12 ideas for using bricks creatively in the design of your home or garden

The notion of a brick house immediately evokes the image of a traditional building, with classic shapes. Certainly, a brick construction is associated with something that is lasting and stable but also heavy and massive.

But brick structures need not give up having dynamism or lightness in their forms. Nor should we forget the beauty of adding modern lines. Check out the ideas below to find out how even brick homes and buildings can have grace and a modern feel.

A brick house does not have to be synonymous with traditional, old-fashioned or ponderous forms. Indeed, this material also goes perfectly with ultra-modern claddings and facades.

Even in the garden, a red (or some other color) brick wall can take on a modern or more pleasant shape if it is laid out unconventionally.

Then there are many forms that bricks can take, even artistically style done - and with these, any wall immediately becomes unique.

If bricks traditionally make one think of massive and impenetrable constructions, the way they are laid down can completely undermine this preconception, creating walls that let light come streaming through.

Another surface which is often made of, or covered with bricks: the floors, inside and outside the home.

Staying with standard bricks, you can vary their colors (depending on the material they are made of), and play with your imagination in terms of laying them down. There are also many ideas for laying down amazing outdoor floors made from recycled bricks!

Stairs: if you find bricks of the right color, they will also match the cladding of your house (or the ajoining walls). 

There are many architects who challenge our preconceptions, using bricks for graceful and innovative projects.

Twisted columns: an original way of using bricks that makes you forget their heaviness and immobility - and without compromising their sturdiness.

It is an idea that can be used when building load-bearing columns or even the posts for a fence.

Dreaming of having an arch in your garden? Or would you like to frame a round gate? Bricks can be used to do this too.

You can also be imaginative when building an all-brick brazier or outdoor fireplace!

Would you like to try out some of these ideas?