How to Stain Brick

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Staining brick can help you update the appearance of your fireplace, your home’s exterior, and any other brick surfaces on your property.

Many homes have brick facades, fireplaces, mantels, interior walls, and walkways. Although it’s a long-lasting building material and your brick may still be in good shape, it may have started to look tired or you may crave a different aesthetic. Fortunately, there are several options for updating the appearance of brick, including painting, whitewashing, limewashing, German smear, and staining.

While painting brick is more common, staining is an alternative worth considering. When weighing the relative merits of brick stain versus paint, there are several factors to take into account. One advantage of staining brick is longer-lasting color lasts because the porous bricks absorb the stain. Because it doesn’t create the smooth coat that paint does, brick stain also preserves more of brick’s natural look. Stain doesn’t offer the same range of color options as paint, but there’s still a sizable number of interior and exterior brick stain colors to choose from.

Keep reading to learn how to stain brick and give the brick surfaces in your home a face-lift.