Faux brick paneling is an easy way to add texture and interest to a wall.
How to paint faux brick wall panels.
I did about 1 part paint to 6 parts water mixed it thoroughly and applied it with a paintbrush and immediately wiping it down with a lint free rag.
Take a look at painted fireplace makeover and whitewash a brick fireplace to see how.
Watch this diy on how to create an amazing faux brick wall in easy steps and covert the old brick wall in your home into a beautiful looking faux brick wall.
If you like the look of the completed project consider some other ideas.
Start dabbing the paint onto the faux brick in a random order.
The wall is first painted with the color that will represent the mortar between the bricks.
However no matter what kind it is it still has the look and feel of fake brick.
If it has any padding it will cover too much of the wall and you won t get the distinct brick look.
You can capture this painted brick look on a small scale by cutting faux brick panels to fit the back of a bookshelf.
To begin this process we significantly watered down our kestel white paint in a paint pail liner.
It is easier to use a long foam brush about 6 inches or longer.
To achieve this look we whitewashed sections of our brick wall with various shades of white paint.
The bricks are painted stenciled or stamped onto the mortar colored wall.
You don t want to see a consistent pattern on the bricks.
Rotate the sponge and try to smudge the paint a bit as well.
We used a paintbrush to lightly brush on the paint in a pattern similar to our inspiration photo.
Cracked pepper paint from behr.
The brick color is typically darker than the mortar color.
Paint faux brick panels to look industrial once all the sheetrock compound had dried i did a simple gray wash using a watered down paint mixture.
You can also create similar looks on a brick fireplace.
Painting a realistic faux brick effect requires two main colors of paint and several complementary or contrasting shades.
To paint the wall you have to use a foam brush.