Kelly’s house in Edmond had one problem, and it was the color. The exterior wore a green that she and her family had never liked. They wanted it gone, and the plan when we came out for the estimate was straightforward: cover the green with a cool light gray and add darker charcoal accents.
Then, while we walked the house together, Kelly mentioned something. She had always wanted to paint the brick.
That one sentence changed the whole project. I told her about Romabio, the breathable mineral paint we use on every brick job, and she was sold. The gray repaint she had settled for became the transformation she had actually been picturing for years.
The Project at a Glance
Location
Edmond, OK
Scope
Full exterior brick painted, eaves repainted, natural stone left untouched
Products
Romabio mineral paint in Celtic Stone on the brick; Moondust on the eaves
Timeline
About two weeks, working around Oklahoma weather
Before and After: The Green Is Gone
The before photos argue the case better than we can. Green eaves, green garage doors, and red-orange brick that never agreed with either. Same entry, same garage, after Celtic Stone and Moondust:
She Knew What She Wanted. The Samples Made It Exact.
Painted brick is permanent, so every brick job we do starts with samples on the actual house. Kelly tested a lot of them, across many colors, and landed on Celtic Stone: a deep charcoal that reads black against the light stone. Moondust went on the eaves to soften the edges of all that dark.
People ask whether homeowners get cold feet about going dark. Kelly never did. She was confident from the first sample to the final coat, because she had been picturing this house for years. For a homeowner like that, the sample wall has one job: get the shade exactly right.
The Stone Stays Natural. That Was Always the Plan.
The stone towers and the arched entry give this house its character, and Kelly wanted to keep it that way. So the brick got painted and the stone got left alone. The contrast does the work: deep, even Celtic Stone brick makes the warm natural rock stand out instead of blending in.
If you have a stone-and-brick home, this is the answer to the question you were about to ask. You can paint the brick and let the stone keep being stone. On this house, that contrast is the whole look.
What Dark Brick Asks of the Crew
Two honest notes from this job. First, dark colors are hungrier on brick. Getting Celtic Stone to full, even coverage took more paint than a light color would have needed, and we were glad to put it on, because thin dark paint on brick looks worse than no paint at all. Second, the job ran about two weeks because Oklahoma weather had opinions in the middle of it. We worked around the delays and pushed through, and the finish shows no sign of the interruptions.
What This Job Says About How We Work
- A good estimate is a conversation. This project walked in as a gray repaint. Because Kelly said out loud what she really wanted, it left as the painted-brick home she had been imagining for years. Tell us the version you actually want, even if it feels like a bigger ask.
- Every brick job starts with samples on your own wall. Colors read differently on every house and in every light. Celtic Stone earned its place by winning on Kelly’s brick, in Kelly’s light.
- Dark takes more paint, and we quote it that way. Deep colors on porous brick need extra material to cover fully and evenly. That goes in the estimate up front, so the finish never gets thin to protect a number.
Thinking About Painting Your Brick?
Start with our brick painting service page for the process and pricing, or go deeper:
- Painted brick vs. limewash: which look is right for your home?
- What it costs to paint a brick home in OKC
- Our painting services in Edmond
Or skip straight to the part where we look at your brick together.