Old Chicago brick
Some people inherit their houses’ personalities and accept them as is. I tend to give them a makeover with some white paint. I’ve now taken two brick homes, one a nondescript gray and the other a supposedly sacred Old Chicago blend, and turned them bright, confident white. The purists gasped, clutched their pearls over that…
I do love a white house. Oh, I am well aware that white houses are on trend right now. Either I was ahead of the trend or I just know what I like, on trend or not. My grandparents in Tulsa, where I grew up, had a beautiful brick house painted white. I always thought…