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Painted fireplace

13 years ago

We have a floor to ceiling painted brick fireplace at our new house. Kind of boring. What could I do to give it a makeover?

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Mark English Architects, AIA
13 years ago
Hi, I think you will find inspiration if you do a detailed Houzz photo search. I am not able to give color or specific design opinions without seeing the space.
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Bill Fry Construction - Wm. H. Fry Const. Co.
13 years ago
Here are photos on houzz with all keywords, the plus means AND (without it your get OR):
+painted +brick +fireplace
http://www.houzz.com/%2Bpainted-%2Bbrick-%2Bfireplace
You should be able to find some fine ideas there!
:) Rhoda

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