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What paint color goes good with red brick?

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What paint color goes good with red brick?

Besides a neutral can you think of any paint color that would go good with red brick?

Posted 9/11/10 11:24 AM
 
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Re: What paint color goes good with red brick?

Dark blue? Tan...brown

Posted 9/11/10 11:33 AM
 

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Re: What paint color goes good with red brick?

I think a cedar green. We just did out siding and did it a dark green and we have red pavers and a red trex deck and I think it looks great

Posted 9/11/10 9:05 PM
 

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Re: What paint color goes good with red brick?

brown
deep blues
anything in the tan family
even red but it makes it blend
stay clear of lighter blues and purples or anything with a purple undertone

I personally don't like greens near red, but thats personal prefrence, its too "christmas" to me Chat Icon

Are you looking for it to stand out or blend in?
Also, what color are the bricks? true reds or old rustic bricks with some netural colors?

I just painted my bricks white because I couldn't find a way to love them. Now I do!!

Posted 9/11/10 9:30 PM
 

Goobster
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Re: What paint color goes good with red brick?

Posted by HeatherRose

brown
deep blues
anything in the tan family
even red but it makes it blend
stay clear of lighter blues and purples or anything with a purple undertone

I personally don't like greens near red, but thats personal prefrence, its too "christmas" to me Chat Icon

Are you looking for it to stand out or blend in?
Also, what color are the bricks? true reds or old rustic bricks with some netural colors?

I just painted my bricks white because I couldn't find a way to love them. Now I do!!



Bricks are a mix of colors, not just BRICK red, kwim? Black, red, brown, a few light ones, etc. It's more brown than red i guess.

I would prefer it to be light since the fireplace is sort of dark and looming IMO, kwim? Yet I dont want to do neutral b/c I plan to do the main living room and hallways neutrals.

I am thinking of a blue or a green...
Not many choices to compliment red brick, esp if you want a lighter look, vs dark rustic one. I was playing around with the idea of painting them but afraid I might regret it so they will stay red for a while...

do you have any before and after pics of yours?

Message edited 9/11/2010 10:48:52 PM.

Posted 9/11/10 10:15 PM
 

DRMom
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Re: What paint color goes good with red brick?

Maybe this will help. Find you general brick color and look across for complementary colors

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Posted 9/12/10 12:28 AM
 

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Re: What paint color goes good with red brick?

I have a brick wall in my house where my fireplace is-my walls are painted a very very pale blue

Heres a pic
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Posted 9/12/10 10:41 AM
 

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Re: What paint color goes good with red brick?

Olive green

Posted 9/12/10 10:57 AM
 

HeatherRose
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Re: What paint color goes good with red brick?

Posted by Goobster

Posted by HeatherRose

brown
deep blues
anything in the tan family
even red but it makes it blend
stay clear of lighter blues and purples or anything with a purple undertone

I personally don't like greens near red, but thats personal prefrence, its too "christmas" to me Chat Icon

Are you looking for it to stand out or blend in?
Also, what color are the bricks? true reds or old rustic bricks with some netural colors?

I just painted my bricks white because I couldn't find a way to love them. Now I do!!



Bricks are a mix of colors, not just BRICK red, kwim? Black, red, brown, a few light ones, etc. It's more brown than red i guess.

I would prefer it to be light since the fireplace is sort of dark and looming IMO, kwim? Yet I dont want to do neutral b/c I plan to do the main living room and hallways neutrals.

I am thinking of a blue or a green...
Not many choices to compliment red brick, esp if you want a lighter look, vs dark rustic one. I was playing around with the idea of painting them but afraid I might regret it so they will stay red for a while...

do you have any before and after pics of yours?



still working on painting the brick as soon as I'm done I will post pics Chat Icon

Posted 9/12/10 12:56 PM
 

Goobster
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Re: What paint color goes good with red brick?

Posted by KittyGags

I have a brick wall in my house where my fireplace is-my walls are painted a very very pale blue

Heres a pic
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That actually looks really nice! Maybe a blue can work.

Posted 9/12/10 2:14 PM
 

Palebride
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Re: What paint color goes good with red brick?

We have a green tea color in the living room with the brick fireplace. I love it.

Posted 9/12/10 3:34 PM
 
 

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