AboutRebecca Bushner Expertise Specifying paint/coating colors or materials for interior or exterior of buildings including residential and commercial spaces. I also do graphic design & color marketing. I'm the current immediate-past-president of the International Association of Color Consultants/Designers North America (IACC-NA), a former Color Marketing Group chairholder, and an award-winning fine artist.
Experience I've been officially a color consultant for 7 years, a designer and researcher (tableware design) for about 10 years. I have my own color consulting/graphic design business in Arizona.
Organizations IACC-NA: International Association of Color Consultants/Designers, North America.
Publications NAFEM (North American Association of Food Eguipment Manufacturers, Ceramics organizations.
Education/Credentials BA in fine art, MBA, and have taken the full International Association of Color Consultants/Designers seminar course and oral exam.
We would like to re-color (earth tone) the outside brick on our vacation home in Gatlinburg. Right now it is a rose color. Which do you recommend for providing the least amount of future maintenance, Paint or Stain?
Answer Hi Don
Of course the least amount of maintenance is keep the lovely earthy rosy brick as is.
Next best bet: Stain will keep the brick's texture more than paint. Keep in mind that if you want this to look like new differently-colored brick, you have to paint each brick individually....not the mortar.
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