Interior Design: Brick by Brick

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Brick by Brick

In the South, we have a lot of brick (ok, yes I know, there is a lot of brick up north too...). Mr. Southern and I joke that our backyard is really a brick-making factory and those who try to garden in clay soil know just what I'm talking about. But the brick that I love is the interior wall brick. One of my favorite experiences is entering a restaurant, for example, seeing great windows along the left side of the wall, but walking deep into the building with a warm brick wall along the right (or vice versa).

Wisteria in Atlanta

I love the versatility of brick, too. Brick can be....

Romantic

Isn't that chandalier amazing!!!??

Country Living - designer Hillary Wallace

European Country

Ramona Design Studio

Transitional Contemporary

via Cococozy

via HGTV

Modern

Genuine Style

Momoy

Painted

via Life in a Venti Cup (via Desire to Inspire)

Young House Love

White-washed

Apartment Therapy

or even Faux

Designer Showhose, St. Petersburg Times

I tried not to select too many blatant loft pictures simply because that is so obvious with brick! But I have to share a few... beginning with my old loft (need to scan some better pictures!) and its "upgrade."

Here it is when I lived there.

Pardon the terrible photos. I was trying to capture the velvet drapes I had just sewn. They are really a deep purple/brown.

And here it is redone (below). Sadly, it has been repainted and no longer houses that bright orange accents (not my selection... but I loved it) or the pale green painted brick (that was my selection, and I like it much better than the burgandy).