Ideas for Faux Brick Finishes
- Walls and fireplaces can be painted with a faux brick finish.brick wall image by Lucid_Exposure from Fotolia.com
Faux brick finishes can be used for entire walls, small areas, floors, or for areas that you want to be focal points within a room. Most brick faux finishes can be made with either brick-shaped sponges or with templates. Different colors are used, depending on the type of brick you want to simulate and whether you want to show brick imperfections or stains, or accessorize the brick finish with other faux finishes. - When you have a warehouse space, a garage or an area with bare concrete, a painted brick floor can add a unique look to the room. Choose a simple design, or a small area to paint. This type of faux finish is best used in areas that don't see a great deal of traffic, but finishing sealers can protect the finish for a long time. Apply this faux brick finish with reusable stencils for faster application.
- Create small faux brick areas in offices, bathrooms or kitchens to add depth and interest to a room. Make the faux brick look like an exposed area from broken or peeling plaster. Add a vine growing out of the brick crevices. This faux effect gives a room a warm, Old World feeling and makes viewers take a second look. Make themed rooms using this effect. For example, you can make something such as a firehouse-themed bathroom or an Old World-style kitchen with small patches of brick peeking through broken patches of plaster. Accessorize the faux brick patches with other theme-related items.
- Paint one wall in the living room, den or bedroom with a faux brick finish to make it a rustic, warm focal wall. Use templates to get an even faux brick finish. Add touches of darker browns and burnt umbers to get dark, oxidized stain effects in the brick. Use a darker red for a more intense look, or use tans or dark umbers for a sand-colored brick wall for a more subtle look.
- Paint a faux brick fireplace in an unused area of a wall, and paint a trompe l'oeil fire in it. Mix faux brick and faux stone for a more unique effect. If you have a real fireplace, paint faux brick on it. Add oranges reds, yellows and reddish-purples for a more colorful, unique look. Add faux plants on the fireplace mantle for an added realistic effect.
