Home decoration
painting a fire surround
chairandchairalike · 26/06/2016 10:48
We rent and have got a horribly dated mahogany fire surround in the living room m. With the landlords permission, we've decided to update it by painting in a mushroom colour. Any advice (even if the advice is don't do it!)
Dfg15 · 26/06/2016 11:01
I've recently done this and it's looks great. I used Rustoleum chalky furniture paint and Rustoleum varnish. I gave it a good clean with sugar soap and then Two coats of paint and two of varnish.
wowfudge · 26/06/2016 11:26
Prime and two coats of water based satinwood paint. Durable, washable and lots of colours to choose from.
chairandchairalike · 26/06/2016 13:47
That looks great, I'm pretty clueless, do I need special chalk paint brushes? No need to sand first? Can I mess it up? Should I get a pro? 
Dfg15 · 26/06/2016 21:22
You don't need special brushes just ordinary decent ones. Make sure the fireplace is clean and dust free. I usually water down the first coat slightly. There are lots of tutorials on You Tube you could watch. I'm not an expert but I've done a few bits of furniture and they always turned out well.
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