If you’ve followed here at all then you know, nothing stays the same for very long, we’re always moving furniture, painting walls, changing things around, acquiring pianos… well you get the idea.
We’ve always loved exposed brick, we had it in other houses and we’ve been talking about how to do it here for years. We finally went searching last week for ways to make a feature wall in the apartment. We searched on Amazon, naturally because we don’t every shop anywhere else unless we are forced. Yes we have a problem, whatever, moving on. It arrived in the usual way and Saturday was make a brick wall day.
Before the bricking
We cleared everything off quickly and washed the wall. Amazing how much dust accumulates behind the pictures and got to work. Unfortunately this was real wallpaper which required glue. A little messier but it was fine.
A brick like substance
I’m not going to describe the step by step… It’s wall paper, put the glue on the back and stick it on the wall BOOM! Oh just make sure you match up the pieces.
It’s time for the grey to go. (sounds like my hair)
And let’s begin
3 pieces up
And 4
adding the bottom row
Those windows were a bastard
Almost done….
Really looking good
Night time, we’ve been at this a while.
now to put the pictures back
Tada……
looks great
Fancy aren’t we? it took all day, there were a couple of hiccups and the 2 packets didn’t match up as a continual piece so there was a join we couldn’t make match but we covered it with pictures 🙂 we’re clever like that. Can you tell?
All in all a really spectacular result and at $100, very cost effective. Can we DIY or what?
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That’s pretty cool!!! My question is, how did you get your husband to agree to do such a big project?? That’s where my projects always fall short! 🙂
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they’re usually his idea and he has to convince me.
Amazing ! ‘m just surprised that he didn’t want to use real bricks ! he’s not one to half do 🙂
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Well we did discuss that option but it was messy and way expensive and honestly I think this is a better result.
I love this so much it hurts.
I want to do this exact thing in our home but I don’t know how to wallpaper.
They do have faux brick panels at Lowes so maybe I will try that.
Love.
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I didn’t either but actually it was pretty easy with this stuff and being the DIY girl that you are I’m sure you could make it work. 😉
I love it!! Tell me you listened to Pink Floyd while you worked on it…
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OK….. 😉
It looks great, I would haven’t never considered using wall paper to add a bricked effect to my home.
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Yes we were suitably impressed with the product. Especially how crappy wallpaper is to work with generally speaking
WOW!!! That looks fantastic! Well Done.
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Thanks! We’re kinda pleased with it too! Who knew…
That looks awesome! I will have to make me one of those, although my husbands’s side of the family calls it the wall of shame.
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