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DIY Brick Wall and Room Colors

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Do you have a space that needs a little bit of texture and love the look of brick? Check out this tutorial for a DIY brick wall that looks like the real thing! Just a few easy steps can transform a faux brick panel and no one will be able to tell they aren't real brick walls.

My guest bedroom has needed some work for a while!!  The wall color has been screaming at me to paint over it for a few years now, but I had just never gotten around to it making it happen.  A few weeks ago I was at Menard’s and I used the Pittsburgh Paint and Stain Digital Inspiration Studio to FINALLY start on this project.  (Find out How to Choose the Perfect Paint Color, HERE.)  I don’t know what took me so long.

Here’s the room before I started…

Gold Striped Guest Bedroom at Unexpected Elegance -3

I really wanted to give the wall behind the bed some texture.  I walked the aisles of the hardware store for some inspiration and came up with a few options, but ultimately decided on a faux brick.  My biggest fear with the “faux” part of this project, is that….well, it would look faux.  I’ve wanted to add brick to an area of my house for a while now and this seemed like the perfect space to give it a try.

I will say, I’m so happy at how it turned out and honestly you can’t tell it’s not real deal. 😉

In my opinion, the cuts are the most important part of this project.  When I cut the panels I made sure all the cuts were on grout lines.  You can see from the picture below how I notched out the bricks and the the full sheet is cut straight on one of the lines.  I used a multi-purpose tool for the cut-outs but you can also use a jigsaw.  Don’t worry about the imperfections they will get fixed later.

Do you have a space that needs a little bit of texture and love the look of brick? Check out this tutorial for a DIY brick wall that looks like the real thing! Just a few easy steps can transform a faux brick panel and no one will be able to tell they aren't real brick walls.

Once the boards were cut, but before they went on the wall, I added some mortar.  I started by using pre-mixed mortar on the grout lines of the brick panel.  I just used my fingers so it was uneven and looked intentional. (This was a super quick process, but will ultimately depend on how big of an area you are doing.)

Do you have a space that needs a little bit of texture and love the look of brick? Check out this tutorial for a DIY brick wall that looks like the real thing! Just a few easy steps can transform a faux brick panel and no one will be able to tell they aren't real brick walls.

I also painted the bricks with a white sample paint from Pittsburgh Paints.  I only needed a very small amount of paint for this step of the process.  I used a brush with a small amount of paint then wiped most of it off with a rag.  Real brick soaks up paint so I wanted it to look as real as possible.

Then I hung all the panels on the wall and filled in the seams with the pre-mixed mortar.

Do you have a space that needs a little bit of texture and love the look of brick? Check out this tutorial for a DIY brick wall that looks like the real thing! Just a few easy steps can transform a faux brick panel and no one will be able to tell they aren't real brick walls.

You can see the before and after in the next picture.  You literally can not tell where the seams are!

Do you have a space that needs a little bit of texture and love the look of brick? Check out this tutorial for a DIY brick wall that looks like the real thing! Just a few easy steps can transform a faux brick panel and no one will be able to tell they aren't real brick walls.

Once the brick wall was finished, I tackled the rest of the room.  I had used the Digital Inspiration Studio to help pick the color.

Do you have a space that needs a little bit of texture and love the look of brick? Check out this tutorial for a DIY brick wall that looks like the real thing! Just a few easy steps can transform a faux brick panel and no one will be able to tell they aren't real brick walls.

I decided to go with Pittsburgh Paints and Stains, Swirling Smoke, from their Grand Distinction® Paint and Primer in One line.  This paint provides outstanding coverage, stain and scrub resistance, and washability.   The Swirling Smoke is in the gray color family but has a little bit of a brown undertone.

Do you have a space that needs a little bit of texture and love the look of brick? Check out this tutorial for a DIY brick wall that looks like the real thing! Just a few easy steps can transform a faux brick panel and no one will be able to tell they aren't real brick walls.

It turned out beautiful!

Do you have a space that needs a little bit of texture and love the look of brick? Check out this tutorial for a DIY brick wall that looks like the real thing! Just a few easy steps can transform a faux brick panel and no one will be able to tell they aren't real brick walls.

I ended up adding some molding to transition between the brick and the drywall.

Do you have a space that needs a little bit of texture and love the look of brick? Check out this tutorial for a DIY brick wall that looks like the real thing! Just a few easy steps can transform a faux brick panel and no one will be able to tell they aren't real brick walls.

I love how it turned out!

Do you have a space that needs a little bit of texture and love the look of brick? Check out this tutorial for a DIY brick wall that looks like the real thing! Just a few easy steps can transform a faux brick panel and no one will be able to tell they aren't real brick walls.

Do you have a space that needs a little bit of texture and love the look of brick? Check out this tutorial for a DIY brick wall that looks like the real thing! Just a few easy steps can transform a faux brick panel and no one will be able to tell they aren't real brick walls.

Check out the full makeover HERE.

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