DIY Projects For Home Decorating: Faux Brick Wall

This paneling helped me give our dining room a fresh new look. The total project came in $8 *under* budget. Thrifty!

*BEFORE*

Panels are 4' x 8'. Our ceiling to floor height is 12'. Purchased at Home Depot for $26 per panel.

Hub screwed panel into studs then used finishing nails for extra security.

Caulked seams

Did some research and learned the mountain peak painting technique was the way to go to avoid it looking painted in blocks. Basically, that is just paining horizontal "peaks," letting that dry and then putting a coat of paint over the entire wall. This method gives the wall depth/character and draws your eye away from the panel seams. I used homemade chalk paint, otherwise this amount of store bought chalk paint would have cost a fortune (chalk paint "recipe" to follow).

Chalk paint recipe

Completed with chalk paint all over

Rubbed off some bricks with damp cloth to let "brick" color come through

New table and bench

Yard sale chairs (3 in all) chalk painted, distressed, recovered with $5 worth of Waverly fabric from Walmart.

End result (still need crown moulding). Rug from Walmart. Other 3 chairs gifted to me from my MIL (chalk painted and distressed). Had the window pane and "H" in the basement. Spray painted them black.