Brick Color? Design Advice?
Hey everyone, I am helping my cousin remodel and she has a brick house. I know there's a strong debate among people on painting brick and keeping original (so please be nice w/ responses if someone has a different opinion). For her, we want to keep orginial- but I was wondering if this brick is a speceifc color/ has a name? Or is it a combination?
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housegal200
last monthDo a Pinterest, Houzz, and Google image search for yellow brick house and whatever roof color the house has--very important. Yellow brick houses can look great with the right trim paint, a colorful front door, with attention on landscaping instead of maintenance required when brick gets painted. The brick you show has a a lot of gray grout, so light gray or taupe trim would enhance the house. Take into account the roof color.
Light gray trim paint harmonizes with window and door frames as well as gray roof:
On this house, the trim is coordinated with brick and stone walkway and landing:
Brown roof and golden taupe trim harmonize:
Rachel M
last monthThank you!!! would you say the brick is pink and yellow combo? Because it doesnt exactly look like most yellow brick houses. And she's getting the roof redone so I guess the color can be changed to whatever looks best. The back of the house is pictured. (gutters are being installed to help deal with the water that runs off)
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Comments (18)i have a bunch of pics here, so use your imagination and try to vision what I think would look good on your place. Love you metal roof idea. I think you should update the home (the 60's were good, but it's time for a facelift) to more of a mid century modern vibe. there are a few ways. First, Paint. yes, paint the brick (With Romabio of course. it's meant for masonry and has almost zero upkeep. look it up. Not the lime wash one, the masonry paint. you can have it tinted to any color so, imagine if the siding was done in a dark charcoal, and the brick below painted a soft white or gray? Or you could reverse the colors another poster on here painted their brick and was looking for another color option for the siding. I'd do your window trim in a dark color. here's a before/after from another poster on here. looks good eh? painted brick, white siding, dark window trim, AND she added the wood slat on the porch area. Wood is necessary! so the other option, composite wood siding (Hardie) on the 2nd story, just like this. paint the brick oh, and more modern garage doors. that's a must I love this one. similar style home to yours. you could paint the brick white, do the composite wood siding, trim out the windows, new garage door, front door. (this is my fave) next comment i'll post more split level pics...See MoreColour advice for garage door, front door, brick?
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judianna20
last monthlast modified: last monthIs the roof in poor condition or does it just need to be washed?
What ever the colors in the brick it makes no difference as there is nothing to paint, except a door.
Cute house, it is the landscaping that needs attention.
Rachel M
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This is the front of the house (first image). We used Sherwin Williams Color Visualizer thing for the second image. She wants a clean look.housegal200
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last monthLooks just like my brick. We embraced the color, went with gray roof, gray trim and the reddest front door the brick colors would support. That was after someone on Houzz told me to “embrace the brick. Learn to love it.” She was correct. Depending on the time of day the brick photographs pink, salmon, tan or hint of yellow.
cat_ky
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my updated ideas a light gray on trim and under carport, darker gray on doors. plants will range (i suck at pairing plants)- but since she wants a clean look i was thinking straight lines (the hedge) with a hint of color. And i thought no shutters at first but i like the color being carried on that side so now- keep shutters and hopefully roof is same color it is now, if not alittle darker
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