Oh dear... the cement screed can be quite tricky as it can be the same cement but when applied, the effect can be quite different. It happens on my red brick wall also. ' The concept must be nice and cosy For us the red brick wall, we consider it for very long as we are worried that the whole place will turn too dsrk. As when red is used, there be more cement and instead of the whites and woods we wanted initially, it will be more industrial. But after seeing the red bricks up, I really didn regret our decision. For the cement screed wall it will be on the tv console side. The opposite of the red brick will be painted white Your reno is looking good too Hows ur baby coming along too