Decorating & Design

Design Hack: Faux Brick Wall

Author: Wendy Jacob

Updated on March 10, 2017

Want a hit of Brooklyn character, but lack the requisite exposed brick wall? No need to strip things back to the studs. A lightweight faux-brick veneer painted bright white does a credible job of looking like the real thing, and is a quick, inexpensive way of adding texture to plain drywall.

faux brick wall

Photographer:

Angus Fergusson

Products:

Brick veneer, Mason’s Masonry; paint, Oxford White (CC-30), Benjamin Moore.

Source:

House & Home September 2012 issue

Designer:

Mazen El-Abdallah