However instead of painting it a bland color like before this time give the wall a faux brick paint job to make it look more natural.
How to paint a brick wall to look like stone.
This space is used as their fellowship hall and needed an update.
By using a thick paint roller to apply the paint evenly to the brick and touching up bare spots with a paint brush your brick wall will be painted in no time.
I personally love the look and installed brick specifically to paint it in my house.
To paint or not to paint brick and stone can be a bit of a polarizing topic.
Paint is usually the quickest way to have a dramatic transformation in a space.
Recently i told you about painting a concrete wall to look like stone.
This stone wall is actually a concrete block wall painted to look like stone for trinity worship center in burlington north carolina.
Painting rock brick or masonry is a bit more of a commitment than painting a wall and it can even be controversial to some.
A sponging technique works best to apply the various paint.
Sand the wall with a medium grit sandpaper to prevent further peeling so it doesn t.
This is not a difficult process it just takes a bit of time and patience.
A few weeks ago my brother in law keith who is on staff at twc contacted me asking for ideas for this space.
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One fairly easy way you can hide the cinder blocks appearance is by faux painting them to look like a brick wall.
Apply a latex primer to the wall to ensure the paint will stick to the brick and choose a paint that s heat proof to protect the brick wall.
This faux brick column now stands in the fellowship hall of trinity worship center.
Scrape paint that is already cracked and peeling with a stiff wire brush.
The appearance that the blocks provide however is very plain and utilitarian.
So if you like your masonry au naturel then that s totally cool but if you re into the painted stone look i totally am then you want to do it right the first time so you don t end up with a peeling mess later.
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We decided the columns needed a bit of detail as well so we chose to paint them to resemble brick.
Brick walls have a somewhat warmer feel than cinder block walls.
We love it because it is easy to do and easy to change.