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Should we add drywall on top of this brick wall or keep the brick wall

5 years ago

Do you think this brick wall is ugly and that we should add drywall on top of it? Also do you think we should color builtins white? I have added a picture of neighbor’s house which has painted everything white not sure if I like it.

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houssaon
5 years ago
I actually like your's better. A large piece of artwork, not a TV would look good.
kulrn
5 years ago
Did they close off a fireplace? I like your brick better too, but maybe with the built ins white.
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beesneeds
5 years ago
I rather like the variegated browns in the first pic better than the bland white of the second pic.
cat_ky
5 years ago
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Leave both the cabinets and the brick. Yours looks better than the picture with the white. If you are determined to do something with the brick, then, no solid color paint, use a paint wash, so it still looks like brick, not flat painted brick.
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Barnes Custom Builders
5 years ago
I like the natural brick. Would possibly paint the built-ins.
suedonim75
5 years ago
keep the brick, but paint the cabinets.
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5 years ago
I would keep the brick.
gigirambles
5 years ago
Another vote for keeping the brick - it works really well with your furniture, in my opinion. As for the cabinets, I could go either way.
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5 years ago
Here is my mock up. So you can see how it would look like.
Vicki Denson
5 years ago
I go with keeping the brick. First thought was to paint the cabinets and try matching the paint to the lighter color in the brick, but after looking at the pictures with the painted cabinets, I like the wood better.
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Original Author
5 years ago
Wow! Thank you so much everyone for your comments and pictures. The pictures helped a lot envisioning how it’d look like. I’d post a photo here of the final look we’d go with
cpaul1
5 years ago
Your house style appears to be mid century modern, so I would keep the brick as is. And I would paint the built ins, color TBD.

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