Still eyeing our unpainted brick fireplace (see here & here) every now and then, wondering what it would look like painted a fantastic dove grey or creamy vanilla.  But then I see a great room with au naturel brick and reconsider (you can hear my hubby saying "whew" in the background):

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Of course this real-life bedroom, featured on the Better Homes & Gardens website, was previously a warehouse so this brick likely has a more storied past than the ole 1976 brick we have.  The same can likely be said for the room below:

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