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First color that comes to mind

ok pros...tell me the first color (a pic would be great to!) that comes to mind when you see this brick. For the love of God, please dont say brown or toupe....I'm considering a blue or grey for the house itself the windows are white and the roof is brown. I will not post a pic of the whole house because we get off track and start talking about bushes and flowers and porches..lol
color only, please xoxo

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  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    ding ding i said blue grey. i put blue furniture with my brick fireplace and it looks great.

  • 11 years ago

    dark blue gray


  • PRO
    11 years ago

    The first color that comes to mind for your exterior paint is Benjamin Moore HC-172 Revere Pewter

    This color is a warm gray historical color and blends well with th e brick and the roof. It also works with a blue color.

    Why not paint your front entrance door blue to complement the Revere Pewter AC-22 Nantucket Fog. The Nantucket Fog is the color of the sky with lots of gray in it.

    Good luck

    Please post pictures of your completed project.

    Thank you

    Susie Ralls Designs

  • 11 years ago
    I like the idea of revere pewter or a little darker gray with a dark blue, yellow or teal door. The brick is beautiful. Good luck
  • 11 years ago

    Olive or gray green looks wonderful with brick.

  • 11 years ago
    guys! Am I wrong, or is revere pewter a toupe...y color? as I look at it, Im a little stumped....I am anti-toupe just like I am anti-clowns....I cant explain it, it just is.
  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    Wendy, if it's any help, this is a Sherwin Williams read on your brick...and not a clown in sight!

    Revere Pewter is very popular and for good reason...neutral and versatile. Definitely test it out, especially since you mentioned a brown roof. It's one option we're considering for our home. We also have some brick but our roof is gray.

  • 11 years ago


    Knoxville Gray HC-160 by Benjamin Moore · More Info


  • 11 years ago

    i like blue that is thinking about grey, rather than grey that is thinking about blue.

    no revere pewter, its not thinking about blue at all.

  • 11 years ago

    The Knoxville Gray is nice.

  • 11 years ago
    I think Chloebud and I should be BFF's
    Totally agree on the colour choice!
  • PRO
    11 years ago

    Chelsea Grey by Benjamin Moore. Sorry I don't the source of this beautiful photo...but it illustrates how this color looks great with a red brick.

  • 11 years ago
    ♡u Chloebud!!
  • 11 years ago
    progress.....shutters off..bushes gone!! color...?? lol
    we're getting there!
  • 11 years ago

    Are you doing the siding or just the trim? Rust. navy, charcoal, aubergine below:

    Ar


  • 11 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    Oh, and leave the little shutters off the big window. They're just silly.

  • 11 years ago

    Wendy, I meant to ask the same question as grover...you're doing the siding and trim? Also, your roof color is making me question a gray or gray blue, but I'm not a pro. I don't think you should go too dark on the siding color.

  • 11 years ago
    It's not clear to me what you plan on painting, but to answer your question, the color that pops out to me is the color located on the second layer (from the top) of brick - the big one in the middle, I see a sort of plum color. I am partial to BM 'wet concrete'.
  • 11 years ago
    To answers some questions (and to thank you all for your opinions ) we are planning to lay rock down the front of the house and plant some lower shubery. we have been told that the large bushes made the house look " sqwatty " and the shutters were not fitting, so they are all gone. as Ive said before, Im not a fan of the browns, i am hoping to pull a blue or grey from the brick. because the windows are staying white, im thinking the trim should be white and the siding blue/grey. again, thanks all!
  • 11 years ago

    I like that blue gray.