This weekend I intended to work on the guest room. But I got to the local Benjamin Moore retailer and they closed at noon on Saturday and were not open on Sunday. There was one other even closer to my home, but they had recently had a fire and were closed. Well, I wasn't going to sit around and NOT paint anything now was I? So I headed to Home Depot and picked a new color for the mantle, and also picked up 2 gallons of Zinnser no-sanding-dry-in-one-hour primer. Say what? Yep- that would work for all the miles of brown trim in this house!
First, let's take a look at what the mantle looked like when we moved in...
The nice thing about this room is that all the trim with exception to the baseboard had already been painted. Saturday I primed the baseboard trim in the living room as well as the brick fireplace. Sunday morning, I added another coat of primer to the baseboard (and let me tell you the adhesion was awesome and I didn't sand a darn thing!). Then I got to work painting the brick and mantle in Martha Stewart's Zinc. After allowing it to dry, I gave it one more coat. wooden mantle required a third coat which it got this morning. The trim still needs to be painted, and the room is no way near done, but having the mantle finished is a good feeling! Want to see it now? Yes? OK, but let me tell you that I only put the decorations up for staged photos then quickly removed them to allow the paint to cure properly. So please if you do this at home, let the paint cure! :) Also, we will be mounting a TV above it which is why I don't have anything awesome like a mirror up there. Darn husband. ;)
The walls in this room will be remaining white, and I wanted the fireplace to really be the focal point, so I knew I wanted to paint it. I am really happy with how it turned out! One project down. 857 kajillion to go!
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Oh, and guess what I have been working on today??? The new QUEEN headboard for the guest room! The darn husband that is making me put a TV over the fireplace was sweet enough to pick it up for me yesterday. I will share it tomorrow at POWW! See you then!
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Looks great! I love the color :)
soooooooooooooooooooooooo gorgeous! It looks like you're making great progress in the house!
it looks beautiful cassie, i love the clean look!... i too just did a mantle makeover this past weekend. i will be sharing soon : )
Wow you made some great progress! I love the couches and the rug!
oh-my-goodness oh-my-goodness oh-my-goodness!!!! I love it. It looks SO SO awesome!!!!! :) I LOVE everything!!
Wow girl, you move fast! I just LOVE the fireplace color with your new couches and rug! So beautiful!!! Martha has the best colors :)
Hot DANG that's an improvement! I love it! That looks like a familiar color!! Love it...the room is SO bright with natural light! Love!
Cassie looks like a whole new place. That color is perfect, especially with the upholstery on your sofas. Love seeing the transformation, you must feel good having one room done, can't wait to see the rest.
Looks amazing! What a beautiful room! Love the windows and natural light, love the gray fireplace and furniture, love the floors. I *might* have been tempted to stain the wood mantle rather than paint it, but I like the clean look of it painted as well. Off to a great start!
It already looks like a million bucks. I am glad you moved and we get to watch the progress of you making your new house a home.
Your living room is looking gorgeous! The color palette is so calm and pretty...LOVE the gray and the couches and the rug and the tables. Huge progress!
Oh Cassie, this is fabulous!!! Amazing what a can or two of paint can do to a room!!! Truly a lovely transformation!!!
XOXO's,
Jessie
acozycottageinthecity.blogspot.com
pretty color! It look great :)
Great colour! Love it with the white walls.
Your sofas are wonderful!
Oh that is fabulous! I love that color. The room is going to look amazing.
Your fireplace and mantle looked a lot like mine, which I have been debating whether to paint for years! Looks great!
HOLY Cr*p!!! It looks freakin' amazing!!!!!!! Seriously dude! No joke! I love love love love it :)
love the color, i bought a sample of this the other day, i'm thinking of paint my son's bedroom furniture with it. looks great.
It looks beautiful. Love that color. And what great light you have in that room.
What a difference! Not that it looks bad, but you could also spray paint the metal around the fire place. I think rustoleum makes a fire safe spray paint. I know what it's like to fix up an older home, good idea to take one project at a time.
Great color! I LOVE those couches.
The fireplace looks fantastic. Love the vignette too. So pretty. Hugs, Marty
The fireplace is a beautiful color and great focal point in the room! It also looks great with the couches!
This looks amazing! I love the gray. It's completely unexpected but still very subtle and soothing at the same time. I am so with you on the brown trim. I had wood trim in the kitchen and family room and it was the first thing to go. Great job!
It looks awesome. What a difference. Love the mercury glass decor too!
wow! love it! that zinc color is perfect!
I can hardly believe it's the same room! It looks great.
Cassie, Fabulous paint color! The fireplace looks wonderful.
Hugs,
Sherry
The room has warmed up and has a sense of calm with the color choices.
I love the color!! You are making fast progress!
fan-flippin'-tastic!! i bet you grin ear to ear every time you glance into the room--i know i would!!
love the color--so calm!
amy
Oh Cassie, I love the color you painted the brick. The sofas are fabulous too.
Kathy
Shut your mouth! I LOVE it!! Your living room is looking so amazing!! Love the color scheme!!
Looking good...love that color!!!
Blessings,
Linda
It looks incredible!!!! It's like a whole new room! So well done! I'm sharing this on my blog later to show all my naysayers that painting a brick fireplace can make it beautiful!
I love this!
It's neutral, yet adds that extra fun punch to the room :)
I think you made the perfect choice (I also love the new sofas!)
Cassie, it is beautiful! I love that color......You hit it out of the park on that makeover!
great color! did you get new couches too? It is a very pretty room, lots of windows and great light
I LOVE the way your fireplace is looking! Are you leaving the surround gold like that or is that on the to-do list? :) Looks like this room is coming along wonderfully!
Looks gorgeous! Really...you did a fantastic job (as usual). The contractor (Jimmy) is coming over this week to give me a price on some things. Thanks for his info.
Great choice on the color! One of my faves. It will definitely stand out yet provide a great complimentary background to any seasonal decorating. Nice!!
Cassie, it looks so beautiful! You have done a lot already. The fireplace is fantastic....great choice on the color. What a lovely living room.
Holy hell! That is fabulous!
Oh my! What a change! Love the color you chose! It looks like a completely different room.
The tv over the mantle will grow on you...if you ever get control of the remote. :P
What a great color!!! I have been so excited to see what you have been working on in your new home. And your couches look great. It looks like you are having so much fun!
Woo freaking hoo! Looks awesome....Great project to have "checked" off the list...
Take care,
Lisa
cassie! Your fireplace looks awesome! The painted baseboard really makes a huge difference. Love it!
gail
Love the color on the mantel Cassie!! You are the color master!Your couches are gorgeous too. Do you know how jealous I am of your fireplace? Make sure to light it up on Christmas morning for me.
Sooooo pretty! Such a serene space!
Holy cow!! It looks gorgeous! Great job!
Haha I knew it wouldn't take you long to start making your mark on your new home...I'd be like a woman possessed and I bet you are too! Is the primer you are referring to Zinsser BIN? I use that for all my furniture projects...it is awesome stuff! I am in love with painted brick and I hope that our next home has some brick for me to attack with the paintbrush :)
The mantel looks beautiful. Can't wait to see the mirror there though...I would have been desperate to get it hung, and my husband would have been the sensible patient one putting the handbrake on too, lol.
xx Karen
It looks awesome! I love that color on the white walls. This room already looks gorgeous and you're just getting started!
Wow, the color is perfect. It looks beautiful with your new couches. I can't wait to see more.
Wow Cassie...your place looks amazing already! Great job on the fireplace...love the color! ~Deb~
Love it! Can't wait to see more of the new house
Looks great Cassie!
Just gorgeous! I love the furniture and how you have it payed out. Love love the rug. The mantle looks amazing. I really like that you didn't do the typically paint brick white.
Looks great! At least that "darn" husband of yours let you paint the brick - mine is still opposed after staring at our ugly ass orange brick for nine years!
I love your couches too!
Gail
I LOVE that color - definitely adding it to my list! Also, where did you get those couches? (Sorry if that was mentioned in a previous post!).
I love that color of the fireplace! The trim looks great! Great job Cassie!
Gorgeous color! You're making amazing progress!
Kacey
p.s. can I borrow some of that endless energy?
Great minds think alike, we recently painted our fireplace dark too! Love the color you chose. It looks 100x better.
LOVE!!!!! I now have fireplace envy. Great job! And thanks for the heads up on the new Kilz...I have orangy stained wood window trim I need to cover to match my new white baseboard moldings. :)
Wow!!! What a difference! The color is beautiful. I love the entire room!!!
That is going to be one really fabulous room! Love the mantel! What fun you'll have changing it up!
Love it all!!
Love, love, love!!!! I think this is one of my most favorite transformations! Take care, Caroline
Your couches and coffee table are so perfect they look fake. I know, I know, fireplace is the focus, but hot damn those tables are so pretty!
Let's discuss the brass thing.... Do you have plans for it? Ours went to the curb during week 1 and we've never had a draft issue. Or will that be painted some ah ma zing color too, just like those tables?
OMG I love it- what a great color- Did you hubby freak about painting the brick?
Did I mention I love it?
Hope you are settling in OK.
beautiful! the room looks great with the "new" fireplace!! and those are my fav colors :)
Oh Cassie that is GORGEOUS... LOVE the gray! I'm putting it in the Spotlight this week. Have a great one!
I love it. Your fireplace looks amazing.
Ruth
so pretty!!! love the color
You choose a perfect color. I love your rug and couch combo as well. Very classy room. I just saw on a hgtv where they repainted a fire place plus they also painted the brass fire surround. I guess they make a fire proof paint for that. It made a difference on there's. However it's your home and your choice. Good luck with your home.
Cassie, that turned out fabulous! The gray looks great against the white walls. I know how tiresome painting the trim can be. At least you just had the baseboards to do!
Oh Cassie it looks amazing! You are doing a wonderful job with the new place! I love the color. What is it? I would be delighted to have you stop by and link this up to my VIP party this weekend! http://designergarden.blogspot.com/2011/10/vip-party-34.html Have a safe and happy halloween!
Such great color the gray I love it, I would not imgine bricks looking sooo elegant! I hope when hubby mounts the TV he hides it with something pretty, like a movable artwork or even a mirror...can't wait to see how that turnes out! Happy Halloween. FABBY
Love the color! It absolutely makes it "pop." Saw your feature on My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia!
-Heather @ www.commonplacebeauty.blogspot.com
It looks beautiful! The rest of the room is coming together nicely too! I really love that rug - do you mind sharing where you got it from? I have been on the hunt for one for a while now!
Jenn :)
I love the brick painted! And where did you get that little silver owl sitting on your mantle? It is SO cute!!! ~ Barbara @ http://amotherandadaughter.blogspot.com/
That turned out great!
Are the couches "Henry" couches from West Elm? I have their velvet sectional on my wishlist right now.
Thanks so much for getting back to me. I love the way the couches look in your space and am so glad to hear you love them.
I'm 99% sure that's the couch I'm getting. Not sure if it will be a sectional, or two of the same size like you have.
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