Maddie oops sorry here is a photo of the brick. As you can see from above, I have been trying to cover them with area rugs. Ugh

carole not sure there is a lot you can do about changing color on a brick floor,covering up seems the way to go,wooden floor to go with your beach feel....

Patricia Pelgrims I LOVE your brick floor and I think it works tremedously well with your decor. Only the rug is out of place IMO. Your area rug should be a plain seagrass or a sisal one.

feeny Rooms with lots of area rugs can look great. I'd just continue to cover up the brick if you don't like it. It isn't that the bricks are offensive--I think they are quite a nice shade of brick, actually--but they aren't very inviting or comfy either. And I agree with Patricia that a different, more casual style of rug would tie things together more effectively.

Cindy Quinton My brick floors in my kitchen and hearth room looked benign at best when we bought the house, then we sealed them with a wet look sealer and they are a dozen warm vibrant shades of red, black, and orange. Big difference, and they are are so much easier to sweep/vacuum.

Patricia Pelgrims @Cindy, Don't take this the wrong way, but I think the shiny look wouldn't work for the look Maddie is trying to acchieve.

judyg If you want the beachy look, use sisal on the floor as Patricia suggests. It almost looks as if there is no grouting?

Jayme Hobbs Sisal would look great!

Patricia Pelgrims @judyg, Maddie said there is no grouting. I love that even more.

rouxb I think the brick works great for a sun room. I agree it is more the type of rug that is creating the discord.

stoneponies12 Hi, I also love the brick and agree that a sisal or Seagrass rug would work well here. It would warm it up. Also some simple curtain panels in a color similar to the sisal rug or in a blue/green sea glass color to go with the beachy feel.

Jay Owens Consider a nice gloss masonry finish. That looks to me like quite nice brickwork.

Hiline Builders Inc. Looks like a unanimous assessment so,... do I even need to say I think the brick is awesome! Sisal is a great idea or anything mono toned. I think the brick does give it a beachy feel.

latifeh What ever you do just don't paint it's gonna chip and look ugly if you hate the red try to stain it with darker brown(but ask a professional first)

Cindy Quinton I truly enjoy posting here, in spite of all the gracious people who know the single "right" way to do something... Just a heads up, but "In My Humble Opinion" when people post here (as I often do) they are generally looking for a variety of ideas, so that they can take what they want and leave the rest. Just saying.

Maria Ruskova

Maria Ruskova Sorry, the Chrysanthemum rug doesn't match the artwork. Maybe one of these would be better.

Patricia Pelgrims @Cindy, I assume you are talking about me in your last post.
I am sorry if I offended you, that surely was not my intention. My way is certainly not 'the right way' and indeed people asking for advice can make up their own mind out of all the great ideas that are being given.
Again, my apologies if I offended you.

bevballew Love the brick. Maybe a good clean like a power wash or something along that line might just give it a freshness. I am not insinuating you don't clean the floor! I have slate on my outside porch and a patio that has a certain stone and it was amazing how it just perked right up with a power wash. It is a treasure to have a brick floor.

lesliemahler I would look into painting it a light color. If it chips/wears it will look more shabby chic than industrial. Good luck!

rouxb I think posters ask for ideas, yes, but sometimes they just want a solution to a problem or a "tie-breaker". I would want a different approach and input to each of those. Ideas-I want ideas. Solutions-I want a consensus of opinion. It happens but I think it is rare that posters give "my way or the highway input." After having some time under my belt here, I am still surprised by the diversity of taste with Houzzers. It is a glorious thing! just my .02

Patricia Pelgrims To top it off, the poster asked this question 2 WEEKS ago, with a first reply from Houzzers only today. She must have been truly dissapointed for 2 long weeks. :-(

Cindy Quinton Apologies, Patricia and all, not my finest moment and not my nature to respond as such.

Anyway, I want to add that the there are also sealers that enhance the color but have more of a matte finish. Either way, my biggest issue with MY brick floors was the battle to clean them. Sealing them not only changed the appearance, but gave me the ability to clean them quickly and easily.

Joan Living in Turkey for 3 years with semi-porous stone (various kinds) floors, I learned from Turkish neighbors to keep them clean AND 'sealed' with a pure vegetable gel soap. Back in the USA, I found the closest to that gel soap is straight out-of-the-jar MURPHY's household soap. I now use this on my concrete countertops and it 'rocks' for a subtle sheen that deepens the color and provides a nice smooth (wipeable) surface, over time. Try it ...!!! It's non-toxic, smells really good, too, and you are cleaning and sealing in one operation.

Patricia Pelgrims Joan, that must be similar to 'savon de Marseille' or 'brown soap' as we sometimes call it in Belgium.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marseille_soap
These days it also comes in a liquid variety. It has been used on natural stone floors aswell as wooden floors for eons. It saturates porous materials with regular use and gives a fantastic patina.

Joan Patricia, hi. Yes, it must be the same treatment.
I will look into the liquid variety you suggest.
You are so right about its use on wooden floors as well, fabulous (!)