Leave to dry for a couple of hours.
Can i paint or color real marble.
Paint the marble with your chosen chalk paint colour using a chalk paint brush.
In painting you lose the natural stone touch but you can choose the color or even faux finish the look to create a marble look.
It looks so dated to me and the beige marble effect was really bringing the whole space down.
This is a super important step since cultured marble is a slick surface making it difficult for paint to adhere.
Add a couple of teaspoons of water to all colors to thin them out.
One disadvantage of choosing marble is that the natural stone is heavy and expensive to replace.
Here annie has chosen paris grey.
Also keep a small container of the white nearby.
Paint the marble surround.
The paint has held up fabulously really really nice.
With chalk paint you can cover marble in one or two coats with little to no sanding beforehand.
A marble fireplace can be an elegant addition to any home.
I painted and applied a transfer to the marble then sealed it.
When the marble becomes discolored cracked or outdated however it can also detract from the rest of the room.
But i have been wanting to do something about the cultured marble that surrounds the tub.
I had professionals paint the columns in my bedroom and they used a special primer called kilz adhesion which is a bonding primer specially formulated for slick surfaces such as cultured marble.
One alternative to replacement is to paint over the marble.
Indoor outdoor stone dye for changing the color of a stone slab or can be used to enhance a slab s color when working it.
You re going to want to use a stir stick to get the pigment thoroughly mixed into the paint from the bottom of the can.
My dilemma was this i don t like the color of it at all.
Apply the second coat of chalk paint again relatively thinly.
Preparation is the key to painting a marble fireplace surround.
The first coat is applied quite thinly with brush strokes in every direction.
I painted and applied a transfer to the marble then sealed it.
The chalked paint is very thick and it dries very quickly.
In separate containers mix white and black paint to create two different shades of gray.
Shaking just doesn t do the trick since it s so thick.