tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post3211726207427544430..comments2024-03-06T09:44:19.109-05:00Comments on Things That Inspire: Painted brick houses: what color to paint the brick? Real life examples, inspiration pictures, and the colors homeowners and designers useThings That Inspirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405995431610377305noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-45184402732794748712015-02-20T16:06:46.625-05:002015-02-20T16:06:46.625-05:00Thinking of painting our 1973 Colonial (lower bric...Thinking of painting our 1973 Colonial (lower brick) white. Scarey. I like a "French" look and there's only so much I can do with a standard 2 story Colonial without major renovation. I have seen a lot of blue-ish shutters on French styles.. Your post shows many coordinated with shades darker than the brick paint. What's your opinion? Is there a post on the professional sherylmekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15632653662521474323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-83053864424701785702014-03-31T00:19:30.748-04:002014-03-31T00:19:30.748-04:00A wonderful roundup Holly and a great post. This h...A wonderful roundup Holly and a great post. This has got to be the single most difficult decor decision in a house!!! :)<br /><br />xo TerriWindlosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014227226507484798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-79705529518935788832014-03-27T13:13:25.643-04:002014-03-27T13:13:25.643-04:00I just love painted brick...sent this post to my f...I just love painted brick...sent this post to my friend who is building a home now with it. Excellent post! I have painted brick fireplaces for clients...usually after a bit resistance...but then approval.Mary Ann Picketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11885030768216528362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-51375040744117089152014-03-27T10:51:57.696-04:002014-03-27T10:51:57.696-04:00I dream of painting our brick! It's not awful,...I dream of painting our brick! It's not awful, but I do love a painted brick.paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09732549311548601111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-60826012376112127262014-03-27T09:03:04.707-04:002014-03-27T09:03:04.707-04:00i love your post. thank youi love your post. thank youtoko sepatu grosirhttp://www.tokosepatugrosir.com/products/115/0/Sepatu-Boots-Basamasoga/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-91253428729587108912014-03-27T07:39:07.045-04:002014-03-27T07:39:07.045-04:00Love painted brick myself but its not a very popul...Love painted brick myself but its not a very popular option in these parts...you rarely see it. I love taupey-gray colors the most and of course an old house with painted brick that slightly reveals a natural patina by allowing the brick color to come through......love the products you love, the outlet for the smartphone is so clever!! Have a great day.....The enchanted homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18016560832999165943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-84361884997803889812014-03-26T15:24:01.590-04:002014-03-26T15:24:01.590-04:00I love putty gray painted brick like Skimming ston...I love putty gray painted brick like Skimming stone by Farrow & Ball! Love!therelishedroosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13968818627323512213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-16011687700809009412014-03-26T12:17:12.920-04:002014-03-26T12:17:12.920-04:00Thanks for this well researched post. Always info...Thanks for this well researched post. Always informative & Inspiring.<br /><br />We have used Roma products & loved them. We had them tint five different samples for one house & I thought the coverage was terrific. Roma was most helpful & their color match is spot on.<br /><br />On another project, we asked our mason to mix cumberland sand to our exterior paint & apply it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-79532351161014588912014-03-26T12:14:12.368-04:002014-03-26T12:14:12.368-04:00Great post! Let us know if you do a follow-up on ...Great post! Let us know if you do a follow-up on wood frame houses. We had the opportunity to change the exterior color scheme on our Colonial Revival home several years ago & agonized over the decision. Our architect came up with two color schemes as alternatives to the existing creamy yellow clapboard with true black shutters and white trim, and we tweaked those options. I absolutely All Things Domestichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15542649096561175951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-84883715667700591002014-03-25T22:13:17.651-04:002014-03-25T22:13:17.651-04:00This was very timely and worth sitting here for ha...This was very timely and worth sitting here for half an hour while I waited for our painfully slow internet to load the photos! We have bought a brick house which we are going to paint white, so great to see all these various options and the end result. Amazing how they all read white, even thought the amount of tint varies in each. Just goes to show that agonising over which shade of white paintMel@georgicapond.com.auhttp://www.georgicapond.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-80089930884523028902014-03-25T21:45:21.097-04:002014-03-25T21:45:21.097-04:00Why.are.all.the.colors..basically.white......so.ma...Why.are.all.the.colors..basically.white......so.many.beautiful.combos.out.there....white.is.a.easy.choice.for.brick,but.not.the.only.one....look.at.Fitzmiller.and.Morris.for.inspiration.....tomasdinerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05696583248299314388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-25089272817079808402014-03-25T19:47:29.540-04:002014-03-25T19:47:29.540-04:00My head is spinning!My head is spinning!Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10575912351076887417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-7846455429952362982014-03-25T19:02:38.656-04:002014-03-25T19:02:38.656-04:00How timely! Two minutes before reading this post ...How timely! Two minutes before reading this post I was replying to one of the painter's estimates for painting our brick! <br />Then after reading this I excitedly reached for my Sherwin William's paint deck and it opened right up to Relaxed Khaki; an omen?!<br /><br />BM White Dove is one of my favorites and I have used it for all my interior trim and kitchen cabinets, and had already Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-61661541684859153012014-03-25T18:36:50.389-04:002014-03-25T18:36:50.389-04:00I have always loved painted brick - this is a grea...I have always loved painted brick - this is a great post with every house with wonderful paint combos!! Just Spiff Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17907245389820793988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-2450174086064395152014-03-25T14:20:07.758-04:002014-03-25T14:20:07.758-04:00Hi! Loved the post on painted brick--a favorite of...Hi! Loved the post on painted brick--a favorite of mine on any exterior! My home is the one about 2/3 of the way down the article--the Blake Shaw home painted White Dove by Benjamin Moore. No trim color was listed. It is White Dove as well, and our shutter color is Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore.Jennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-63567403241815906512014-03-25T13:18:54.013-04:002014-03-25T13:18:54.013-04:00We will be painting our house this summer - but in...We will be painting our house this summer - but instead of using traditional paint, we will use Permatint. It stains the brick rather than coating it. The finish lasts 30 years and allows the mortar to breath {apparently important for your house mortar to breath}.<br /><br />I love the look of painted houses - it's more upkeep but really pretty.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176830688737313086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-45587857857325385982014-03-25T11:32:39.325-04:002014-03-25T11:32:39.325-04:00the dark trim is a custom color, starting with a b...the dark trim is a custom color, starting with a base of BM 1617.Things That Inspirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405995431610377305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3422669494853882483.post-14554718190973255732014-03-25T11:30:50.510-04:002014-03-25T11:30:50.510-04:00I loved this post on painted brick! We grew up in...I loved this post on painted brick! We grew up in New Orleans and it reminds me of home. I especially love the last photo, but wondered if you knew what the dark/black color is?<br /><br />Also, we have a stone and shingle house, and I was thinking about mortar washing/lime washing the stone. Our home is very old (built in 1944)and in need of a cosmetic update. Do you have any photos of Suenoreply@blogger.com