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Exterior Design Dilemma

7 years ago
HELP! We just got new siding on the house. It’s a sage green color. We are unsure what to do with the brick. I’m not really a fan of the color. Any ideas???

Comments (20)

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    Perhaps, you can alternate white brick into the mix to break up the existing color.

  • 7 years ago

    Paint it! Make sure you seal the brick right first, but I would go cream, or if you're feeling bold, go for a darker version of the same color and pop an accent on your front door (and maybe the same accent on some shutters).

  • 7 years ago


    Contemporary Rustic - Home · More Info

    I would not paint the brick because once you paint it you have to keep painting it. I would paint the garage door and trim tan. Add some landscaping.

  • 7 years ago

    If you're going to paint it use this:

    https://romabio.com/



  • 7 years ago

    I think you would be really happy if that brick was the same color as the siding or a shade or two darker to ground it a bit.

    before:
    After:



  • 7 years ago
    Thank you! I think we are leaning towards painting it the same color and doing the black shutters.
  • PRO
    7 years ago

    You NEVER seal the brick. Brick must breathe.

    This product recommended above was the right product.

    https://romabio.com/

    Perhaps money should have been spent on updatting the windows



  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Remove your shutters. As an experiment, paint the garage door the same shade as the brick. See if that makes a difference since it matches your large chimney. Here are some garage doors painted to blend in with yellow brick like yours. Note the cedar accents. You could do a cedar pergola. If you get around to replacing windows at some point as Beverly suggests, bronze windows would look wonderful.

    Brickwork/Veneer · More Info


    Greenish house, yellow brick, brown and cedar accents:

    Eldorado Stone 2017 · More Info


  • 7 years ago
    This is what the house looked like before we updated the siding. The siding was dented and needed to be replaced. I agree that the windows should be updated. We just don’t have the money right at this time to update them.
  • PRO
    7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Paint brick in the same color as siding.


  • PRO
    7 years ago

    Here is my rendering with two colors just to show how it would look.


  • 7 years ago

    Wow celergirl, both those look great. I was also going to suggest a cedar door, but it would be so expensive. However, you've given the OP a whole new house to consider. Well done!

  • 7 years ago

    No shutters. Have the brick stained rather than painted, for better upkeep. A shade or two darker than siding, or add gray.

  • PRO
    7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    There is still opportunity to paint garage door in cedar color.

    Here is darker color and no shutters.



  • 7 years ago
    That looks amazing celerygirl!!
  • PRO
  • 7 years ago

    Celery, very nice work, put please take the shutters off the bay window. A bay NEVER EVER gets shutters. I'll let you keep them on the other windows, if you must. ;-)

  • PRO
    7 years ago

    Thank you Grover! Now I know!

  • 7 years ago
    Not a fan at all of painted brick but those bricked to match siding do unify the look beautifully. I would first try just painting the garage door a few shades darker green than siding or that cedar stain which picks up the warmth of the brick. Much easier than brick painting, and plain white needs to go away even if you paint the brick.
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