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Hilary Farr’s modern new home fits right in with our Old Brick House artisanal style brick
Pine Hall Brick played a role in this season’s premiere episode of the “Love It or List It” television series by providing Barker House facebrick and Rumbled Bluffs pavers to a new home project.When Hilary Farr, host of the TV series “Love It or List It,” built her...
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Oyster Pearl masterpiece offers beauty, space and energy efficiency
Photo above: Chris Clement used Oyster Pearl Brick, stained hardwoods and unique masonry techniques to create an energy efficient beauty. Chris Clement Home Builder's most recently completed project in The Farm at Summerfield has quickly become the envy of the...
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Villa Chase brick: old world charm in a brand new home
Custom Homes by Hamrick designed and built this instant classic in Winston-Salem’s Buena Vista neighborhood. Builder Don Hamrick kept a couple of mature oaks on the freshly landscaped lot,...
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Tufts House with Ashton Court brick accents help define a modern Tudor home in an established neighborhood
The treelined Starmount neighborhood in Greensboro has a new home with old world charm. Custom builder Tammy Roberts, owner of Homes Built By Design, worked with her client to achieve a modern Tudor home using primarily Tufts House, one of our artisanal style bricks,...
This builder’s personal choice? Chesapeake Pearl
When Scott Naylor of Naylor Custom Homes built his new home, he selected Chesapeake Pearl brick with white mortar using white sand. Great choice! Chesapeake Pearl is whiter than its sister brick Oyster Pearl and it works especially well with the dark stone and dark...
White brick, dark trim and stone set this show home apart
With a white brick Villa Chase, dark trim, wood features, and stone create solid and beautiful curb appeal. Ray Bullins Construction entered this stately lodge in Greensboro's Parade of Homes last fall. Bullins, keeping with homeowner trends toward lighter colored...
Tufts House brick perfect for English Revival cottage style
There's an English Revival cottage in Summerfield, North Carolina's Mitchell's Landing neighborhood. Brian Elliott, owner of B. Elliott Enterprises, got inspired by English Revival and French Provincial cottage styles and merged them both using Tufts House brick and...
For a versatile white brick, take a look at Villa Chase
What’s old is new with the Pine Hall Brick Augustine line of machine weathered brick. And one of the newest is Villa Chase, that debuted in the 2017 Parade of Homes. Since then, it’s taken off as a choice of custom builders and in new neighborhoods, where brick is...
Brick colors that capture the coast in Charleston Style & Design
Brick is a clay product made from shale, local to our region of North Carolina, but over the last century we've gotten good at blending and firing clay to achieve wide range of brick colors. New home trends are leaning toward lighter colors and the traditional red...
Reclaimed brick? No, it’s Kennon House
Building a custom home is difficult. There are many moving parts and pieces. From the style of home to what brick and mortar color, trim, roofing, and windows. It can be overwhelming. People often times go for a look: the French Provincial, Colonial, Craftsman,...
Villa Chase brick: old world charm in a brand new home
Custom Homes by Hamrick designed and built this instant classic in Winston-Salem’s Buena Vista neighborhood. Builder Don Hamrick kept a couple of mature oaks on the freshly landscaped lot, so if you didn’t know it was a brand new home, you might think it was built in...
Ashton Court brick is a builder’s choice for his own home
When it came time for custom home builder Kevin Lansink, owner of Lansink Custom Homes, to build a new home, he went with our Ashton Court brick. He had a lot nestled in tall oaks in his home town of Summerfield, NC, with family just up the road. Just about all the...
The Old Brick House line gives you an artisanal look in a precisely engineered product
Kathy Dumas designs and specifies all materials for R&K Custom Homes. When she checked out the recently introduced Old Brick House line, she homed in on Tufts House. "When we saw it we loved it," said Dumas."There's so much white brick out there, it's nice to have...
How to get the beautiful look of old brick in a brand new home
Brick making has come a long way since the 1700s. Throughout the 20th-century manufacturing technology became increasingly precise producing bricks with sharp, crisp lines and consistent dimensions. Then homeowners started wanting the look of old-weathered brick! Good...
German smear gives new home an old-world look that will last
Brick is a versatile design choice with a wide range of colors and textures. Mortar choice gives you more latitude in color and overall effect. In a standard brick design, mortar makes up about 20% of the veneer. With a technique called "German smear" mortar plays a...
Oyster Pearl masterpiece offers beauty, space and energy efficiency
Photo above: Chris Clement used Oyster Pearl Brick, stained hardwoods and unique masonry techniques to create an energy efficient beauty. Chris Clement Home Builder's most recently completed project in The Farm at Summerfield has quickly become the envy of the...
Love the look of reclaimed brick? You can get it for less
When mason Hugo Yanez, owner of Fred's Masonry, got the job for this new home in Greensboro, NC, he was excited that the owners chose reclaimed brick. Repurposing salvaged brick is a great example of how sustainable brick can be—it lasts for centuries—and how it...
Castle Gray part of Don Hamrick’s award-winning 340 Fairfax home
Winston-Salem builder Don Hamrick has plenty of experience building beautiful upscale homes. "As an experienced trim carpenter I've worked in dozens of custom homes. I've seen the best of the best — elaborate moldings, hand scraped hardwood floors, Italian marble...
New Brick to debut in Parade of Homes
We are pleased to debut our new Villa Chase brick at the Fall Parade of Homes. Mike Enscore, owner of Veritas Construction, looked confident one week before the Parade as he took a cell phone call from the job site, still bustling with crews putting on finishing...
Achieving French provincial with brick, mortar and a little panache
As the name implies, a French provincial home—be it a cottage or chateau—derives its color palettes from the French countryside. Hues of blue, like the French sky and subtle earth tones of the forests blend to create a soft painterly effect that is both elegant and...
A traditional brick home is already an American classic
Right across the street from the amazing European villa we featured in the previous post, is a this traditional brick home. It's relatively new construction, but with Rustic Village brick and matching pavers, it's already a classic. And it's just one more great...
Planned community demonstrates impressiveness and versatility of brick homes
Upscale communities most often have builder requirements. Jefferson Wood, a planned community in Greensboro, NC, has requirements for all homes to utilize a certain percentage of brick...which says a great deal about brick! Despite the prerequisites for building...
Classic brick in a new home suits an old neighborhood
When realtors listed this impressive Greek revival home, they described it as a Pine Hall Brick home. So naturally we thought we should feature its classic brick design. Built in 2007 in Greensboro's Irving Park neighborhood, the home looks like it could be one of the...
A white brick masterpiece captures old world charm
Brick defines Worth Mitchell’s home in Kernersville, NC. From the gated entry with its distressed mortar treatment reminiscent of a 400-year-old Spanish villa to a beautifully aged two-story veranda and patio with pavers, Mitchell has crafted a dream home that looks...
Jason Reader sold himself on Casa Grande with white mortar
Home builder Jason Reader prefers to build with brick whenever possible. “We use lots of materials, but if the neighborhood and the price point line up, I’m absolutely going to choose brick,” says Reader. His most recent completed project is a 5700-square-foot brick...
White Brick. Selecting the right white brick for your home.
White Brick. It is the most commonly request color when perspective homeowners walk into our showroom. Some are looking for almost entirely white brick to go on a Modern Farmhouse. Some are searching for a more creamy white that works for an elegant Tudor. Others are...
The Lake at Lissara by Sonoma Building Company featuring Chesapeake Pearl
There's no question that our gray and cream colored bricks have been taking the world by storm. In fact, some of our favorite projects featured in recent years have used either our Oyster Pearl or Chesapeake Pearl face bricks. That's why it was no surprise that this...
Stratford Rose French Country Courtyard home by Hood Herring Architecture
Hood Herring Architecture is a Wilmington-based firm featuring the talents of T. Tilgham Herring and John C. Hood. According to Hood Herring, this French Country Courtyard home was inspired by 18th century French hotel plan. That style of architecture often featured...
Great Marshton Queen examples
Marshton Queen, an Augustine face brick from our Georgia plant, is a great light colored brick with a lot of versatility. At times it can skew gray and other times it has a warm beige, brown hue. Either way, it's a great option for anyone looking for a neutral,...
If you’re thinking about Chesapeake Pearl
in.When you think of brick, the classic red color might come to mind, but lately, one of our best selling colors has been, Chesapeake Pearl a white and creamy brick with bluish gray undertones. This versatile brick can appear more white or gray depending on your...
Maple Grove home in Oyster Pearl by Pippin Home Design
Pippin Home Designs, a Charlotte-based firm, is behind this impressive Maple Grove home. An ambling English Country-style layout, this home is a beautiful blend of stone and our Oyster Pearl brick. The cooler tone of the stone helps bring out the warmer tones of the...
The stately look of Chesapeake Pearl by Friddle and Company, Inc.
Friddle and Company, Inc. is a custom home builder in Northwest Guilford County, NC, which includes the areas of Summerfield, Oak Ridge, Stokesdale and Greensboro. Specializing in high-quality, stately homes, Friddle believes in offering their clients more. They pay...
Copperleaf Residential Atlanta area home features Marshton Queen brick
Copperleaf Residential is a design/build residential construction firm based out of Georgia and serving the metro Atlanta area. This project is a semi-custom home that features our Marshton Queen brick with ivory mortar. Over the windows and doors, Copperleaf uses...
French architecturally influenced home in Spanish Moss
Traditional Exterior by Buford Interior Designers & Decorators Dream With Jeannie One of the great advantages of building with brick is the range of colors and tones available. Whether you have a more traditional home in mind or something more intricate, there's a...
Homes featuring Old Irvington Brick
This week's product spotlight is our Old Irvington Oversize Tumbled brick. A classy tan, beige brick, Old Irvington is great neutral option for home owners. The earth tones present in the coloration also make it a nice compliment to natural stone used in mixed stone...
Illinois home by Havlicek Builders dazzles with Chesapeake Pearl
Recognized specialists in the Design-Build process, Havlicek Builders has been building luxury custom homes in Illinois’ Kane and DuPage Counties for more than 30 years. So when it came to this home in central Illinois, the homeowners knew they were in good...
Home using Old Charleston Modular
One of the most common requests we get is for images of our brick being used in real homes. Seeing a brick in a real life application allows you to get a sense of how it appears in direct sunlight, how paint colors can affect hue and how architectural details will...
Luxe Homes and Design puts Pine Hall Brick’s Weatherwood to beautiful use
Based out of Knoxville, TN, Luxe Homes and Design specializes in custom homes. In 2005 and 2008 they won gold then silver in the Parade of Homes and for the last two years they've also been classified as a Best of Houzz in client satisfaction. What makes these homes...
Northern Alabama home in Spanish Moss
Traditional Exterior by Huntsville Architects & Designers Matheny Goldmon Architects When Jennifer and her husband were ready to build their dream home, they took their ideas to architect Marc Goldmon of Matheny Goldmon. Initially they thought they would build a...
The unique look of Ashton Court face brick.
Part of our Augustine Line, Ashton Court face brick is a beautiful option for any home. Elegant, yet approachable, this product features gray and beige tones that allow it to feel cool or warm, depending on your landscaping and paint features. For questions about...
Interesting exteriors: Three Pine Hall Brick homes to inspire your 2014
Nothing says welcome like the entrance to your home, so its important that your house's exterior is inviting and warm. Here are some of our favorite examples of homes that use a mixture of classic brick, stone and wood to create a charming entryway. This home is built...
Product spotlight: Sedgefield brick
When you think of a brick home, your mind probably conjures up images of classic reds and browns, but brick is more versatile than that. Recently, we had a request for some images of our Sedgefield brick in action. This unexpected gray beauty is an elegant alternative...