Intro by Robin Steps by Ed Our DIY faux brick walls look so real! They give our basement pub the exact distressed exposed brick look we were going for - and was really cheap to
Turn a cheap faux brick wall panel into a masterpiece using this german smear technique. This tutorial will show you got to get the smear look on a budget
Finally a tutorial for a faux brick wall with results you'll love - a wall that looks and FEELS like real brick! Tutorial by My French Twist
Turn a cheap faux brick wall panel into a masterpiece using this german smear technique. This tutorial will show you got to get the smear look on a budget
This DIY faux brick wall is an easy wall treatment on a budget! Learn how to make a brick wall with faux brick wall panels in under 4 hours!
Upgrade your walls with this highly recommended faux brick stencil that Amazon reviewers swear by! I absolutely adore our brick Farmhouse. Bringing the bric…
This wall transformation turned out to be one of my favorites! With just joint compound and a putty knife, we transformed a basic faux brick wall into a German Schmear design in an afternoon. We're showing you how we did it in this post!
Welcome Guys! I miss Summer! I love, love, love it! I am not one of those parents who gripe with all that "can't wait for school to start" business. You can keep the homework, lunches, and sports. I can't get enough of the freedom. However, my DIY addiction takes a back seat to the kiddos and the one good part of Fall is I can finally get back to business over here. First "step" (no pun intended) was to finish our front landing. Check out my faux brick makeover!! I painted it guys! Okay, the background. Our home has 6 brick steps to the front door. At the top is a plain old cement landing. Because our house is north facing, (which is great for a sunny backyard) it makes for an extremely dank front yard sometimes. (Think shade and lots of mold). The landing out front turned brown and moldy, and I have struggled with trying to make it less dingy for years. I immediately thought a brick pattern would tie in the steps and be perfect here! After a good power-washing, I decided that I had to have chevron brick somehow. Look at this amazing inspo... source: Pinterest and the whitewash on this one... I am drooling here... source: Pinterest Unfortunately, we couldn't just add brick veneer to the stoop (can I say stoop in NJ?) It would cause a half inch lift on the landing and of course an expense I just don't think is a priority over here for the spouse. What was my only option? Stencil it of course! So here's all the details and what you need to do this: 1. Stencil... this is the one I bought Get it here. 2. Craft paint I used regular acrylic paints in a variety of "brick" colors. I chose ones that coordinated with our existing brick stairs and mixed them together to match what we have. (This would be so much easier if you could just paint any brick color you choose rather than having to match.) 3. Car wash sponge (to apply the paint) 4. Paint roller if you want to try it, but I preferred the sponge. 5. A good sealer - I love and use Varathane Floor Finish for everything. I used it to seal the stencil on my powder room floor and have been really happy with the protection. The paint stains the cement pretty quickly, so work carefully. I went over the lines a few times and it doesn't wipe off. Finish off with a good sealer to save all your hard work from the wear and tear of weather and traffic. It is not perfect, indeed. I am really thinking about white washing it, but that would mean I have to do the "real" bricks too, so I am on the fence there! To stencil the edge, I just used one of the bricks from the stencil repeatedly. I would love to see yours if you do this!! Thanks for stopping by!
I’ve been a DIY’er for several years… and a blogger for…well, not nearly that long, so I have more projects than I do posts about those projects. I thought I wo…
I had seen several other bloggers do faux brick wall tutorials with the German Smear and I wanted one for my own house. So we did our own DIY project.
Bored with your decor? Sometimes I forget that cool decor starts with the walls. Faux finishes can really add some interest without making a room look overdecorated. If you've ever stuffed a room with knickknacks, artfully arranged, only to see that it creates a chaotic mess, you know what I am talking about. Learn the
This wall transformation turned out to be one of my favorites! With just joint compound and a putty knife, we transformed a basic faux brick wall into a German Schmear design in an afternoon. We're showing you how we did it in this post!
Finally a tutorial for a faux brick wall with results you'll love - a wall that looks and FEELS like real brick! Tutorial by My French Twist
Turn a cheap faux brick wall panel into a masterpiece using this german smear technique. This tutorial will show you got to get the smear look on a budget
Intro by Robin Steps by Ed Our DIY faux brick walls look so real! They give our basement pub the exact distressed exposed brick look we were going for - and was really cheap to
Add European farmhouse charm to any wall with this easy faux brick wall and German schmear treatment!
I have always loved the look of exposed brick in homes! Our home, unfortunately, didn’t have any, so I decided to find a way to add it myself. I am in love with…
