Bring Some Life to a Brick Wall
4 Materials
$800
3 Days
Easy
Our house has a side concrete space of 5 feet. It is enclosed by a concrete block wall. The CC&R's forbid painting the wall or putting anything permanent on the wall. Both the guest bathroom and the library windows look out to this brick wall. Not a pleasant view.
Side of house with ugly brick wall
I decided that I would hang pictures on the wall without making them permanent. I needed materials that could withstand the elements. Las Vegas does get rain. We also get strong winds. I went to Walmart and found a plastic curtain with a lovely design that went upward from the bottom. It cost $8.00.
First cut of shower curtain
I had some old frames (Goodwill) and some cardboard. I cut the curtain to fit the frame with 2" over on every side. I cut the cardboard to fit the frame.
Cardboard box to cut to use as backing
If there wasn't a picture hanger already on the frame, I chose a saw-toothed bracket and nailed to the frame. I used a metal wreath hanger and inserted the wreath end under the bracket.
Back of frame with the curtain folded over.
Our picture is now ready to be hung on the wall. I measured from the top of the wall down to where I wanted my picture to rest. Holding the picture at the right height, I bent the wreath hanger so it would lie flat on the top of the wall. Then I bent the other end down the back side of the wall allowing the end to jam into the neighbor's side of the wall. It now hangs securely. I hammered a cement nail into the concrete at the very bottom of the frame. The picture now rests upon that nail in addition to the top of the wall hanger.
Wreath hanger attached to frame.
I have hung three pictures and the brick wall certainly looks better.
The finished product.
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I would use inexpensive foam board sheets from Dollar Tree or Walmart instead of cardboard for use outdoors. ☺️
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great idea !
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Wow! Your blank slate turned into the perfect gallery wall! Kudos for making lemonade out of lemons — it’s a lovely solution!!
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cute, but won'd the cardboard turn to mush when it rains?
How did this cost $800?
WHAT'S A C.C. & R. ?