Comments on: We Painted Our Exterior Brick!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:37:42 +0000

Hey Charla,

Ours is the original color, so it wasn’t painted. In general, painting vinyl isn’t recommended but you can visit your local home improvement center to see if they have any new enamels or oil-based products that could work. Good luck!

xo,
s

By: Charla Balogh

Charla Balogh — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:32:43 +0000

We have a sunroom identical to your tacked on to the back of our house! We are in the process of removing carpet glue from the cement in order to paint the floor like you did. I’m curious — is the outside trim painted or was that the original color? Ours is a big white monster off the back of our house. We are about to replace the 2nd floor trim and siding and we are contemplating painting the brick. My big hang up is the big white sunroom! I’m wondering if the vinyl around all those large sliding doors can be painted and if so, how it would hold up. Any thoughts?

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:05:15 +0000

I would paint them all the same color! Our den has two brick walls and two paneled walls and by choosing to keep them the same tone really unified the room. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

By: megan

megan — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:45:19 +0000

quick question about painting brick: we have a bedroom that has one brick wall (actually the backside of the fireplace in the living room). The previous owners painted it a nice tan color, but the other walls are white drywall. We would like to paint that room, probably a fairly neutral color; do you think we should leave the brick a slight shade different from the other 3 walls, or paint all the same color? Just kind of looking for advice, also I fear that the “accent wall” concept will be dated soon.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:25:58 +0000

Hmm, we would just leave it if you’re already on the second coat. Regular interior paint is pretty flexible and meant to be durable in many temps so here’s hoping it’s fine. It’s definitely not worth repainting two new coats right now since your first two might be just fine (and if the walls look a bit worse for wear after a few years then you can redo it). Hope it helps!

xo,
s

By: Holly

Holly — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:21:46 +0000

Hey
I am just finishing up the second coat of paint on my brick sunroom (similar to yours). Mine is not temp. controlled either and all of a sudden today it just dawned on me that i should probably be using an exterior paint. Ugh. Can’t believe I didn’t realize it before….but what do i do now?? Help please!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:25:03 +0000

Hey Em,

We would recommend using exterior paint just because it’s made to hold up to higher and lower temps without cracking and peeling. Just be sure to get ample ventilation when you apply it since it can be super stinky compared to interior stuff. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

By: Em

Em — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:11:08 +0000

Hi there-

I love the way the painted brick looks! I saw that you said that you used an exterior paint since the room is not temperature controlled. We have a room off of our kitchen which is our home’s side entrance–we use it as a mudroom, but it is really a porch/sunroom type space as it is not temperature controlled either. It has wood paneling, and we wanted to paint it a cream color to match the cabinets in our kitchen (since the room is right off the kitchen we thought this would be the best solution). Would you recommend choosing an exterior paint for this project? We have storm windows and doors protecting it from the outside, but there is no direct heat in that space so it tends to get cold and, at times, slightly damp (after a lot of heavy rain). Thanks for any advice. Just discovered your site and LOVE it.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:40:00 +0000

Hey Courtney,

It’s actually from West Elm. We have an entire room by room source list located on our House Tour page (at the top you’ll see the link). Hope it helps!

xo,
s

By: Courtney

Courtney — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:31:19 +0000

Hey! I was just wondering where you got that fabulous day bed that you put in your sun room. I have been looking for one and I love that one. Didn’t know if where you bought it had some still or if you knew another place I could find one like it. Thanks so much – love everything you do!