Brick Painting in Edmond: The House That Almost Got a Limewash

The Newtons had found the right house in northeast Edmond. Great lot, beautiful surroundings, solid construction. There was really only one thing wrong with it: it looked like every other house around it. Same brick, same trim, that early-2000s builder look that’s all over the metro. Nothing you could point at and call ugly. It just wasn’t them, and Ashley wanted a home that was.

There was a second problem, and if you’ve ever hired the wrong contractor you already know it. The Newtons had recently finished a full outdoor-living makeover in the backyard: new patio, pergola, pool, the works. The projects got done, but the experience was rough enough that the thought of bringing another company onto the property made them hesitate. Not a nightmare story. Just enough friction to make you dread doing it again.

So this project had to clear two bars, not one. The house had to stop blending in, and the process had to not feel like the last one.

The Walk-Through

When Matt walked the house with Ashley, most of the conversation was about exactly how the job would run: what the crew would do first, how the brick gets prepped, what happens on each day, and where she would get to make decisions along the way. Ashley said later that the thorough explanation of the process was one of the things that put her at ease. The other part was simpler: they just clicked. After a contractor experience that had left them wary, feeling comfortable with the person standing in the driveway counted for a lot.

The Project at a Glance

The Plan Was Limewash. The Sample Wall Said Otherwise.

Ashley originally wanted a limewash look: the finish gets applied, then distressed by hand so patches of brick show back through. It’s a beautiful, old-world effect, and it’s what most people picture when they say limewash.

Because painted brick is effectively permanent, we never start a brick job by painting the whole house. We paint a sample wall first, so the homeowner can judge the real finish on their real brick in their real light. On this house, we sprayed the sample section on and began the distressing. Ashley watched the process and stopped us with an honest reaction: she liked it better before the distressing, when the coverage was still clean and solid.

So we changed the plan. The whole house got solid coverage instead of a limewash effect.

That pivot is the entire reason the sample wall exists. It would have been easy to say the contract says limewash and keep distressing. But as Matt puts it, we would rather a customer end up with what they really want than stay locked into the original plan because nobody was willing to change it. A sample wall that can’t change your mind is just a delay. This one did its job.

The Result: Same House, Completely Different Home

With the brick painted a clean off-white, the woodwork went black and the cedar entry beams got a stain so deep it reads nearly black. The contrast turned a house that faded into the street into a sharp, modern exterior that people slow down for. It’s the most complete transformation we can give a home short of a remodel, and it was done in days, not months.

See for yourself. Same entry, same masonry, same beams:

Ashley put it more directly in the video she recorded in her front yard:

She also left us this review on Google:

And she meant the recommending part. Ashley referred us to her friend Renee over in The Village, and we painted her home too. For a family that started this project dreading contractors, that’s the ending we’re proudest of.

What This Job Says About How We Work

• The sample wall is a real decision point, not a formality. You approve the finish on your own brick before the house gets painted, and you’re allowed to change your mind when you see it.
• Brick gets brick products. We used breathable Romabio mineral paint, made specifically for masonry, so the brick keeps venting moisture the way it was built to. Ordinary house paint on brick traps moisture and fails.
• The process is explained before it starts. You’ll know what’s happening each day and when you’ll be making choices. That’s how a project feels calm instead of chaotic, especially after a bad contractor experience.

Thinking About Your Own Brick?

Start with our brick painting service page for the full 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 house together.

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