German smear rock exterior

When we thought about the cozy lived-in feel we wanted to create for our living room, I immediately knew I wanted to do a DIY overgrouted stone fireplace. There’s something about the look that, to me, feels modern and like an old cottage at the same time. Plus, as a DIYer learning how to overgrout

Princess Margaret Lottery Home, Toronto, Ontario | Murakami Design

After you voted to make our stone fireplace work in the mountain fixer, we got to "schmearing" and...I think I like it. Here's our stone fireplace makeover.

Transform your fireplace easily for around $50 using the over-grout technique, also known as German Smear.

Again, while watching Fixer Upper I was first introduced to German Smear. After researching more on Pinterest I fell in love ! Originally I wanted to do the outside of my house, but afraid of messi…

How German Schmear my ugly stone fireplace? If you are asking yourself this question, then you are probably ready to make a change. You can bring an old-world charm to your outdated stone fireplace, with the DIY technique called German Schmear. German Schmear is very DIY friendly and I am confident you could get this done in one Saturday!

Are you looking for an easy way to update a river rock hearth? Try the german schmear technique to transform outdated rock to beautiful European country style.

There are so many decisions you have to make when building a house. Lots of them are small, quick decisions…and some of them are big ‘ol monster decisions. Choosing rock is a big ‘ol monster decision. Rock is a big investment, and you can’t change it. I feel like exterior paint was a big decision,...