Faux Brick Painting

Another happy camper! Sharyn purchased the faux brick video and turned an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan… by using faux brick to create a Painted Patio Designs.

here is what she sent me:

I am attaching two pictures. The first one is to let you know what I wanted to cover. You know, the ugly meters for your electricity and stuff. The second picture is a box that I had my husband build so I could paint it and sorta make it blend with the brick of my house. It is not completed as you can see. The round part that surrounds the meter I was just going to paint a solid color but my husband talked me into painting it like the brick which I am in the process of doing. Also, the sides and top are not finished.

Please feel free to critique my work. I know it probably could use some more shading. Constructive criticism is always welcome in my house. Thank you. Sharyn.

The only thing I would suggest…. age the bricks so they look the same “age” as your house. You might do this with a brown glaze. Otherwise it looks fantastic!

Good job… I love painted patio designs.

Also… you might like to see this:

Hello

I have bought your video which is very helpful, but i need a little more advice.

I have a block house already. The blocks measure 400×200mm and the grout is 10mm. I am having trouble making the block stand out with the shadowing

I am trying to make my whole house look medieval, so i am using a blue-grey colour on my walls. Can you help me at all or do you have any pics on things you have done any.

thank you JON

Hi JON,
I have a few ideas for faux block walls.

As you can see in this picture the grout is black. So paint in between all your block with black… then do the distressing on top of each block with dark grey, light gray, and white.

Is that helpful? Let me know.
Debra