Hello hello everyone! Last week I showed you all how super duper easy it is to take an old outdated picture and turn it into amazing art. There is one other thing in this area that got a quick update, the stove. Let me show you how easy it is to update an outdated stove with one simple trick.
SUPPLIES:
Here is the ugly before picture. The lovely brass and black! I am actually a fan of brass, but this stove was just very very outdated!
TUTORIAL:
To start, we tapped and masked off every inch of the stove that we did no want painted. One thing that we wish we would have done now that we are done, is to paint the entire thing black. We only painted the brass parts black.
The masking part took the longest. I have a tendency to want to rush this step. Trust me, take your time and mask everything really well! You don’t want to end up with black paint on the glass or fireplace surround. I was good this time and really did take my time.
We used newspapers, paper bags, and cardboard to mask everything. You really just need at least a paper barrier between the paint and the surface you don’t want painted.
After we masked the stove, it was time to make a drop cloth tent! We taped the plastic drop cloth to the wall above the stove as well as to the sides surrounding the stove.
The paint is spray paint, so be aware that you will have over spray! I cannot say it enough, mask really well!
In the picture below you can also see the respirator mask
This spray paint isn’t as bad as the bathtub epoxy but it was bad enough that we still used the respirator mask
Here is a view inside the drop cloth tent!
When using any spray paint it is import to do many light coats of paint rather than one or two thick coats. I was surprised at how fast this paint dried. I think we ended up doing about 4-5 really light coats.
You can see from the picture below that the original black part of the stove could have really used another fresh coat of paint…..we didn’t realize how much of a difference painting the brass black would be….
So, probably down the road I will again mask this beast and repaint the original black parts to make it match.
Wait…..
Look at that brass…..doesn’t it look amazing!
It almost looks like a new stove and not one that is 30, maybe even 40 years old!
One more time, just for kicks, here is a before and after picture!
So much better!
Do you know anyone with a brass stove or just one that is outdated! Let them how they can update an outdated stove with one simple trick.
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We have the same kind of brass accents on our fireplace, and it drives me crazy. We also have dated peach tiles surrounding it, so the whole fireplace is pretty ugly. Painting the brass is one step in my future fireplace remodel, so I’m glad to see it worked out so well for you. I’ll be pinning this for future reference!
Thank you Vineta! Yes, the brass is so bad… but luckily it was easy to update. I think the can of paint was around $8.00. Like I said, the longest part was masking off everything. It only took an afternoon, start to finish to get this thing out of the dark ages and into the modern world! haha It still catches my eye sometimes and I just smile because I am so happy to finally be rid of that awful brass! Good luck, and be sure to share some before and after pics with me I would love to see how yours turns out!
It’s crazy how getting rid of a little bit of brass makes such a big difference. It looks awesome! Thanks for the idea.
Kati you have no idea. I look at pictures of this area before I painted it and I sort of cringe…I wish I would have painted it two years ago! So glad it is done, and yes, it has made a huge difference! Thanks!
Great idea, Shonee! Banishing brass always brightens up a space so much. I cannot even believe it’s coming back into trend. NO MORE BRASS! JUST NO! Haha Love how yours turned out.
Thanks Lauren! I know it is coming back, I hope people don’t start wanting brass fire places again…that would be bad. I am so happy with how it turned out. Thanks!