Bare Brick

• 1). Choose a color paint for your fireplace that works well with the decor in the rest of the room. Choose acrylic latex primer made for masonry surfaces. Latex primers can breath easier than others, which is ideal for porous brick. Choose an acrylic latex paint as well.
  
  
• 2). Clean your fireplace brick with soap and water to ensure all soot is removed. Ensure brick is dry.
  
  
• 3). Remove your fireplace mantle if possible. Tape along the perimeter of the fireplace to keep paint off of walls.
  
  
• 4). Paint primer on fireplace brick. Paint only one coat of primer and let primer dry. Use a paint roller with a thick pad or a thick paintbrush to apply the primer.
  
  
• 5). Paint your color onto the fireplace. User a roller or thick paint brush for this application, as well. Paint one coat, let it dry, then continue adding coats until you reach the color you desire.
  
  

Painted Fireplace

• 1). Use a chipper tool to chip away any paint that is already coming off of the brick. Carefully try to get off as much old paint as you can by chipping away at it.
  
  
• 2). Wash your fireplace brick with soap and water. Chip away any additional paint that comes up after washing and wash for a second time. Let brick dry.
  
  
• 3). Choose a color paint for your fireplace that works well with the decor in the rest of the room. Choose acrylic latex primer made for masonry surfaces. Latex primers can breath easier than others, which is ideal for porous brick. Choose an acrylic latex paint as well.
  
  
• 4). Remove your fireplace mantle if possible. Tape along the perimeter of the fireplace to keep paint off of walls.
  
  
• 5). Paint primer on fireplace brick. Paint only one coat of primer and let primer dry. Use a paint roller with a thick pad or a thick paintbrush to apply the primer.
  
  
• 6). Paint your color onto the fireplace. User a roller or thick paint brush for this application, as well. Paint one coat, let it dry, then continue adding coats until you reach the color you desire.