Bye, Bye, Pink Tile!

Tonight’s big project was modernizing the fireplace.  I didn't start until after 6:30 P.M. with my crazy work schedule, but I knew I wanted to get this project done!  The home had pink tile around the fireplace, and from Day One, I knew it had to go.  I had originally planned on breaking the tile up, removing all of it, and replacing it with stone (and still may do that), but for the sake of time and cost at the moment, I decided to give it a fairly easy facelift by just painting the tiles.

Those ugly pink tiles!!!

The paint spill I had to sand away.

I started out by lightly sanding the tiles.  I actually had to scrape off a good amount of paint, as my painter had spilled some paint on the floor and tile.  But knowing that I wanted to replace the tile, he left it on the tile.  Oops!  Plan change!  After sanding, I painted a coat of primer on top of the tile.  I let it dry, then painted another coat.

I started out by brushing the edges and mortar.

Starting to look better already.

After the first coat of primer.

I had chosen a dark grey for the final coat, but I was beginning to wonder if that was a good idea or not!  I loved how the fireplace looked after the second coat of white primer!!!  It really modernized it and made it pop!  But I also knew that it would get very dirty being white, so I opted to continue with the plan.

Looks so much better!

It's definitely the centerpiece of the room.

Looks clean and crisp!

But that was all she wrote tonight!  Two coats of primer.  I will apply a third coat tomorrow and then add the gray paint!  It already looks so much better…here’s to hoping it looks even more amazing after tomorrow!



After the very wet second coat!  Now if I can just figure out a way to get rid of that gold trim!!!

Little by little!