30 Homes With Breathtaking Painted Brick

Looking to give your brick home exterior an update? Consider adding a coat of paint. Many designers (including HGTV stars like Ben and Erin Napier of Home Town and Dave and Jenny Marrs of Fixer to Fabulous) love to employ this trick to breathe new life into a tired brick façade. When choosing a color to paint your brick home, consider white, light gray or pale blue for a bright, fresh look, or black or charcoal for a dramatic curb appeal boost.

Before painting a brick house, you should thoroughly clean the surface and fill any small cracks in the mortar. Be sure to use caulk that's paintable and made specifically for exterior mortar applications, and allow everything to fully dry before proceeding. (Larger gaps or damage may need more extensive repairs; call a pro if you think you have structural damage due to crumbling mortar.) A paint sprayer will make quick work of the project, but brushes and rollers can also get the job done on a smaller house.

Behold the power of paint. This dreamy 1924 brick Georgian Colonial was ushered into a new era with a creamy-white paint job complete with matching white shutters and windowbox planters. Gleaming copper downspouts frame the comely facade with a touch of timeless glamour.

This sunny Arizona abode featured in HGTV Magazine boasts southwestern charm with a sandy brick façade and a turquoise front door. The brickwork window-and-door trim is coated in a soft white hue to draw attention to the home’s one-of-a-kind details.

As seen in HGTV Magazine, this pint-sized pad makes up for what it lacks in size with larger-than-life charm and curb appeal. The brick walls appear bright and inviting with a warm beige hue that pairs seamlessly with a coral door, white trim and neat navy shutters.

Consider us smitten as kittens over this home’s glorious green facelift. The renovated exterior boasts a mix of siding and brick, painted rich forest green. Airy sage trim-work cases out the windows and gable roof, adding dimension to the façade, while a pair of caramel-stained wood doors offer family and friends a warm welcome as they walk up the path.

This historic brick beauty seen in HGTV Magazine feels decidedly contemporary thanks to its crisp-white paint job and showy celery-hued door. The energetic color story accentuates the home’s storybook silhouette and demands the attention of passersby on their daily walks.

And, here, we have definitive proof that pink is always a good idea. This storied Colonial boasts unsurpassed curb appeal with pink-painted brick, sage green shutters and a blanket of climbing ivy. Manicured boxwoods and a pair of planters overflowing with blush blooms flank the arched front door to mirror the home’s symmetrical architecture.

Ben and Erin Napier gave this darling Laurel, Mississippi, abode a fresh, new look with a few coats of paint. As seen on Home Town, the Napiers revived the brick exterior with a mid-tone gray hue and a brilliant white trim. The covered porch sports a classic haint blue hue (traditionally thought to keep malicious spirits from entering the home), and the front door wears the same shade for a cohesive appearance.

The Home Town dream team does it again. Ben and Erin Napier dialed up the charm on this modest brick ranch with a few buckets of paint. The exterior walls are an off-white hue that appears buttery and warm paired with the golden, sunshine-yellow door. Pure white window trim adds subtle contrast to the curb appeal while maintaining an airy result.

The Napiers transformed this worn Craftsman bungalow into a timeless, tonal beauty on Home Town. The blue-on-blue color story enhances the distinctive trim work and brings a fresh dimension to the design while remaining true to the original architecture.

If you love white brick exteriors but worry about your home appearing stark, sterile or cold, make this contemporary casa your muse. The greige-leaning white walls feel just as airy and fresh as their pure white counterparts, without blinding neighbors on their morning commutes. A smoky gray roof and pergola add the perfect dash of contrast to the otherwise unfussy brick façade.

It’s impossible to imagine this darling Alabama abode looking as inviting without its misty gray brick exterior. A charcoal roof, snowy-white trim, a custom lattice-framed porch and an inky-black door enhance the dove gray walls, resulting in a curb appeal steeped with southern charm.

This bright brick cottage looks like a life-sized dollhouse. The once red-brick walls now don a creamy alabaster hue that catches the eye of anyone strolling by. A neutral taupe paint coats the exterior window frames to accentuate the one-of-a-kind millwork details. And, our favorite feature? The pastel lavender door. The unique hue is unexpected yet fits seamlessly with the enchanting architecture of the home.

This historic brick row house leaves the past behind with a moody, minimalist facelift. A charcoal paint job sets the home apart from neighboring red-brick homes and creates a canvas for the contemporary façade. The home's traditional shutters, porch and awning are scrapped, replaced by pared-back black trim, paneless windows and a streamlined garden.

This English Tudor is tidy and tailored with its white brick walls framed by traditional Jacobean trim work. An arched wooden door is stained rich chocolate brown, lending an organic warmth that balances the otherwise brilliant white exterior.

Doesn’t this French country cottage look like it belongs in some seaside town in the south of France? Creamy white brick and gray molding pair with the copper shingle roof to yield Old World appeal. An aqua-blue door is the focal point for the façade and ties the exterior together with understated coastal charm.

There’s an enduring appeal to this cozy cottage home. The mixed, brick-and-siding exterior is rich with warmth, sporting a muted cocoa hue that appears right at home against the lush garden backdrop. Crisp-white molding frames the gable roof and windows, while the glossy black shutters and entry door punctuate the façade.

The 1970s called, and they asked for the name of this charcoal paint color so they can get it right the first time around. The exterior of this curved ranch appears whimsical and fresh with a color block exterior sporting iron-gray painted brick and snowy vertical siding.

Nothing says "chic city-slicker" quite like a townhouse sporting a few fresh coats of smart gray paint and pops of bright-white trim.

Swimming with a view, right? We’re infatuated with this modern design’s crisp white brick exterior, floor-to-ceiling windows and sleek black trim details.

Show your neighbors how it’s done! This row house is a true stand-out against its adjoining homes. It turns heads of passersby with a pretty, pale blue façade and an updated porch to match.

File this one under "ultimate dream home." This Tudor revival-style home greets guests with soft gray brick, manicured landscaping and an eye-catching cobalt front door.

Black, white and oh-so-bold. This chic city townhouse features snow-white brick, moody black trim and a glossy black staircase that catches the eye.

Lush native plants add softness and color to the façade of this contemporary California house. The design team painted the brick exterior white to unify the finishes, adding black trim for a preppy East Coast vibe.

This ranch home combines a variety of stunning materials to create its killer cottage curb appeal. The cream-colored brick, sage trim, cedar shakes and flagstone pathway mix beautifully with swirled topiaries, pine needle mulch and fun flowering window boxes.

This posh poolhouse channels regality with a steep stairway, an elegant rounded door and a polished, ivory-painted brick.

Inky black trim contrasts against the cool white brick exterior of this contemporary home. The black and white marry to create a fresh frame for the floor-to-ceiling statement windows.

This 1950s-era ranch house in Georgia got a new lease on life with a warm, earthy palette of greige and brown. The greige trim helps unite the dark gray-brown exterior brick with the black shutters and white vinyl windows.

Don’t hold back from mixing unexpected colors and textures when creating your dream digs' exterior. Earthy gray paint and warm Cyprus wood siding create a killer combo for curb appeal on this house, as seen on Home Town.