How to German Schmear a Fireplace

[@jacintacannon2395]

Hey ladies! I just wanted to drop by and thank you so much for this video. I am the most anti-diy person on the planet and with your instructions even I was able to pull this off! The results were exactly as I expected and I'm so happy with my new fireplace!

[@Freerunningtwo]

Hello Jacinta, I am in the middle of using this technique on my dark dated 70’s stone fireplace. How is yours wearing after three years? Is cleaning the soot easy? Or should I clear coat my finished fireplace?

[@angelagomez3333]

Perfect and it looks great.

[@debbydhill]

Oh Ash, I'm so happy for you! This looks so good, total night and day. It made the room come alive. Great job as always!

[@shanty2chic]

Debby thank you!!

[@jewdd1989]

Ohh man, this IS my favorite project you’ve done! Not that I don’t love the others, but it’s not only my style or rustic, while yes modern but comforting (if that makes sense?) but the impact for some short change really is huge! I’ve seen hgtv showing off the German’s technique of shmearing stone and even brick but, like most often, they refuse to reveal HOW! Thank you, there’s so many outdated homes with hideous old fashioned stoned or ugly bricked walls, fireplaces, etc. but I think this method would make even the ugliest 70’s stonework look like that heart warming effect that German Shmear gives!!! Thanks ladies, fantastic project and for barely an afternoon and a small cost compared to ripping stone out and starting over with new Sheetrock etc., etc., hell even compared to other builds, phenomenal results for so little work and cost!!! Btw, this white tile mortar you used, is it truly water proof or shall I ask weather/outdoors resistant or does an outside shmear require different mortar, concrete, cement? I’m planning on building, in my backyard, a playground/lounge area for my two spoiled Aussies and as much as I love wood I think perhaps parts of the build would be amazing with cheap brick or stone and then German Shmeared to fit my taste and hopefully🤞🏼 hyper, herding dog durable lmao 🤟🏼

[@shanty2chic]

JewDd* 89 thank you so much! I can’t say for sure that this is outdoor resistant but I would imagine it is!

[@taylorjones9513]

Love this, so happy I found this video. I’m going to try it. 😍

[@rsheets2009]

This looks great!! I have been DYINGGG to German schmear my whole house but the thought of how long it will take makes me want to curl in a ball and cry!!

[@shanty2chic]

Rebecca Sheets you can do it! Just give yourself a schedule for different sections of your house!

[@bonnielitchfield4205]

Looks so much better than before. Love it!! Good job!

[@shanty2chic]

Bonnie Litchfield thank you!!

[@juliemorrison6337]

Love it!!! Great great video and best explanation - uncomplicated - I have come across 👏🏻 👍🏻💖

[@coraelhagg4633]

Looks great, gives you the opportunity to be a bit bolder with your wall colour! Thanks for the vid, am going to try it on our bedroom fireplaces and then be brave and go for a wow factor in the wall paint colours.

[@Freerunningtwo]

Hello ladies! Love this video and will try it. I have to strip the polyU off my dark dated 70’s stone fireplace, that’s some work, lol. I’m wondering how do you clean any soot off? Just hot soapy water????? We use our fireplace a lot in the winter as a heating element in our mountain home. Thanks for such a wonderful video too! 😘😘😘✌🏼

[@donnaprzybilla2936]

Turned out great

[@dawnb3618]

Gorgeous! I wish my parents would let me do this to the fireplace...it would be so beautiful!!!

[@ashrodriguez77]

I live in Texas near Dallas and have a similar stone FP but with a brick and mortar surround around the hearth. I’m definitely going to do this project to my FP. I want a wood block mantel like that too though!

[@AroundtheHouse]

Love it! You girls are killing it, as usual.

[@PR-pe9oc]

Looks great, ladies!!! I wana build a fireplace, now!!

[@shanty2chic]

Pennie Roehrs thank you!!

[@annettegarcia1950]

What do you think the benefit is in using the mortar as opposed to just using paint? It looks great girls! Another WIN!

[@shanty2chic]

Annette Garcia thank you! Paint doesn’t have a texture to it. The mortar can be as thick or as think as you want so it looks like a German Schmear rather than painted stone.

[@MsCurliegirlie]

AWESOME!

[@shanty2chic]

Robin S thank you!

[@sourcehauntings8851]

Love it!!

[@woody123930]

So jealous . American houses are so much bigger than our U.K ones . Makes me want to emigrate now . B.T.W love the look modern farmhouse effect. Keep up the good work xx

[@shanty2chic]

Tony B thank you so much!! Houses are bigger in Texas than most of the US, as well. But, we don’t have basements so what you see is what you get. Would LOVE a basement!

[@icarr121277]

@@shanty2chic hi we don't have basements either in UK, you get the odd house with them but very little

[@leslie-reagan5219]

Looks great!

[@TJSWOODWORKINGSHOP]

You guy's did a awesome job I love it you guy's Rock :)

[@shanty2chic]

TJ'S WOODWORKING SHOP thank you!!

[@Jessiefantayland]

Well done 👍

[@vilmaterra4107]

Cuanta claridad aporto al lugar! Son unas genias, sigan así!!

[@chelseamcmichael4404]

Do you recommend sealing it with anything to make it easier to clean?

[@patricet.corielus6391]

Amazing!

[@northstar4851]

I’ve always seen German Schmear thicker, applied with a trowel. Did you purposely go in a different direction?

[@aarowolfgaming3285]

Is your fireplace real rock or stucco? We are wanting to do ours. Ours is stucco. I am wondering if we would follow these steps also.

[@daniellestepanovich5070]

Where did you get your mantel? So beautiful

[@LaCrestaLife]

I absolutely love this!!! 🙌 Fantastic video!!! The vibe of your home is awesome as well 😃 What color are your walls??? They look like a perfect greige in the video

[@ellenrankin1104]

Love this girls ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😘

[@bdsnook54]

How do you get the brush strokes out?

[@Jeannineross]

Why mortar instead of paint? What is the difference? Thanks!

[@hismusicnme]

I did one of my fireplaces in Lime wash, which was just as easy and super cheap (I think I paid under $20 to do two huge fireplace surrounds of old adobe brick. The question I have for you is, did this motar technique produce a surface that is more washable and less stainable than Lime? I love the Lime wash look and cost, but I feel that my hearth gets stained super easy and every time I use the fireplace, the smoke is dirtying up the exterior a bit. It's a large pit area and the fire can get super hot and big. I'm wondering what the feel and porasity of the German Smear is like?

[@shanty2chic]

Michelle Guzman they are two completely different looks. German Schmear is a texture on top of brick/stone. Lime wash is more of a thin paint (white wash) look. I would assume either would stain over time but as far as styles go, it’s not a apples vs. apples.

[@hismusicnme]

Shanty2Chic Thanks for your take 🙂. I don’t mind either texture, really. I just did the Lime wash vs Paint because a masonry friend told me my particular adobe would ultimately be a bit difficult to get paint to bond with.... so I Lime washed. I’m thinking Mortar would bond just fine, but if you’re thinking it might stain just as easily then, oh well 🤷‍♀️. Maybe I could just give it a quick wash and recoat after each season... in my spare time 😉

[@kawestley1965]

I like more stone showing it looks good.

[@MorganScheer]

Looks so good!! I am going to do my brick fireplace. Does it need to be sealed with anything?

[@shanty2chic]

Morgan Scheer Thank you! do it just like we did in the video ❤️

[@daneellawrence7457]

What type of fireplace is this?

[@respinal08]

I love how this turn it out! Quick question, I have some brick on the outside of my house. Would the Mortar be okay to use outdoors? Or does it need to be sealed?

[@REDCLAYHOMESTEAD]

usally you want your brick to breath, most people would use a lime wash, but this probably would work.

[@jasonpaguiligan1787]

Where did you get those couches?!

[@speedwayperformance1]

Hi. Enjoy your vids. Have you tried using a paint roller ?

[@milham76]

Can't do it with a paint roller. ....has to be a brush.

[@cathyh686]

Love it!!! Question, if you know...I have a fireplace paint kit---which I know that someone else down the road of owners will not be able to adhere mortar for tile or granite. BUT, you used mortar to do this, so I'm thinking future owners (in my case) COULD mortar over the German Schmear. What does your experience tell you (I have zero experience) ALSO, I have brick. P.S. The fireplace paint kit has a base coat that blocks the brick, do it does not absorb the next few steps of paint.

[@shanty2chic]

C Hubin this is a great technique for brick! It was quick and cheap so it was a great solution for me. If I ever want to change it, I’ll just have the stone removed and do something else!

[@rodee1671]

Wow. Those lashes.

[@michelledennis9463]

How many bags of mortar did you buy?

[@hara3435]

The television screen stuck in the midfle of it lololol

[@vickim6990]

Can you use this product on the natural pitted tile for back-splash?

[@shanty2chic]

Vicki m not sure about that!

[@GatorFinishing]

Could also use a paint roller?

[@shanty2chic]

GatorFinishing possibly! Haven’t tried but I worry the roller will pick up the Schmear as it rolls?

[@GatorFinishing]

@@shanty2chic Very true. Maybe try with a mini roller if you do. This turned out so cute and fun.

[@shanty2chic]

GatorFinishing thank you!

[@starrfitz9284]

schmear on kitchen island for complementary look?

[@TheMinatarie]

Can this be used outdoors?

[@meganwright2738]

Would this work on brick?

[@aliceolivares-chawk8307]

👍

[@CodeSe77en]

Couldn't you have just used white paint?

[@jw4718]

Yes, but then you couldn't emphasize the word smear over and over.

[@shanty2chic]

Bill Camara mortar has a texture to it and you can make it more thick or thin as you desire. Paint will look like paint on stone. Schmear looks like mortar on stone and has varying thicknesses.

[@shanty2chic]

J W you sure are spending a lot of time commenting on our video that you don’t like. That’s kind of sad 🤣

[@breaker3269]

Looks better the other way..makes the room look dead

[@samuelmccormick539]

Well done girls can you please come to my house in the UK

[@sadidiker]

⚘⚘😘😘

[@dodgedabullet670]

You should have removed more of the schmear and exposed more of the stone...less mortar...would have looked better! This looks just white washed the stone.Doesn't look like authentic German Schmear!

[@hjisagirl]

Better to ask for forgiveness than permission…..married 47 yrs….

[@ranat5526]

Those lashes needs some white washing too!!

[@milham76]

Looks nice but the voices were so high and irritating, I had to turn the sound off.

[@bruceporter2515]

This is a white wash, not even close to a German schmear.

[@shanty2chic]

bruce porter LOL! White wash is with paint and water 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bruceporter2515]

@@shanty2chic "LOL" all you want. You have absolutley NO idea what you're talking about. You literally used paint brushes to PAINT sloppy, white mortar over the stone! That's pretty much the text book definition of a white wash. A German schmear is ALL about "pointing" the existing joints with a mixture of Portland cement, lime, and sand...NOT MORTAR. You have to fill the joints until they're flush with the surface, then feather out from the joint to create the desired look. Some people choose to lighten the color of the cement by using a white sand in the mix, but many prefer the cement look. "Pointing" the joints also requires that you use a variety of different trowels to achieve the desired look, not paint brushes 🙄 So, you're very wrong..."LOL 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂."

[@shanty2chic]

bruce porter hahahahaha you sound like a really smart guy. You should start a KZbin channel 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@scodavcole2550]

Fireplace looks great but those false eyelashes look ridiculous in you 2! Kind of looking Clowny!

[@cbjueueiwyru7472]

Yikes, looked better before

[@rue_maxwell]

Did you make the shelves next to the fireplace? I love them! 😍

[@juliesmith1142]

I love them too. Would love to know how to diy that as well.