Should we paint our exterior brick or Limewash / Brick Stain?
Lucy Hoskin
9 months ago
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Lucy Hoskin
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Comments (37)Unless you have the money to update everything else to better complement the bricks, painting them will give you a much more updated look. Over the past 18mths I’ve been working on the front and landscape of my current house, including painting the bricks and it has made the world of difference! I’ve attached a before and after photo! Good luck....See Morelimewashing exterior
Comments (13)Laura- Thankyou :-) Maybe not to everyone’s taste but I’m quite proud of myself. I didn’t have funds for quite some time to do a feature I would like and didn’t want to paint the wall so am happy with what we have. It has brightened a ghastly retro dark room and since we can’t get rid of the arches in a hurry it has made it bearable at this point. Yes I made the limewash myself. I made it just with line and water and it has stood the test of time so far, being over a year. You can create a lighter look by doing one- two coats, basically the more you do the darker it becomes. Also the more you do it the less mottled it becomes and more solid white. i believe (though could be wrong that your one is possibly German smear more than limewashin). Whitewashing again is different. I could not buy the limewash product here in Australia though saw an awesome product in the states called Romabio (omgosh so nice). At any rate yes I made mine, I did see recipes which I think had salt to bond the product- but didn’t use that and was absolutely fine! I practised in my garage wall and was thrilled with the result. You used a brush to hatchcross the product on, that is the technique that stops the process becoming terrible. The more I have done, the better I have become (there was a lot of research involved in getting the technique right to avoid drops). I am not sure I would want to try it on the outside of the house unless really confi...See MoreHow should we modernise our quirky older house?
Comments (15)I'd be different , and wouldn't go too dark -- I'd almost consider a light grey or a sandstone or even a very light green/grey as the main colour , with the windows and shutters in the crisp white . Boring eh ? THEN though , I'd do the gutters and garage door in the brightest red or orange or yellow -- that balances out the crisp white features . And then , I'd do a largish sloping pergola about twice the width of the front veranda entrance( basically about as wide as the edge of the windows -- maybe 4-5metres , and coming out around 2 metres . The higher edge would be above that 'break' line , and therefore camoflauge that . Personally , I'd do it in a nice mid red type stain ( or use a rich timber and varnish it ) , but charcoal would work and contrast too . I'd levae the bricks , waterblast the drive , add a couple of big glossy terracotta pots ( maybe 1metre or more tall ) in the same colour as your gutterings , with cactus or similar -- these can even be added later as budget permits . Depending on your skills , it would be pretty budget ( maybe under $10K ? ) but it would really lift the look . Just an idea ....See MoreHow do we modernise a 70s brick exterior?
Comments (16)It's the landscaping I'd look at. The right (arched) side of your house is much prettier than the garage side, but is largely obscured by letter boxes and planting. The front path is an after-thoughty offshoot of the driveway. So from the street your focus is pulled to the wrong side. I'd demolish the mail box, and create a new pathway from the street to the front door, with pretty planting either side. Move the small tree in front of the door elsewhere, and keep the plantings in that bed low. Then paint the front door a bright colour, (yellow? turquoise?) to draw attention to it. Does the driveway need to be so wide, or could you curve in one side or another to expand your garden beds? Your lawn/existing beds are in fantastic condition btw. I don't love the driveway brick colour against your house bricks either. Don't really know the solution though....See Morebigreader
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