I took a trip to IKEA recently and noticed the badly patched seam in this brick wall on one of their displays and thought, “oh, that’s not brick then. duh.”
Looks like they could have filled the gaps a little better? But I did like the effect of the texture from the “bricks.”
Later I did some digging around the web and I discovered these faux brick hardboard sheets at Lowes. I wonder why I’ve never noticed these before in the lumber aisle? About $26 for a 4×8′ sheet is so affordable! And the reviews are all really positive.
I think with a little effort and some plaster you could make the walls of your bathroom or laundry room look crusty and old like this:
Or if you’re on a super-tight budget, I bet you could use the sheets in your kitchen even (painted flat black or white like the IKEA room above, but seamed better, of course!). Have you ever tried the faux brick hardboards? I’m dying to use them somewhere now!
(WHOA, FLOORS! ^^^)
this is sad, but my kitchen has that faux brick wall from the last owner. Since it's not time yet to redo the kitchen, I prolly would appreciate some decor tip for that type of wall…
Jenny – do you have a source for those kitchen light fixtures with the Edison bulbs? Thanks!
I have these in my dining room and we bought them at Lowes! They looked a little fake when we put them up and I was slightly disappointed but I took one of my daughters big chalk pieces (white) and rubbed it all over the wall to give it a "dirt brick look" and it did the trick!
http://www.triple7recycled.blogspot.com
This really does look cool, I love brick walls.
PS: Did you know that Komenda is a town in Slovenia, a country in EU? :)
I have these panels on two walls in my studio. they were there when we bought the house. my initial plan was to rip them out, but i found nasty textured walls behind! so the new plan is to paint them white. we have an old home so I think I can get away with it looking like they could be the original basement walls. :)
Its say on description that it should be in a dry place, so it wouldnt work in a bathroom
Lightweight brick honeycomb panels can be used absolutely anywhere to achieve the stylish look of real brick. Will surely go good with the kitchens.
Does anyone have them in a bathroom? do they hold up?