(Rollling Stones, 1966)
With the dazzling new cornice and windows now in place, the rest of the facade looks even grubbier. It's hard to believe that those tiles above the first floor windows are supposed to be white, as are the stripes in the brickwork.
Tempting as it is to get out the scrubbing brush, we decided to leave that for a later date once we have done the main works and our finances have recovered.
We will however be repainting the window frames and restoring the front door, which raises the question - what colour paint?
Originally, the front door was simply varnished, and the window frames painted a rather nasty orangey brown. But do we want them white to match the cornice? Or try to find a suitable brown? And what about the front door - painted to match the windows or returned to its natural colour?
To see what the various options look like, we wondered round the neighbourhood to find other examples of (clean) red brick facades. Surprisingly, the white window frames don't stand out too much, though we might have to get the brickwork cleaned rather sooner than later.
With the dazzling new cornice and windows now in place, the rest of the facade looks even grubbier. It's hard to believe that those tiles above the first floor windows are supposed to be white, as are the stripes in the brickwork.
Tempting as it is to get out the scrubbing brush, we decided to leave that for a later date once we have done the main works and our finances have recovered.
We will however be repainting the window frames and restoring the front door, which raises the question - what colour paint?
Originally, the front door was simply varnished, and the window frames painted a rather nasty orangey brown. But do we want them white to match the cornice? Or try to find a suitable brown? And what about the front door - painted to match the windows or returned to its natural colour?
To see what the various options look like, we wondered round the neighbourhood to find other examples of (clean) red brick facades. Surprisingly, the white window frames don't stand out too much, though we might have to get the brickwork cleaned rather sooner than later.
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| Other examples of red brick facades in the neighbourhood - with brown window frames to the left, white to the right |
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