I have always liked the way exposed brick walls look in interior design.  When I started planning the garage addition, I realized that very little of the outer brick wall would be seen from the front.  It seemed a shame to cover it with a liner for the interior wall of the garage, but an exposed brick wall inside the garage made no sense, either.  So, when I assembled the first floor, I flipped the outer wall so the kitchen and dining room would have an exposed brick wall.

On the exterior, I used basswood clapboard siding to finish the areas that would have been brick.

I then painted the siding brick red to make it less noticeable.