Chalk Paint Over Marble Fireplace

Kristin young totally transformed her fireplace surround using old white chalk paint by annie sloan.

Chalk paint over marble fireplace.

Poly will work fine on chalk paint but never put poly over chalk paint that has already been waxed. It will make the poly chip and peel. Like most water based paints chalk paint takes weeks to cure. When my family purchased our home in 2005 there weren t a lot of options for customizing our gas fireplace.

Don t confuse chalk paint with chalkboard paint which creates a surface that mimics a chalkboard and allows you to write on it with chalk and remove your jottings with an eraser. Mary did a great job. This budget friendly 25 fireplace update can be done in less than a weekend. I would assume the same thing might happen on a fireplace surround or mantle.

Leave to dry for a couple of hours. The first coat is applied quite thinly with brush strokes in every direction. In hot weather wax gets sticky and tacky. Allow six weeks or longer.

Apply the second coat of chalk paint again relatively thinly. Paint the marble with your chosen chalk paint colour using a chalk paint brush. I used the same wash on the brick fireplace. I would suggest using a water based poly on chalk paint if it is going to be near heat.

She used french linen chalk paint on the floor tiles and then ran a wash of pure white and water 1 part each over the dried french linen and immediately wiped off the excess. Get step by step instructions and tips to paint a marble fireplace surround using chalk paint including which brand holds up to the heat.