Faux brick paneling is an easy way to add texture and interest to a wall.
Paint faux brick wall video.
You have made your sponge bricks and the brick colors are mixed.
Painting a realistic faux brick effect requires two main colors of paint and several complementary or contrasting shades.
Glue sponges to plywood using craft glue.
However no matter what kind it is it still has the look and feel of fake brick.
Now is the time to bring your brick wall to life.
The brick color is typically darker than the mortar color.
How to paint a faux brick wall.
Your wall is prepped and the base paint is dry.
It turned out to be a lot easier than we anticipated and only cost us around 130 for the entire wall.
Arrange sponge bricks in desired brick pattern with 3 8 inch spaces between them.
Using a serrated kitchen knife cut synthetic sponges to brick size 7 1 2 by 2 1 4 inches.
Before the paint dries use a sanding block to lightly scuff the paint.
The more you sand the more dramatic the effect.
The wall is first painted with the color that will represent the mortar between the bricks.
To see how we we transformed embossed hardboard paneling into a realistic looking brick accent wall check out our video tutorial and follow along below as we show how we used our technique in the video to paint the faux brick wall we installed in our home gym with a new color palette.
To create a more rustic or worn brick look you can sand more roughly.
How to paint faux brick panels.
Today we are going to show you how we transformed faux brick embossed hardboard paneling into a realistic looking brick accent wall by painting it with a new color palette.
The bricks are painted stenciled or stamped onto the mortar colored wall.
Make the brick stamp.
Paint the faux brick or masonite white.