Before the paint.
After the paint.
Painting brick is sometimes the best idea ever. This is one of those times. I have more photos to prove it, but is that really necessary? Just because the house is dated when you buy it doesn’t mean it has to be dated when you live in it.
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I’m guest posting over at The Inspired Room today, where the lovely and gentle-spirited Melissa offers encouragement and inspiration for creating both a beautiful home and a beautiful life without breaking the bank. I hope you will hop over there and say hello!
I am so happy you posted this. We have tacky red brick on the bottom half of our 70′s ranch and I have been debating about whether or not to do this. I think this helped me decide to just do it!
Emily, that looks fantastic!!! Wow, and double wow, what a difference with the white paint.
I would love to see a follow up post on specifics of materials you used and how you completed this project…. Like the black kitchen cab post which was very helpful…. I love it when you share the “how to” information! Thank you for inspiring us all to LOVE the home we are in!
I completely agree! I’m a huge fan of painting brick since I first saw it done on HGTV
Love the transformation! Amazing!
I love it, it’s beautiful! Definitely the perfect decision.
What a wonderful transformation- love it!
GIRL!!!
It took my breath away! I love it! Makes me want to paint my brick. Every. square. inch!
It looks so great! I painted the bricks on my last home and it made such a difference. Good for you!
XOXO
Jen
You must be sooo satisfied with the results! Very nice.
Great paint job, the house looks beautiful with that nice monochromatic white, the brick before was too high contrast. What brand of paint did you use? Benjamin Moore, Behr?
Benjamin Moore is great paint for this… http://www.aboffs.com/paint.htm
OMG…I was just doing an internet search on painting brick and YOU came up!!! My new friend from She Speaks!!! LOVE the paint. We are looking at a red brick house to buy and I don’t love the outside, but I love the inside so very much. I had the idea today that if we painted it white I could love it.
How much does it cost to paint a brick house? Any idea??
Love ya!
Sandy Cooper