Home Color Palettes & Paint The Best Exterior Paint Colors for Brick Houses From creamy white to moody blue, these eight shades will instantly give your brick facade a face-lift. By Grace Haynes Grace Haynes Grace is a former Associate Homes Editor for Southern Living. She covered a variety of topics for print and digital, from design and flower arranging to cottage gardens and pets. Before moving to the Homes team, she joined Southern Living as a copy editor. Off the clock, find her strolling through neighborhoods around the South to admire the houses and snapping photos of colorful front doors. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on July 27, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email You may have a list of home-improvement projects you've been promising to get to. Maybe you started inside—by repainting the living room a mood-boosting shade or by redecorating the bedroom with comfortable furnishings. On walks around the neighborhood, admiring other houses, inspiration sets in. How can you update your brick house to make it the best-looking one on the block? Paint can instantly refresh a home's exterior without any major renovation. Anyone who lives in a brick house is probably keenly aware of the great paint debate. One side is all for painting brick facades, while the other side is fiercely against covering up original redbrick exteriors. Ultimately, it's your personal preference. Once brick is painted, though, there's usually no going back (no pressure or anything!). For homeowners with their hearts set on repainting their brick exterior, we've rounded up eight different shades that are sure to boost curb appeal. Laurey Glenn Choosing Colors Stick with a relatively neutral shade for the exterior, and choose complementary colors for the smaller details (like khaki shutters for a warm white facade or a forest green front door against a soft gray exterior). Whether you're dreaming of a creamy white cottage or a contemporary navy Craftsman, find inspiration for repainting your brick home with the paint colors below. Pure White by Sherwin-Williams If you need some reassurance, see how designer Cheryl Luckett of Dwell by Cheryl Interiors transformed this wow-worthy Colonial with a coat of Sherwin-Williams' Pure White, SW 7005. The classic combination uses a warmer white. It's not too bright and works well for the sunny exterior. Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller White and Beyond From classic white to earthy green to a more modern black, these colors will transform your home's brick exterior into the prettiest house on the block. Creamy white (pictured above): Swiss Coffee (OC-45) by Benjamin Moore Bright white: Pure White (SW 7005) by Sherwin-Williams Bold navy: Gale Force (SW 7605) by Sherwin-Williams Warm beige: Stony Ground (No. 211) by Farrow & Ball Earthy green: Pastoral (PPU10-20) by Behr Cool gray: Gravity (4005-1B) by Valspar Modern black: Black Magic (SW 6991) by Sherwin-Williams Rich charcoal: Graphite (1603) by Benjamin Moore What do you think of painted brick? Let us know in the comments! Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit