How to change the color of red brick
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You could always paint it.
Paint it - brick can easily be painted - for outdoor use, use Kilz primer after sweeping off with a broom and then paint your color needed.
If the brick is painted red, you can just paint over with exterior paint made for brick (after cleaning it thoroughly). If it is not already painted, here are detailed instructions:
https://www.doityourself.com/stry/how-to-paint-exterior-brick
One thing to consider, though, brick is not meant to be painted since the paint can trap moisture that can cause the brick to degrade. It can also chip and flake badly, which could make the brick lok worse instead of better.
Good luck!
You could do like a white wash type of paint I saw Joanna Gaines do it on a rehab show looked really nice
https://dengarden.com/home-improvement/How-To-Paint-the-Exterior-of-a-Brick-House
You can also buy concrete paint to change the bricks from the red, My husband and I washed the bricks along the flower beds, let them dry then changed the color from red to gray. looks really good.