Before you tear out your existing fireplace, consider these ways to upgrade an outdated fireplace without a full demo.

Sometimes, even despite attentive maintenance and care, brick masonry fireplaces amass a fair amount soot, mildew, and efflorescence that cumulatively dates a modern home. While a teardown of this ...

Fireplace too dark? Use our step-by-step guide to brighten it up and bring some life to your room. While some bricks are beautiful and shouldn't be painted, others might not have that classic ...

There's no need for your cozy wood-burning fireplace to make your home look dated. Learn how to easily add texture and style ...

Q: Can I paint a brick fireplace? A: You can paint the exterior of the fireplace (not the firebox) with any high-quality latex paint that is suitable for masonry. You will also need to clean the ...

You may have seen paint transform a room before, but have you ever seen it transform a fireplace? Emily Lex purchased her home in Gig Harbor, Washington, in 2016 and has always planned for larger ...

Seattle | For years, fireplaces blended in too well at Heidi Noun's Seattle home. One fireplace was hidden behind a wall, and another was plain white and drab. At the suggestion of an interior ...

Q: What would happen if someone used house paint on the inside of a dirty fireplace? The one at our house is really ugly. My wife wants it fixed, but I can’t afford a wood stove or insert. A: If you ...

It's taken almost 40 years, but I think Marcia is finally starting to rub off on me, just a little. And that, as Martha Stewart might say, is a very good thing. We were discussing our latest project ...

If you're remodeling a room and the new colors don't match the brick fireplace, painting the fireplace is an inexpensive upgrade that make a huge difference in modernizing your interior design. Make ...