Will you keep your kitchen countertop? You will want to choose a paint color for your kitchen that will complement your counters and cabinets as well.

Love LOVE the brick! It's just gorgeous! I like your idea of using gray for the walls. I would stick with a pale shade of gray so as not to compete with the dramatic look of the brick.... like Dunn Edwards Silver Spoon, Benjamin Moore Coventry Gray, or Benjamin Moore Gray Owl.

grey would work as well I like the gray owl color.

Pale blues would go great with the orangish brick. Complementary colors.

greige - match it to a speckle or grout in the brick.

Most of the photos I saw with red brick walls used clean white paint, as previous commenter suggested. Accents in gray, black, and variations of steel blue.

I like this, especially with your black sofa. I would get something black up on the wall, too. Not necessarily this pelican ;>)

@sootsprite I'm on a pretty tight budget right now so new counters are not in the near future unfortunately...but good call on matching paint to counters/cabinets!

Thank you all for the input, I'm glad gray is not NOT an option! Going for a gray or beige, will post pics when done

I would love to see a putty or taupe against the brick. You can even pick up on the color of the mortar between the bricks.

Here's the samples that I've put up so far...
1-bleeker beige
2-white
3-owl gray
4-Coventry gray

The Owl Gray looks great! It's a nice, warm compliment to the color of the brick and mortar.

Ditto Valley Floors, owl gray looks great

sweet, that's what I was thinking as well! Just deciding now if I should leave trim white or paint it black

If you leave the trim white it will sort of quietly blend in, if you paint it black it will really stand out and become a focal point. Personally I would leave it white so the brick will remain the focal point of the room, but you really could do either.

Owl gray with white trim. Love the brick and none of these paint samples are bad but I love the owl gray!

White or owl gray. They both look fantastic! What's the wall opposite the brick? A black accent wall would be really cool.

The wall opposite the brick is plain but the one that the front entrance to the house is on. Maybe white trim and that still leaves some room for fun art/curtains whatnot

Hi Elise-

I realize this post was from January and I do wish I would have stumbled upon it then. When purchased my beach bungalow, I was put in the same position. The only difference is that I had a exposed floor to ceiling red brick fireplace, rather than a wall. We can call it a law, because it literally does take up most of the south facing wall. With that said, I knew what I wanted. I was going for an eclectic industrial feel. But I wanted it to be airy, because I only have one large window.... In my search, the common denominator with most everyone was suggesting Benjamin Moore colors. I think a lot of people speak in terms of what paint they like, rather than the colors that are amazing throughout every brand out there possible. I must've spent a little over $100 in paint samples to get it right and when I did I was in love. I want to share this with you... Thee absolutely, most beautiful color came from Valspar, & she's called filtered shade. She's a very pale gray, and it changes throughout the day with slight sea foam, to Putty undertones... I have stark white slipcovered furniture, and lots of wood and metal elements going on to create an industrial look, with a mix of eclectic casual furnishings. It works for me and I would (((HIGHLY))) suggest this color be tested if you ever feel the need to change in the future. I am a big fan of bher paint, so I just had the color mixed over at the Home Depot.

This color is been on here for five years, and I'm in the midst of changing it out to seafoam by Sherwin Williams. Another beautiful great with hints of Pale green... If I may say so. Just from reading your post, it seems you sold yourself a little shore a little too fast, by jumping on the most popular grease from Benjamin Moore, when not all Gray's go and there are so many other wonderful grace on the market... I have a book that I see from all my test samples of greatness and neutrals that went beautiful with this red brick that is identical to yours. I kept it just in case I want to change down the road again. They are tried and true. So if you ever need any other suggestions, feel free to let me know

More photos

Sea salt is next

just say no to gray . the white looks amazing.

Well, ya, I see this post is a year old, but I agree with flair lighting. I think that whatever white you used as a sample next to your brick wall looks really great. It really makes the brick pop out. Wonder what color you finally chose? If you read this, could you post a pic or two?

I have this same dilemma and am just starting the process. I guess I will start with gray, putty, off-white type colors. I have a two story entry way with a brick wall and ivory and brown ceramic tile as shown in first pic so gray may not work:(. The previous owner painted walls a brown that I really dislike. I've found pics on a real estate site showing neighbors. My entryway really only has the wall and nothing else so it can look bare. Thoughts? This pic is the entryway opposite the brick wall.

Previous owner got rid of the pendant light so I'm going to have to have one installed. These are neighbor's pictures. Thoughts?

I know this thread is several years old, but what did you all end up painting your walls to go with the brick?

I have a loft with exposed brick opposing walls in next couple weeks. Because i live in a city with gloomy skies, I decided against gray but am leaning toward a warm Ivory Beige. Love the beige in 5th picture up (above my entry). Has a yellow undertone and I think it will make it cozy even when it's rainy and gray outside.

This is an old post.

I also love DunnEdwards Silver Spoon.