Tag: fireplace

• We Painted Our Brick Fireplace. Here’s Why.

  

  After failing to restore the original brick on our fireplace, we decided to paint it. We used Sherwin Williams paint in Iron Ore to add depth to our living room space.

  saltandrook

  August 4, 2018

  living room, Year 2

  fireplace, homepage popular, living room

• Choosing and Installing Our Wood-Burning Stove

  

  When you find out that your fireplace and chimney are crumbling, what are your options? This was how we chose a wood stove for our house.

  saltandrook

  December 9, 2017

  living room, Year 1

  DIY, fireplace, fireplace restoration, heat, heating, wood stove, wood-burning

• Work In Progress Wednesday: Living Room and Life Update

  

  Another #WIPWednesday. This time: living room ideas, an update on why we’ve been MIA (hint, hint: drip, drip …)

  saltandrook

  November 8, 2017

  before and after, living room, Year 1

  #WIPWednesday, fireplace, fireplace restoration, furniture, furniture ideas, Living Room, mantel, roof leak, water damage, work in progress

• Removing Paint from a Brick Fireplace: pt. 3

  

  The process of removing paint from bricks was a series of trial and error, with the final success coming from using Citristrip. The method involved patience and effort, but yielded satisfying results.

  saltandrook

  March 13, 2017

  fireplace, living room, Year 1

  brick, brick restoration, citristrip, fireplace, fireplace restoration, living room, nitty gritty, paint removal, vinegar, water, wire brush

• Removing paint from a brick fireplace, pt. 2

  

  We don’t recommend sandblasting your brick to remove paint, but oven cleaner is promising.

  saltandrook

  February 20, 2017

  fireplace, living room, Year 1

  brick, brick fireplace, brick restoration, fireplace, fireplace restoration, masonry paint, masonry paint removal, nitty gritty, oven cleaner, paint removal, painted brick, sandblasting, soda ash, walnut shells

• Removing paint from a brick fireplace, pt. 1

  

  Removing paint from brick? No biggie! Oh wait, actually this might be the world’s most tedious project.

  saltandrook

  February 3, 2017

  fireplace, homepage, living room, tutorials, Year 1

  brick, brick restoration, citristrip, citristrip brick, fireplace, fireplace restoration, homepage tutorials, living room, paint removal

• The first post, the first project

  

  The start of the blog, and the start of our projects.

  saltandrook

  January 29, 2017

  fireplace, living room, Year 1

  1915 colonial, brick, brick restoration, centrury homes, dutch colonial, dutch colonial revival, fireplace, fireplace restoration, living room, old homes, paint