Which is how Ms. Berger came to buy a one-bedroom in a white glazed-brick building. Long seen as a consolation prize in the real estate sweepstakes, with neither the time-burnished details of ...

If you like the look of the original brick, paint window trim, shutters, and porch columns in neutral shades such as white or black, or personalize your home with a signature front door color.

At a glance, you likely see just the white exterior. Look again and you’ll see that it’s brick painted white, either with a slurry material or exterior masonry paint. “Painted brick is the ...