Paint color to go with orange/red brick.
My husband's law firm recently purchased this building, and I am looking to re-paint the front facade and door. I am thinking of re-painting the door (and all maroon parts) a charcoal gray, replacing the beige with a medium gray, and keeping white on windows. Will the grays look okay against the orangish/red brick? Any other suggestions?
We also removed the fence posts, and will be re-doing light fixtures and landscaping.
Thanks for any input!
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btydrvn
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Comments (10)you painted that? it's stunning! you can do a lot with just a rug. I have 2 toddlers 2.5 yrs old and 19 months old. and I used a low pile indoor/outdoor rug from Walmart. it was like 40$ for a 5x8. it was soooooo easy to clean even when it was blackberry stains! if you really don't want a to buy a rug there are a ton of DIY area rugs on pintrest where you take a cloth and tape it to a non slip pad, then toss it in the wash! brilliant right? you can definitely use 2 big pillows, the have a mustardy/yellow one at ikea (you can wash the covers and switch them too) and maybe a couple small accent pillows. but LOVING the painting...and I wish it was mine..K bye lol! :)...See More
kculbers
7 years ago
PROJudyG Designs
7 years agoWhat if everything is a beautiful charcoal color? Everything except the sign.
Black House (Steinman Renovation) · More Infoamberstevens
7 years agoThe brick is very textured, so I don't think we want to paint. Just have to work with it! Any ideas on how to change mortar color (maybe lighten it up?)
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7 years agobtydrvn
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RJ Rycraw
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PROSolid Ground Design & Construction
7 years agoamberstevens
7 years agoHow about something like this? Or is this too dark?
Lights and doorhandle could be chrome, and a little greenery in front would help.
evilfij
7 years ago
Maureen
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoI think a combination of white, black and red would be really nice.
Abdullah AlQabandi
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