Pearls & White Fireplaces

Woohoo! Look what I found today while out treasure hunting. I scored some major booty and all for only $3.00. I am thinking perfect elements for tiaras, crowns and party hats.

Not too long ago I left a comment on a blog about how I had painted my fireplace. After that some ladies came to my blog and left comments asking to see the paint job. Isn't blogland wonderful? So here it is. You can see in the insert part where the wood stove is, the original color of the bricks. They are kind of a pinky color (not the good shabby kind either). I didn't like that color at all. The only reason I haven't painted the inside yet is we plan to replace the wood stove with gas logs and I figured I may have to get a special paint. The rest of the fireplace was painted with just a cheap white flat wall paint. I watered it down a bit and then applied it with a pouncey and almost dry brush effect. I wanted the old brick to show through in spots. Hope you can tell that in the photos. I hated the mantel we had. It was just a plain old dark stained piece of oak. I ripped that down and instead of replacing with another mantle I was lucky enough to find that old cast metal window grate. Don't you just love the heart in it? I love it and have no regrets what so ever for painting it. Hope this helps answer your questions. If you have anymore just ask away and I will amend this post. Have a great weekend! Hope you get to go treasure hunting too. xo Lynn

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