Should you whitewash your brick fireplace with lime? Interior designers get this question from clients all the time.

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Brick stain helps to freshen up tired brick and cover flaws. Learn how staining brick can give it a new look without painting it.

* *Update - May 2016 Some of you may have been watching Fixer Upper lately - you'll notice that sweet ol' Joanna Gaines has used this EXACT method in some of the houses that they've been renovating down in Waco. She calls it "German Smear" and has been using it to change the looks of many

Interior lime wash is a traditional technique used to finish brick fireplaces or walls. Lime wash is made from slaked lime, which is a type of calcium hydroxide that has been mixed with water. The resulting paste is then mixed with pigments to create a range of colors. Lime wash has a number of benefits…

In this DIY tutorial, we go over your options for updating your brick such as lime wash, paint and German Smear (Schmear) and why I chose the latter! Just look at how authentic this looks and it was super easy and affordable!

Here we discuss the factors that you should be aware of as you consider planning to limewash a brick house.

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How to create a German schmear faux brick wall.

“Ho-hum” basic brown brick gets transformed into a modern farmhouse. You know the old saying, “everything’s bigger in Texas”? That stands true for the lone star state-sized enthusiasm Holly and Brad Lauritzen, creators of the immensely popular Our Faux Farmhouse brand and Instagram account, feel about their freshly lime washed home. But like most home …