How To Cover A Brick Fireplace With Shiplap

This project came with its challenges.

How to cover a brick fireplace with shiplap.

Then screw the ship lap to it. Shiplap white wall color. The fireplace is a focal point and you don t want to take that away. When the first coat of paint dries apply a color wash and then quickly wipe it off with a clean dry towel.

And here s the finished brick fireplace makeover. I am seriously in love with this pebble tile. Using my favorite shade of white behr polar bear any. We used a combination of a crowbar chisel sledgehammer and a regular.

Mount it to the brick with masonary screws. How to install shiplap above a fireplace this is a super simple beginner friendly diy project tutorial covering the steps we used to install shiplap above our fireplace. This was the look we lived with for 10 years. Consider a mantle as it may add to the overall design with or without the ship lap.

Would need to do all three sides if it stands out from the wall. This is the 2009 version at the beginning of the shiplap trend. I guess at the time i didn t know about ripping thin plywood into strips to make faux shiplap so i used 1 x 4 s to cover the brick. The final step was to caulk around the edges where the brick met the shiplap wall and drywall.

Paint a red brick fireplace a deep shade of matte blue. Everyone s starting point and the surface they are building on will be a little different but i think this method could work for most homes. We made a big mess and removed the top courses only. Turning a boring red brick fireplace into a focal point can be inexpensive and easy.

It adds so much character to the fireplace and it was super affordable too. Construction adjesive like beats the nails gorilla glueand other construction adhesives will attach the ship lap too but very hard to remove if you want a change in the future. Don t do the walls on each side. It s hard to tell straight on but the brick was staggered at the top and we were looking for a more simple design.

To make the wash mixture mix one part blue paint and one part white paint with four parts of water. With the right tools you can achieve that sought after farmhouse feel complete with shiplap and whitewashed brick.