Monday, October 28, 2013

Daydreaming


Good Morning Y’all.    I hope that you are having a great day!  Mine is cat poop.  Seriously.  So, I figured that I would look at pretty things to make me feel better.  Unfortunately, looking at pretty things generally leads to new projects for the house.  Natch.

 
Here is my house. 

 
 
 


She is in desperate need of help.  And I keep thinking that help needs to begin with paint.    Now, stop gasping.  Everyone freaks out when you mention painting brick or wood.  Let’s look at some inspiration images, shall we?
 

 

 
 
See, that wasn’t so scary, was it?  Granted, I realize these houses are much grander than mine.  I was just too lazy to look for pictures of dumb houses like mine.

And...Back by popular demand is my mad photoshop skills.  Let’s see what she would look like with a little makeup on. 

 

 
Better, I think.  What do you think?  Do you think I’d be crazy to paint my brick?  Do you think I ought to finish unpacking the inside first?  Yeah, me too.  But a girl can dream. 
 
xoxo K

 
*inspiration images from Things That Inspire

10 comments:

  1. I think it would be pretty white with black shutters. You have a beautiful home and to put it in perspective that would be at least 2 million where I live. We've got a ways before home ownership. I did some daydreaming as well on my blog today. Great minds think alike.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I did a whole post about how I would paint a brick house in a NY min. My house isn't brick, but they are popular in Florida. Jealous of the photoshop skills.

    ReplyDelete
  3. At least you know how to use Photoshop. I can open it, and that's about it. :) Love the idea of the painted brick! And my day is cat poop too - misery loves company. :) Hope it gets better!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Sorry about your cruddy day, but I love the painted brick idea! Go for it!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Paint that brick! I painted my little brick 70's Frenchie and it made a world of difference. Do it.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Think about whitewashing the brick. We put water in latex paint about 25 years ago and it still looks perfect.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Are you kidding...I love my painted brick house. Do it. You won't be sorry.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Paint it. Have you seen this post over at Peppermint Bliss? It will convince you 100% that painting is the way to go.

    http://www.peppermintbliss.com/2013/10/the-itch/

    ReplyDelete
  9. PAINT! love the cream with the taupe-y (is that a word?) shutters you did in the photoshopped pic! Looks fab. You're not crazy at all. And I mean, if Bobby McAlpine does it....

    ReplyDelete