Wall Treatment on bricks
Vanessa L
6 years ago
Hi all, I am obsessed now with this advice site after getting great ideas and feedback.
We built a large deck and have a bifold style window from the kitchen. Under the window we are placing this beautiful slab of timber to serve as a bar. This will extend from the brick corner and past the window
We have some industrial style bar stools for it.
Now, I feel we need to do something to the brick. Maybe some kind of cladding. I’m scared to paint the brick as it’s kind of permanent.
Hub wasn’t corregated sheeting with small corregations or timber. I just feed it will be too much wood. Maybe a corregate painted med grey? Ideas please.
We built a large deck and have a bifold style window from the kitchen. Under the window we are placing this beautiful slab of timber to serve as a bar. This will extend from the brick corner and past the window
We have some industrial style bar stools for it.
Now, I feel we need to do something to the brick. Maybe some kind of cladding. I’m scared to paint the brick as it’s kind of permanent.
Hub wasn’t corregated sheeting with small corregations or timber. I just feed it will be too much wood. Maybe a corregate painted med grey? Ideas please.
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