what to do with brick wall
We have an exterior brick wall that has now become an interior brick wall. I want to paint it but at the moment there is quite a bit of space between bricks, as in the mortar is not flush with the bricks and you can easily feel the sharp / pointed edges. I want to add mortar myself before painting but my husband is not keen on the idea and thinks it will look terrible. I am going for an industrial type look and want to hang plants and plywood shelving off of it so was thinking excess / messy mortar would help achieve that look on an otherwise boring painted brick wall. I did want to make it a bit of a feature (the room is 8 meters long but narrow at 3 meters wide) as the oter side and ceiling is gyprock.
Thoughts or ideas /suggestions welcome!
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John Henson
7 years agoI agree that filling the mortar joint would look great but boy, huge job. I did a very similar thing around our fire place using hard wall plaster, then painting with Volvox clay decor paint. This is also the paint I would recommend for your job because you can put it straight over the bricks.
Alani M thanked John HensonAlani M
7 years agoI realized i forgot to update what i did with the wall..
Now I know so many people said not to go ahead with it, but i am pig headed and did it anyway. It took me 5 days (about 15 hours to fill in the mortar and then 2 hours to put on 2 coats of paint. I am really happy with how it turned out. I understand it is not quite 'industrial' but i was probably lacking the correct terminology for what i was after (in truth i wasn't sure what i was after, it was more about not wanting the wall to stay in it's current state!)
Bec
7 years agoFelicity
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Jodie Bennett
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PRODesign Sister Home Staging and Design Co
7 years agoLooks great, fantastic job and it will make the space appear lighter and bigger - job done.
LesleyH
7 years ago
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