However instead of painting it a bland color like before this time give the wall a faux brick paint job to make it look more natural.
Paint a wall to look like brick.
Sand the wall with a medium grit sandpaper to prevent further peeling so it doesn t.
Give your home a rustic or industrial touch by painting a wall to look like exposed brick.
Step 1 remove any peeling paint from your wall.
Recently i told you about painting a concrete wall to look like stone.
Painting a realistic faux brick effect requires two main colors of paint and several complementary or contrasting shades.
If you have a wood facing on your fireplace or a wood panel wall and you like brick you can attain the brick look without the expense of real brick.
Paints with high or semi gloss are too shiny for the brick finish that looks almost real enough to touch.
By using a thick paint roller to apply the paint evenly to the brick and touching up bare spots with a paint brush your brick wall will be painted in no time.
We decided the columns needed a bit of detail as well so we chose to paint them to resemble brick.
Brick walls have a somewhat warmer feel than cinder block walls.
It is an easy inexpensive technique called brick faux painting.
You can match your favorite brick or you can create your own design.
A latex paint with a flat finish will give you the brick look that you are going for.
With a wood wall you ll need to take more care to make bricks look dimensional as the wall will be totally smooth and without the nuances of bricks.
Faux brick walls make striking accent walls and they create the illusion of texture in the room.
This faux brick column now stands in the fellowship hall of trinity worship center.
Apply a latex primer to the wall to ensure the paint will stick to the brick and choose a paint that s heat proof to protect the brick wall.
The appearance that the blocks provide however is very plain and utilitarian.
The brick color is typically darker than the mortar color.
Choose a putty tone to paint the backdrop of your bricks to look like mortar.
This is not a difficult process it just takes a bit of time and patience.
The wall is first painted with the color that will represent the mortar between the bricks.
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Next you ll want to add your fake bricks.
Scrape paint that is already cracked and peeling with a stiff wire brush.