appearance is the look of white washed, or lime washed bricks. This look is a throwback to the old European tradition of lime washing brick, which
leaves the brick with a whitish, uneven appearance. In the past, lime wash was used to whiten and protect brick structures from the elements.
But lime is a dangerous and very base chemical that can cause burns and skin irritations, so it requires full protective apparel to work with it.
Lime wash is generally used as an exterior brick treatment requiring professional application, virtually ruling out its use to make your fireplace bricks gleam white.



An alternate solution is painting your fireplace using Brick-Anew brick paint. Brick-Anew is a viable, inexpensive, and safe method to create a rustic
brick fireplace. Using fumeless acrylic paints, you can approximate the look of lime washed brick over the course of a weekend. The process requires
no outside help, no hazmat suit, and even comes with a DVD that fully explains the process of achieving the look you want for your fireplace. In traditional lime
washed fireplaces there can be variations in shade, due to mineral interaction with the white wash. Using Brick-Anew you can reproduce these subtle variations.
 
Brick-Anew comes in a variety of shades, so you could even match the look of your exterior brick to the brick right next to your fireplace mantel!

Brick-Anew will ‘antiquate’ your fireplace brick almost overnight. If you are looking for that white washed, or lime washed look, some colors to consider as
your starting point would be our Misty Harbor or Twilight Taupe. They are our two lighter decorator colors and will allow you to customize your brick
fireplace to your exact specifications. Take a look at some pictures of fireplaces done with Brick-Anew. They are truly inspirational.