Updating blonde brick

3 years ago

The front of our house is almost entirely blondelone brick, with a sort of clay brown siding. We are due for a paint job and hoping to update the look. We would rather nit paint the brick if we can find a way to work with it, but are willing to if it would be a worthwhile transformation. We are thinking of dark wood garage and front doors, adding black shuttrs to the smaller windows, and a light greige paint for the sides. But would love suggestions, please and thank you!

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Sarah Buchanan
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3 years ago

Thank you everyone!

@raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio The bricks do have a fair amount of grey but look more yellow in person. Also my neighbor’s house is grey brick so mine look yellow in comparison to that as well. Also, we are just about to redo the roof so we can choose any color for that, which is why im looking at paint too, so we can make choices that all look good together.

@beesneeds I bet youre right about the gravel strip! We had thought maybe it was because of the tree roots but a walkway would make more sense! Going to investigate once we get to the landscaping!

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
3 years ago
IMO no shutters on that house . Garage doors with some glass for sure and IMO do not draw attention to them but a color that blens with the brick , which BTW I would not paint unless you want to devalue the house. A nice creamy white that enhances the brick and then go to work on the landscaping and IMO add some colore there and tall planters in the spaces between garage doors.
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cat_ky
3 years ago
Nice house. garage doors painted to blend with the brick, so they dont stand out. No painting of the brick, its a very nice color already. New landscaping with some interest and some color.
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marmiegard_z7b
3 years ago
You’re right in seeing tgat the current garage doors are pinkish brown and all wrong for your brick. The brick is creamier and a great backdrop for green landscaping and really a variety of plant foliage.

I don’t care for highly contrasting garage Dorian’s would samples-test some colors more like the brick. I would test colors if you can because the brick has texture, so grout+ brick+ effect of texture, and you may prefer how one or another aspect of that looks best in different times of day.
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palimpsest
3 years ago
I think you could do a variation on the low contrast kind of scheme it has now, but with a less-pink brown tone.
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raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio
3 years ago
On my computer, the brick looks more grayish overall than just blonde. Is that accurate? And the roof is a silvery light gray, different from the grayishness of the brick.

So, I think you need to look for a color that bridges those two grays since the roof is a large component of the look. Any color needs to have a large component of gray to it. Perhaps pull a shade from the brick that is a good transition between the two majors grays that you have here.

Wood accents, if that is what you choose, need to be more gray-brown than a warm yellow-undertoned brown - which might be hard to find.

I also agree that drawing attention to the garage doors by making them a strong contrasting color is not the way to go. So see if you can discern a shade that is in the brick for the garage.

This house style calls for no shutters., but perhaps a thin trim of brick mold around the windows, painted to match the new garage color.

I would look for a medium gray-blue for the front door, to help it stand out more.
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beesneeds
3 years ago
I'm not sure if the garage doors are faded, or just that color. I think wood garage doors to compliment your front door would look nice. Or a pale color from the brick to paint the current doors with would work too. I would recommend against any sort of windows in the garage doors. Your house is pretty much on the street and that can become a security issue when folks can walk up and look in your garages with ease.

Depending on the age of the brick and your location, you might want to get the brick washed. It don't show like siding can, but brick ages and gets dirty over time too. The brick looks lovely as it is, so not sure if it really needs a wash or not.

And not garage related, just my curiousity. Was there a walkway from the front door to the sidewalk at one time? The gravel strip across the lawn makes me think there should be or used to be a regular walkway there.
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