It turned out to be a lot easier than we anticipated and only cost us around 130 for the entire wall.
Best paint for faux brick.
When you re choosing the paint you want to cover your faux brick with choose a semi gloss enamel paint for a long lasting finish.
A mixture of 25 white acrylic paint and 75 water will give the walls a slightly more covered look.
The bricks are painted stenciled or stamped onto the mortar colored wall.
Faux brick while not the real thing is also used to mimic the brick look in areas that it isn t feasible.
We ll share a step by step guide on how to paint faux brick.
Aging a faux brick wall can give a room a more rustic well worn look.
The wall is first painted with the color that will represent the mortar between the bricks.
Using rustoleum chalked paint in linen white i first start by painting the mortar and when there is minimal paint left on the brush i use what is left to lightly brush it over the brick to create the white wash look.
Brick inside of the home is very common along walls and around the fireplace.
You can also create a 50 50 mixture that will end up giving your walls a more solid white surface.
Repeat this step until you ve finished all bricks.
Yet the brick will still show through the wash.
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.
If you re looking to freshen up your faux brick one cheap and easy way to do it is by painting.
Creating an aged brick wall.
The texture of faux brick surfaces can make paint prone to flaking off over time and the enamel in the paint will help to prevent the paint from chipping.
Your final step is to paint your mortar lines and white wash your brick.
The brick color is typically darker than the mortar color.