HelpNeeding help with a paint color that would work well with brick.
Was hoping to get ideas on what color would look best with the brick. I was leaning towards a dark gray or even blue. Any advice would be much appreciated! Thank you!
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louisecolesmom
3 years agoMelissa R
3 years agolouisecolesmom
3 years agoMelissa R
3 years agohopefully someone else chimes in. I wouldn't paint the brick. Brick is so classic and yours isn't a bad color!
I'd add this
louisecolesmom
3 years agoI do like the distressed brick, probably will leave it alone. The red door is a cool idea but our door is mostly glass, and is stained. Might go with a little lighter/natural stain.
PROBeth H. :
3 years agoI think your brick looks nice as an accent.
your current house color isn't bad. have you thought about doing a darker, contrasting trim color?
right now you have the white windows, trim, fascia, if you do a dark siding, that white is really going to stand out.
any other homes in the neighborhood like yours where they've gone darker?
you have the used brick, so basically any color works with it.what if you tried one of these darker colors for the trim?
or, if you like blue, any of these would be nice
if you do dark like this, I feel like some wood elements should be added.
I love these colors w/your brick.
louisecolesmom
3 years ago- PRO
Beth H. :
3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago louisecolesmom
3 years agolouisecolesmom
2 years agoHi its me again. I’m finally getting the house painted. We had to delay due to health issues. So these are the colors I’m thinking about. Platinum Granite for base, trim either swiss coffee or the San Francisco fog and doors and shutters wrought iron/ or carbon.
Would love to get some feedback. Thank you in advance!
- PRO
Beth H. :
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agopaint on some samples w/both combos.
I like the swiss coffee and the carbon. Not sure I like the fog and the platinum together.
I don't know if that Wrought Iron color you have is quite dark enough.
This is the combo I used w/mine (Swiss Coffee was Behr I believe)
I only used the platinum along the roof fascia.
similar shades w/all ben moore. I love the swiss coffee/wrought Iron together.
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