Choosing Exterior Colors for Brick Homes

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Hey, we all know how difficult it is in choosing a complimentary exterior paint color for brick homes and houses. If you own a brick edifice, you will understand what I’m talking about. Most bricks are reddish-brown so, choosing the right color that will represent your color-taste is always a tough choice. So, today, let us talk about bricks.

I can remember when a friend of mine was wanted to pick exterior colors for his brick homes, little did he know that what seemed like a simple task would be quite challenging. When we got to the building material store, he found out the hard way that some brick colors weren’t suitable for his edifice.

Of course, you do not want colors that will make your home look bland. A bland-looking brick color will be unappealing, and will defeat the aesthetic idea you had for your home.

Using bricks for our home façade comes with a lot of advantages. Apart from the Victorian beauty of brick walls, here are other advantages of using a brick facade to build your walls.

Some of the advantages of having a Brick Wall

Cost

 Yes, we all want to save that buck and put the saved money into other use. Having a brick wall saves you money because you don’t have any need to paint or repaint it. The reason for this is simple, bricks are already of a specific color.

Okay, let us take for example that you build your house with red bricks. Now, ask yourself, do I have reason to paint it? Of course, no, you don’t, unless you want to paint it a color other than red because the brick is already of that color.

Sectional replacement

Unlike normal walls, you don’t need to patch up a bad section of a brick wall and start painting it to cover up the repair done. All you need to do if some of your bricks fall or break off is to replace the broken section with new bricks of the same color, and bravo, your wall is back to how it was looking.

Okay, let even say that you want to paint your brick wall. Let us assume that your wall is made of red bricks, and you are a bit confused about the particular exterior paint colors that will be suitable for it. Well, here are some suitable exterior paint colors for red brick homes.

The first thing you must know is this, some colors blend or contrast well with red bricks. In the same vein, some colors do not go well when applied to or combined with red brick walls. To decide on color schemes that will be suitable for your red brick homes is quite tricky.

Many homeowners get confused and frustrated deciding on what to do but, well, it is for this reason that ClassyFor gives you these informative posts. At ClassyFor, we help you make informed choices on different topics, be it baby care, beauty tip, fashion, animal, travel, or even on deciding the best siding paint colors that are most suitable for your brick homes.

ClassyFor.com tips on choosing complementary colors for red brick walls

First, when deciding on what color to choose to complement your brick wall, you should consider the complementary ratio of the colors. Are the colors highly complimentary or not to your red brick walls?

Some color combinations that are complementary to red brick walls are:

Black: This is a color that highly complements red, but you must be careful when choosing the shade of black. Lighter black compliment dark red brick wall. But, if your brick is light brown, then a darker shade of black will be more appropriate.

White: This color combines beautifully with any shade of red or brown. Combining the color white with your red brick wall will enhance the aesthetic value of your house.

Yellow: This is another color that contrasts beautifully with red. By matching your red brick wall with a yellow side paint, the contrast in color will give your edifice a bright, peacocky look that is pleasant to the eyes.

In Conclusion

I must tell you this, color schemes work better if they contrast. It is therefore important that when picking a siding color for your brick home, always go for the ones that will contrast elegantly.

If you have any questions on this topic, please drop them in the comment section, and I’ll be happy to provide you with answers. Our next topic here on ClassyFor.com will be on kitchen cabinets and how to stain them to give your kitchen an elegant look.

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