what exterior paint colors would make pink brick seem less pink? Help!
C Tripp
3 years ago
Hi! we want to repair and repaint our outdated exterior, but we want the pink brick to seem less pink? I'm thinking beige/khaki for the trim and a nice brown copper for the doors, shutters, and garage. do I want warmer colors to decrease the pinky tones of the brick, or cooler?
I'm not even sure if I like the beige/copper situation. would love and appreciate any ideas! I am terrible at this lol. using Sherwin Williams. Thanks.
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PROBeverlyFLADeziner
3 years agoThe green of your shutters actually makes the pink even brighter
I would recommend you consider Limewashing the brick with Romabio.
You can leave on as much or as little as you like and it will not peel off.
yvonnecmartin
3 years agoRelated Discussions
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Comments (32)Brown-gray (often called "weathered wood" is good, but BLUE or blue-gray is exactly what this house does NOT need. You don t want to see blue and pink fighting it out on your house - ughhhh. You need more analagous colors so the overall effect is they blend together and not so high contrast. Thats where browns or brown-grays comes in - the brick then reads more as a beige and the "pinkness" of it is de-emphasized, and overall effect is the two parts blend together more. I get that some of you for whatever reason dont like browns or natural brick colors, but this idea that if you pile on a contrasting color that you like ( blue-gray) that will make the pinkness go away - that's just not correct. It will do the opposite. OP youve prob already done this but searching on trim colors for pink brick will yield lots of options - at this point just be looking and see what catches your fancy, also since you have paint samples do paint out much larger panels so you can get a truer idea of how they will work....See MoreC Tripp
3 years ago
chloebud
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoFor me you just have the wrong green. The gray/green from Design Girl is really nice, and, yes, popular here on Houzz. Black or charcoal would be classic with your brick and white trim...and your roof. Love the combination of brick with black and white.
PROCreative Visual Concepts, Kevin Strader
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