Monday, April 9, 2012

Brick in Kitchens

We returned late last week from Belgium where we visited my brother and his family.  We had a great time and Luke had a blast playing with his cousins.  We're settling back into our routine and it recently occurred to me that we only have 3 more months left here in Vienna.  I can't believe it.  It has me a bit in a tizzy trying to see and do everything before we leave.

Simultaneously, I'm online house hunting daily which is seriously a downer - my fantasy of owning my dream house is seriously being compromised by reality.  Ugh.  Thank goodness for blogging which allows me to keep on dreaming! :)  Lately I've been dreaming of kitchens with a dose of brick.  Scroll down to see what I mean.





I love the juxtaposition of brick and white together with small doses of black thrown in.  In my opinion, I think the above four images really portray that nicely.

All images via pinterest

I have never really been a true lover of pine, but this kitchen has me thinking otherwise and I love how Emerson kept the original brick fireplace.  I think I would have considered painting it white, but I like that she didn't. 

I have seen a lot of brick fireplaces (like the one pictured above) in my house hunting.  

Do you like the look?
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6 comments:

  1. Kim@ChattafabulousApril 9, 2012 at 11:12 AM

    Hi Fran! I was once lucky enough to have a kitchen with a small wall of exposed brick. It added such a rugged textural element. And I agree with you - so special when combined with white!

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  2. Nelly@DGInnovationsApril 9, 2012 at 11:30 AM

    I LOVE BRICK IN KITCHENS! Especially on the floor! Just designed a kitchen using "Wine country" brick pavers! Oh, it was so great!

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  3. AshleyApril 9, 2012 at 1:27 PM

    Welcome back! I'm typically not crazy about unpainted brick (except if we're talking about the exterior of a home), but I like these uses of brick, especially the brick floor in the fourth image. What a cozy look.

    Are you planning to move back to CT after Vienna?

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  4. The Vintique ObjectApril 9, 2012 at 5:46 PM

    What?! Didn't you just move there, and now you only have three months left? Time flies.

    As for brick, I like it in kitchens too -- and still waffle back and forth about whether to paint it on my fireplace.

    I hope you find a kitchen with brick. Whatever you find, you'll put your stamp on it and make it wonderful, Fran.

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  5. SamanthaApril 11, 2012 at 8:45 AM

    Normally I'd say paint, but you're right. These look good. I guess it depends on the brick.

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  6. casey at loft and cottageApril 11, 2012 at 5:02 PM

    Hmm, I probably would have painted it too. And just three months left? Hope you have lots of travel, travel, travel planned for the time you have left there!

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