Limewash red brick exterior

Are you interested in DIY “painting” your brick house but not sure of the best product to use or how to go about it? Limewash or a mineral based paint is best to achieve the look you want with a breathable, natural finish!

*Update - We've now painted our second house with lime wash. Read the detailed tutorial here ** Never paint brick. I remember a neighbor growing up who painted their brick house, and my parents always lamented the color when we drove by. “You never paint brick…” They would say. And it’s sort of true. Paint

Limewash your Brick House

A brick fixer upper colonial house gets a limewashed brick exterior makeover using Romabio Classico Limewash in Bianco White.

UPDATE: Here is an updated photo of the house with our new landscaping installed. We still get so many questions and comments on the lime wash process in general, but I have to say that the durabil…

This is an image gallery page of our limewash applications on surfaces such as brick and wood.

What's the difference between limewash and whitewash brick? Check out our blog to learn more!

I did my limewash brick house last year after doing WEEKS of research. Even though it's a simple process, none of the tutorials I found were clear--and I ended up running into so many issues that could have been prevented! For that reason, this post is intended to be the complete, ultimate, ONLY guide you

It’s time for the very first flip update! Last week I shared the Before Tour, so now that we’re all up to speed on what we’re working with, let’s talk about everything that happened last week. I’ve documented & recapped it all the in the Cottage House Flip Episode 2: First, there was some demo. Remember […]

German smear, slurry,whitewash, paint, and limewash are great solutions, but what exactly are they. We'll talk about each technique and when to use each one