White Washed Brick Homes

Fill a spray bottle with water and without leaving drips lightly mist the brick area to be whitewashed.

White washed brick homes. All i used to clean the brick was plain old soap and water and a sturdy wire bristled brush. Finding the perfect white paint can be intimidating to sort through the hundreds of options on the market. The fireplace is part of the same whitewashed brick massing used in the kitchen and the fireplace screen features more of the ornate ironwork the owners love.

Trust me on this if not cleaned properly there isn t a paint or primer out there that will seal properly. The one you choose needs to look good with the original brick and also closely match the color of the mortar between the bricks. Now lets get into the fun stuff.

First thing you want to do is use the roll on texture. The faded look and exposed brick were done on purpose to match the 70 year old whitewash look on the remainder of the house. You can use one of several ways.

I would bet you dinner at the finest restaurant in cincinnati oh that you could not tell a difference between my whitewash and the 70 year old stuff. Brick is very porous and over time it can collect so much dirt and grime from rain and dust. This is one side of the addition i built and whitewashed.

Open the lid and stir until it mixes together. The first step for whitewashed brick is to clean it very thoroughly first. Whitewashed brick where the limbs swing low and the people talk slow.

Master the whitewashed look by picking the right shade of white. A tour of the old south homes in this series on painted brick homes. While the bricks are moist lightly load a wadded cotton cloth with thinned paint and wipe.