"“Since it was angled in the corner and went from the floor to the ceiling, it was quite the focal point and seemed to suck the life out of the room,” Jomana says. “I looked into having it demolished as we were moving in, but it proved too costly at the time to demo that much rock. We were kind of left with it, and I was itching to get rid of it.”"
"“I had thought my only option was to demolish the rock and start over, considering how big the fireplace surround was,” she says, but she decided to try a much quicker, cheaper method: paint. “I figured I had nothing to lose since it really couldn't get uglier,” Jomana says."
"Jomana started by priming the wood mantel with Kilz primer, then using Benjamin Moore's Decorator's White - the same color she used on her trim throughout the house - to take it from dark brown to fresh white. For the stone, Jomana used a warm white paint with a chalky finish ( Jolie Paint's Palace White), which she had applied by a pro with a paint sprayer."
"Because the matte paint dried so quickly, Jomana says it was ready for its second coat within just a few hours. The whole process took only a couple of days from start to fin"
A dark stone fireplace from an 1980s addition became a dominant focal point and made the room feel drained. Demolition was considered but was too costly when the home was first moved into. Years later, the fireplace was transformed using paint instead of removal. The wood mantel was primed with Kilz primer and painted Benjamin Moore Decorator’s White to match existing trim. The stone was coated with a warm white, chalky-finish paint applied by a pro using a paint sprayer. The matte finish dried quickly, allowing a second coat within hours, and the full process was completed in only a couple of days.
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