You face a few different issues: how to prep brick and tile so paint sticks, which paint to use and how to apply the paint evenly to such textured surfaces. There’s considerable disagreement about ...

“Anticlimactic” is the word best describing the white mantel over the boring beige tile of my cookie-cutter fireplace surround. Designers often refer to the fireplace as the focal point of the living ...

Q: I would like to paint the brick and tile around my fireplace, which has a gas insert. I suspect it might involve different prep work and paint for each surface. How should we proceed? A: You face a ...