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.
We ll share a step by step guide on how to paint 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.
Yet the brick will still show through the wash.
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.
Painting a realistic faux brick effect requires two main colors of paint and several complementary or contrasting shades.
A mixture of 25 white acrylic paint and 75 water will give the walls a slightly more covered look.
You can also create a 50 50 mixture that will end up giving your walls a more solid white surface.
The bricks are painted stenciled or stamped onto the mortar colored wall.
The wall is first painted with the color that will represent the mortar between the bricks.
Creating an aged brick wall.
The texture may make the paint prone to chipping or.
Your final step is to paint your mortar lines and white wash your brick.
Brick inside of the home is very common along walls and around the fireplace.
The brick color is typically darker than the mortar color.
If you decide to completely cover the faux brick paneling a tough gloss or semigloss enamel is an excellent choice as a finish.
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.
Repeat this step until you ve finished all bricks.