DIY Faux Brick Tutorial
by Sarah Melito
7 Materials
$35
Easy
I asked my good friend Jessica to fill me in on this fabulous DIY Faux Brick she did in her gorgeous home. She says this faux brick project has made a huge difference in her house and it only costs around $35 for all the brick supplies. (The lumber & supplies for the arch were about $65.)
Make sure you have a blank even surface and start by measuring each "brick" out. I used 1/2 inch masking tape to separate each square, which also acts as a template for your mortar. Once the whole surface is taped off you then will use a large spackling knife & cover the entire thing (over the tape & all) with joint compound.
While the joint compound is still wet you will start peeling the tape off. This my friends, is the messiest part of the whole project! After all the tape is removed, let the joint compound dry over night. With it all dry it's then time to prime the whole thing & let that dry for about 2 hrs.
To find out how to do the rest of this project, head over to the link to my blog at the end of this post!
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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No questions just wonderful comments. I love that pillow with a "J" and I want it. My name is Joanie...........I LOVE archways and yours is the MOST beautiful I have even seen!! IN brick is unique and so overwhelmingly gorgeous!!!!
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Hi beautifu work. But the lamp how to make on
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Do u have a video on this.
The blog link take you to a Chinese link?...not certain about that didn't go further! Do you have this posted on Pinterest too? Love it looks so good!
How come when I try to go to your blog to see the full tutorial on this brick arch it takes me to some oriental site-
and I’ve tried your blog several different ways