I used this technique to build a fake faux fireplace 5.5 feet tall and 5 feet wide with cardboard boxes! Honestly Its turning out amazing! I live in an old brownstone in NYC and it pairs perfectly with my apartment. Thank you sooo much. I'm going to send photos once its completely done. It took me 4 days so far to build the base with the boxes and essentially tape everything together. I laid out my tape and then put the joint compound over it. Then removed the tape and now I'm going in with a second coat of Joint compound and then using your technique to make it look old and rustic and I'll paint it while its simi wet as well. Thanks for the help!

This has to be the best faux brick tutorial I've seen yet. Thanks so much for the lesson and the colors used!

@mariaprice9353

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment, Christine!

I’ve been looking high and low for an inexpensive yet realistic faux brick tutorial. This is it! Thank you!

This is fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing. A client of mine wanted a faux brick wall and your video just helped me out so much! Great job!

@mariaprice9353

8 жыл бұрын

+Zoe van Zyl Thank you so much for your nice comment. I hope it turns out well.

Great result.I like it .Style really vintage.

I have been looking for an affordable, easily done DIY kitchen backsplash for Weeks and here it is! The wall you created is lovely and I'm going to recreate it in my kitchen. Thanks!

@mariaprice9353

6 жыл бұрын

Krickette Drummond thanks and best of luck with your project 😄

I’ve seen so many of these faux-brick tutorials using this exact method but yours is the only one whose finished product actually looks like authentic brick. This is absolutely gorgeous. Your brick doesn’t just look like the standard brick wall either. It looks like the bricks have been there for ages. I can’t even begin to express how impressed I am. Your painting skills took it to the next level. I’m so inspired now. I have to try this. Thanks!

@davypaul9827

3 жыл бұрын

I agree this is one of the better ones. As she stated and I fully agree, its all about layering, stippling, and multipe different colors. With colors, 90% of people walk in the store and say "I need red." Or pick out a can of a "valentine's day red" haha or something, and coat the wall, haha. If you heard too, dont keeo the perfect right angels. or sharp lines, Brick is never that. Anyway, just a passing message, I am doing a wall for client and thought I would check a few others jobs. Be well

Looking good, and with excellent colours. The best faux brick I have seen. You have a great eye for detail. Thanks

I’ve watched tons of videos with this process and yours is by far the most authentic. Beautiful!

That turned out so well. I can't wait to try this technique. I really love the colors you used for the brick

@mariaprice9353

8 жыл бұрын

+Kaankaleke D Thanks!

I was looking for how to's on simply painting a fireplace and had the pleasure of coming across this! This is the neatest and most practical technique I have seen for faux brick! The closest I came was using a brick patterned stencil for my daughter's Barbie house that I made out of an old dresser. Clearly, this is more creative and fun! Absolutely beautiful!

@mariaprice9353

7 жыл бұрын

scott douglas thank you so much for the nice comment! It's fun to do and looks real😄

It's a great look, but when I do mine I'm going to use narrower tape so the "mortar" joints aren't overly thick.

This is such a well done video! Easy to follow and the result is really professional-looking. Thanks for the clear explanation and showing the various techniques and supplies. Now I am going to look for what else you have done!

This wall looks amazing, I have been looking at so many different back splash ideas for my kitchen and then I watched this video, great more thinking to do.

Thanks for sharing. I am about to start a similar project, and this is the best tutorial I've seen.

@mariaprice9353

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Wow this is seriously amazing!!! Love this so much! Thanks for taking the time to make this and explain the process, super helpful! Sending love from TEXAS!! 💕

@mariaprice9353

5 жыл бұрын

Libby Barnard thanks for the nice comment 😄

I thought I was the only who wore my glasses AND my sunglasses at the same time. Fantastic Project! Great job!

@mariaprice9353

4 жыл бұрын

Nicki McKean thanks so much for the nice comment!

I’m doing this today!!! Thanks for the helpful video, even 4 years later lol

This is the most amazing DIY ive ever seen in my life

@mariaprice9353

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

DANG! I saved this video to my fireplace idea playlist! The hubs and I want to paint our fireplace to resemble brick or stone and this technique looks straightforward! I love it!

@mariaprice9353

6 жыл бұрын

Shock Munch thank you!

great faux, you can use microcement too that is very quick I use Decopierre to get 1/2" grooves, exterior too...

Thatz beautiful , and the wall lookz great az well ! Beautiful job !

looks really good we did a similar project several weeks ago but we had reclaimed bricks cut down to a 10mm face and tiled them on the wall after we pointed them but its great to see peoples designs

Magistral, espectacular, que trabajo tan bueno.

What an awesome idea!!! Fantastic work!! Thanks so much for sharing!

@mariaprice9353

8 жыл бұрын

+Doxie C (Doxie Donna) Thanks for your nice comment!

Brilliant. Just brilliant! I'm ready to do it.

Looks great !

I'm digging it!!

I love it it is by far the best i have seen and will try it thank you Maria great job!!!

@mariaprice9353

6 жыл бұрын

suzanne Iarrobino thanks for the nice comment. Best of luck to you with your project😄

Wow, I watch a lottt of stuff, and this is freaking high quality. Entertaining, funny, and it turned out great. I'd DVR this on TV. And I dunno if it's just the DIY world, but I've never seen such positive comments. Must be something about you guys.

@mariaprice9353

7 жыл бұрын

iLikeTurtles thank you so much for the really nice comments! I'm glad you like my video and my work. Feel free to like and share. The world needs a lot of nice comments like the one you just gave me. I really appreciate it😄👏

@iliketurtles8918

6 жыл бұрын

Maria Price Hey you got it -- well deserved! Be well and keep posting!

@mariaprice9353

6 жыл бұрын

iLikeTurtles thanks!

Wow! That came out fantastic!

@mariaprice9353

8 жыл бұрын

+Domenic Larosa Thank you!

This is awesome!!!! Looks great, definitely a technique I'm going to use for texture. Thanks for making the video :)

@mariaprice9353

8 жыл бұрын

+Alyssa Richardson Thanks, feel free to share my video and send pictures of your work. I love to see what people create. Thanks for watching!

THIS IS FANTASTIC! I watched 7 of these and this is the best one, and I will be using it as my guide.

@mariaprice9353

6 жыл бұрын

Elaine Ellis thanks for the nice comment. Have fun and good luck😄

Got to say that looks amazing

I am diggin it! XD

divino me encanto justo lo que necesitaba muchas gracias :)

Fantastic! You have inspired me, way to go girls!!

@mariaprice9353

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great job! I love it!

@mariaprice9353

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.

Awesome! exactly what I was looking for. And easier than all the others. thanks

@mariaprice9353

6 жыл бұрын

D Asci thanks for the nice comment. Good luck with your project 😄

wow, this is insane and i love it 💖

This looks really cool. Very excitited to do this!!

@mariaprice9353

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thanks and good luck with your project 😄

This is what I have been looking for 😁 thank you for the help. 😘

@mariaprice9353

6 жыл бұрын

jown PO glad I could help. Good luck with your project

Wow! Awesome María, I'll do this project in my studio. Thanks for share.

@mariaprice9353

8 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

This is exactly what I was looking for, thank you!

@mariaprice9353

6 жыл бұрын

Emma Kay glad I️ could help you😄

I thought I was the only person who said "I'm digging it"!!! LOL

Absolutely Fabulous! Very clever!

@mariaprice9353

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Incrível! Parabéns!

this is awesome, ill try this

that is wonderful! good job

@mariaprice9353

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Jody!

"im digging it"...lol...awesome video!

@mariaprice9353

7 жыл бұрын

thanks!

I hope you're going to share pictures of the finished basement. I'm sure it will be an inspiration to us all!

BEAUTIFUL

Amazing!

Thank you for documents ting your brick wall project. Simply amazing job and defiantly one of a kind. I hope the kids do not ding it up with the Grozny

Thanks for the wonderful video! Looks really easy and joyful the way you did it, and the final outcome is beautiful. I guess I am encouraged now to something similar myself :).

@mariaprice9353

8 жыл бұрын

+bluecat1007 Go for it! Thanks for the nice comment!

@CredoNonCredo

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)! I must try, at least a portion of a wall :). As soon as it gets warmer :).

This is amazing job..........crazy love it.......

@mariaprice9353

8 жыл бұрын

+woodystefeney LEE Thank you so much. Its fun and has great results!

Thanks for sharing this, I am so doing this in my rustic dining room.

@mariaprice9353

6 жыл бұрын

Mike Murphy I’m glad you like it. Thanks for watching

It's very authentic looking. I love it.

@mariaprice9353

5 жыл бұрын

peapotter3 thanks for the nice comment 👍

Love, love, love!!!

@mariaprice9353

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment!

This is the absolutely first time I have ever left a comment on a anything, but I really love this idea! It's totally ingenious! It's exactly the look I've been wanting and looking for. I've see quite a few other ideas and I feel yours is the most realistic and high-end looking by far. One question? I looked all over to see what dimensions I should roughly tape off, and what size painter's tape made that size of grout or morter, as well as the general dimensions of the bricks themselves? Lastly, it looks like there may have been spots where some of the bricks were taped off smaller than the others, some of them 2 in a row. I like that, it looks more realistic as bricks are never exact copies and they break, chip, etc. Was this intentional then, and if so how did you decide where to put them? Thank you for taking the time to post. This video was very inspirational and made my day when I found it!

Stunning!!!!

@mariaprice9353

5 жыл бұрын

LGnLA thank you😄

Love it.

@mariaprice9353

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you😄

wow that's awesome

@mariaprice9353

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Wow. This is so impressive. I'm going to do this for my fake plywood fireplace. I didn't want the new brick look. I'm going to save a ton of money over AirStone.

Looooove this!

@mariaprice9353

6 жыл бұрын

Chris Vazquez thank you 😄

AWESOME! AWESOME!!! AWESOME!!!!!!!!

Thanks! Go for it😄

Wow you did wonderful congratulations God bless you

@mariaprice9353

6 жыл бұрын

María Emilia Negrón thank you so much for the kind words 😄

Fantastic job

@mariaprice9353

5 жыл бұрын

stuart wrigglesworth thanks for the nice comment 😄

"Spreaders". LOL Good video!

@mariaprice9353

6 жыл бұрын

RCB RCB thanks

Good luck. You can do it!

This is GREAT!!!!!!!!

@mariaprice9353

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the nice comment!

My friend you like that

Very good .thank you

Excellent video! On a side note, you look eerily like you could be me from the future...

i like the 1/4 " grout lines better. this looks ok to me. I have done this a lot and it is endless what designs you can do !

@mariaprice9353

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I just couldn't find really thin tape so I just put more compound so the bricks aren't as far apart. It's a learning curve but you are right, you can do just about anything with the compound!

@brendametcalf7923

7 жыл бұрын

amazon sells the 1/4" tape. it works great . have fun :>)

@mariaprice9353

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know.!

All I can say is AMAZING I love brick inside. I couldn’t find the link to click on to see products.

@mariaprice9353

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your nice comment 😄

wow it is really good job, if would have use thinner tape for the mortar part would never guess is no a 100% brick wall, well done especially for the smoothing edges and paint it

Great work :)

@mariaprice9353

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Julia.

great job looks like brick

@mariaprice9353

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment!

Yes, this is fantastic! I never would have tho't of "making my own brick" that way..... super, super, idea! I'd like to know tho', how long it took you to do it! It would take a lot of patience, I'm sure, to do a large wall! Thanks much!

@mariaprice9353

6 жыл бұрын

tegma yes it does! It’s not for the faint of heart the first time around but... no pain no gain. This is what I love to do so it wasn’t something that was hard for me... I mean it was hard but it was rewarding at the same time. Thanks for the nice comment!😄👍

I’m skeered of the taping and getting the lines straight, also I’d have like to have seen your removal of the tape-these bricks look REAL!

@mariaprice9353

5 жыл бұрын

Alice Bedwell sorry I didn’t include the tape removal in the video. It’s easy and you can practice on a spare piece of wood to see how it works but it’s really not hard... a tad messy though. Anyway thanks for the nice comment

Love it

@mariaprice9353

5 жыл бұрын

Beth Jennings thank you😄

I was skeptical I'm not going to lie! But it came out awesome!!! Looking for something to do on my kitchen wall. Thanks!

@mariaprice9353

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it. Thanks for the nice comment.

Thank you you gave me great idea for my bathroom doing the whole wall and bath tub wall live in s mobile home can't wait PS can I adopt you for a day lol

@mariaprice9353

5 жыл бұрын

Beth Jennings haha! I’m glad you’re inspired. Good luck and make sure to take before and after pictures.

I love this, however i want to create the same look on my real brick garden wall which i have ruined painting terracotta. So now you cannot see the pointing in the brick as i had painted over it in one colour. How can i create the end finished look but over real brick, bearing in mind i shall have to paint all over the real brick wall with a base colour, i am right in thinking i need to do this in a motor colour, then add a bit of real motor over the brick and soften some of my corners as i like this effect, and then do the paint effect over the bricks with the different colours? hope you can advise?

Great job. From now on i shall be known as Tanya

just browsed tom brady's house and the entry brick in this was identical to a room . good enough to be installed on the most prominent wall in the house.

@mariaprice9353

8 жыл бұрын

+omegapointil I have done this wall in my kitchen and family room. Yes, I think it looks good enough to put in a prominent room too. I love exposed brick! Thanks for the nice comment.

This video inspired me. I’ll upload my video. Thanks for sharing.

@mariaprice9353

4 жыл бұрын

Rural Dad great to hear it😄

love this ! I can't believe now good it looks. I can actually do this? Is that some kind of drywall tape? What kund of compound did you use?

@mariaprice9353

7 жыл бұрын

I used painters tape and drywall compound. Yes you can do it! Good luck!

This is spectacular! I love it! I've been wanting to achieve the faux brick look without spending a lot of money! this seems to be the best way to go, but I do have a question. Initially, I was going to use foam because I needed to cover a hole where a 40 year old AC unit was, if I use plywood to level the surfaces, do you think your technique will blend that with the rest of the wall? also... the wall I want to do this to was 70's paneling that was covered with textured wall paper... should I do a layer of joint compound before doing this? or will it look okay with the texture underneath? Thanks!

@mariaprice9353

7 жыл бұрын

I think whatever you can do to have texture underneath is really good because it will be varied like mortar so the wallpaper is a bonus in my opinion. The more texture the better! I think the wood over the whole is a good idea. The mud is really easy to mold and work with but you just have to let it dry if you are using a lot. You just have to play with it. Good luck!

Looks real.

@mariaprice9353

5 жыл бұрын

sixpackbinky thank you😄

Wow, this looks great! I love the coloring! I plan on doing this in my boys room with some industrial shelving and desk!! So, I truly appreciate your easy to follow tutorial. Quick question, is there some rough measurements for the "bricks"...mainly, how far apart for the horizontal tape? thanks again!

@mariaprice9353

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Stacy, I just eyeballed it. I think it looks better and not as perfect but I'm sure there is an exact measurement for bricks on google. Thanks for the nice comment!

What bonding agent did your utube contractor apply to the wall before the mud was applied so it won’t fail? Weld Crete by Larson? The best agent ever made.

thanks for vide, well done!

@mariaprice9353

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Credit where it's due that looks amazing

@mariaprice9353

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Unbelievable, this is the most amazing thing I've ever seen! How did you get the tape off ! Was it masking tape? Super job. You'd never know it was faux. Great job TFS Debbie

@mariaprice9353

7 жыл бұрын

ani bird thanks so much for the nice comment. Yes I used masking tape😄

This looks amazing! I have a wall in the middle of my house that can be seen from both adjoining rooms and I plan to use your tutorial to get it done. Thank you for adding the colors as well. My question is this: I will be starting with a red wall (remember the red accent wall everyone had). Should I paint the entire wall the grout color prior to applying the tape or fill it in as I go? I know that covering the red will be time consuming if I start with painting first but want a wall as beautiful as yours.

@mariaprice9353

6 жыл бұрын

mrLocoLogan thank you for the nice comment. I would paint the wall prior to making the paint template. It will be easier if you don't have to fill in that color. Good luck with your project😄

@mariaprice9353

6 жыл бұрын

mrLocoLogan I would paint the red wall first. You don't have to do a great job because you will be going over it but at least you won't have to fill everything in which can be time consuming. Thanks for the kind words😄

This is really cool but there would never be that much mortar between real blocks. Try 1/2 inch tape.

@Doriesep6622

5 жыл бұрын

I dunno. I like the larger mortar. Maybe not for a brick house...