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create a faux brick wall

after...finished faux old brick. Much better right? Looks just like the original. I ended up doing the outside of the building also, which was painted solid at some point.
after…finished faux old brick. Looks just like the original.

This is a project I did in Historic Ybor City due to a failed attempt by another paint company.  It’s a beautiful historic building that was partially renovated some time in the 90’s.  The ground level is office space and the second floor is a residence.  When my client bought the building most of the original interior brick was covered with drywall.  He wanted to restore some of the original brick beauty so he called a paint company to do a faux brick treatment over the drywall.  Look what he got…

faux old brick re-do
…blech! Not at all like the original brick! So I went to work with my trusty assistant, A.K.A. my mother in law, Donna, A.K.A. fabulously talented painter, and we fixed this wretched attempt at old brick.

So we set out to make those bricks look authentic.  First we covered most of it with drywall mud to make the mortar lines less straight, the corners less square,  and to give it all a little more texture.

during...first we covered the old, too perfect brick, with some drywall mud to give it some authenticity. Then we painted most bricks and then made them look old. Just like the originals.
during…mom’s repainting the brick we covered with drywall mud.

Then we repainted all the bricks individually with a brush and many color combo’s.  We hit’em again with some more drywall mud to make the brick look like they were uncovered after years of paint and plaster.  And finally we hit’em with a little black and brown to make the bricks look a bit dirty(sooty and aged).

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What do you think?   We were extremely pleased with the result!  It was a super fun project!

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  1. What were the colors and ratios you used to make the brick colors? We are getting ready to do our basement and trying to figure out the color scheme you have. It looks awesome!!!

    • Not sure what z brick is, but they used a product that comes in a 4 x 8 sheet with the stamped shape of the brick. So it did have the shape and texture of the brick raised. It was just obviously too uniform and terrible color. Thanks for asking!

  4. Love the faux bricks. I am attempting the same thing in one of my rooms. It has been a long time since I have actually painted as I usually express my creativity through my computer. So I am curious as to what kind of paint you used for this?

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