:: she's a brick

She's a brick----house
Mighty might just lettin' it all hang out
She's a brick----house
The lady's stacked and that's a fact,
ain't holding nothing back.

-THE COMMODORES

Okay guys, I have brick on my mind this morning.

While I was gone away this weekend our refrigerator decided to pop a leak.

Our pretty wood floors that were entirely refinished only years ago due to extensive water damage,

are once again ruined....me thinks we aren't meant to have an entire house of wood floors.

Back then we had to completely move out to have floors replaced & refinished,

as our entire main level has hardwood floors & nowhere to stop or end.

Not really sure I'm ready to go through all of that again,

so this time we are thinking of replacing the floors in the kitchen & keeping room.

Still a huge job, but our insurance will pay for the replacement,

and we are thinking of something that can stand up to water this time.

Wood kitchen floors as lovely as they are, are not practical...too many water appliances.

Soooo, the first thing that popped into my mind was brick.

I love the look of old brick floors in a kitchen area.

I had a friend who lived in an old farmhouse & the floors were brick,

way back then I fell in love with them and said I would one day have them in my kitchen.

Well, looks like now's the time...and I'm ready for a nice change.

A little looking around on Pinterest has me stoked about my options.

I'm really loving the herringbone pattern of the floors in the first photo above.

Not sure about the color though, as this is very similar to the brick on our house.

I want a really rustic, maybe a little more brownish brick.

Definitely herringbone patterned though...love it.

Nice to see the brick in a kitchen that has painted cabinets...love the gray.

This is more like our kitchen with the wood finish cabinets.

I really like the look and think the floors will really make the room.

I like that these bricks are really big, again in a herringbone pattern.

I would also love to get the farmstyle sink & fixtures,

and add old planks to the inside of my pantry....how cool.

I love to dream.

This floor is really nice too, and I love the contrast of the white walls with the brick.

That black dutch door is awesome too, I just love everything about this entry.

So, what do you think?

Should we go for it?

What's your favorite flooring option in a kitchen?

I'm really excited to finally after 8 years get to add some unique touches to this house.

{peace, love & hugs}

Carrie

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