So we have some hip, young neighbors who moved in this spring and they had the same affliction of a shiny brass fireplace that we did. They just went ahead and painted it. On their lead, and seeing how well it turned out, we tried it ourselves. Of course, we had to take care of some prep work.
The last shot of the 80's.
About a roll of blue tape, the Sunday newspaper and a half an hour later, we were ready to go.
The first coat! We wanted to make sure it was nice and dry before it got the second coat and we did the inside. But then it rained, I got sick, and so on. It looked like this for a week before we could do the second coat.
And finally, the finished product. We don't know if it will withstand the heat of a real fire so the candles are just doing the job for now.
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