Seldom known to embrace fads, exposed brick is one of the interior design trends that preppies have really latched on. Bricks have long been a trusted building material, extolling the virtues of strength, stability, and longevity; just like preppies.
Miss Penny's Red Barn Jacket looks simply smashing against the brick wall
One of the most challenging design aspects of exposed brick is what color to paint your other walls. I recommend beige, browns, and light yellows. They will complement the colors in your brick wall. Also, be weary of sealing or adding a protective coating to your brick. There is a fine line between “preppy” brick – old and dusty – and “tacky” brick – shiny and sealed.
Nothing screams east coast more than exposed brick.
Exposed brick has even been featured in the hit movie, He’s Just Not That Into You, about a group of people searching for love in bricky Baltimore.
The gnarlier the better