Brick textured wall "paper"

[crabcake]

There's this stuff you can buy that when stapled up to the studs or glued, converts plain-jane painted drywall into what looks like a wall of brick.

Anyone ever do this or seen it done? I'm curious about the end result, how hard it was to DIY, etc. TIA

 

[crabcake]

Here's what I'm talking about, if you're

 

[MysticalMom]

Well it looks cool on the site. Doesn't look like wall "paper" at all. I can honestly say that I've never seen that stuff before.

 

[Nickel]

It looks kind of cheesy to me. I think if I wanted the brick look, but didn't have the money, or structural integrity to do actual brick, I'd go with a faux finish painted/plastered on. At least that way you can play with textures to give the appearance of brick, rather than a smooth surface. The point of a faux finish, IMO is to trick the eye into thinking it's real. A flat piece of wallpaper won't produce that effect.

 

[bcp]

There's this stuff you can buy that when stapled up to the studs or glued, converts plain-jane painted drywall into what looks like a wall of brick.

Anyone ever do this or seen it done? I'm curious about the end result, how hard it was to DIY, etc. TIA

check this one out.
It looks like real brick when you are done.

 

[camily]

It looks kind of cheesy to me. I think if I wanted the brick look, but didn't have the money, or structural integrity to do actual brick, I'd go with a faux finish painted/plastered on. At least that way you can play with textures to give the appearance of brick, rather than a smooth surface. The point of a faux finish, IMO is to trick the eye into thinking it's real. A flat piece of wallpaper won't produce that effect.

Haven't you ever been in a restaurant that has that on the walls and you can see where people have picked at it. Not good.

 

[MysticalMom]

It looks kind of cheesy to me. I think if I wanted the brick look, but didn't have the money, or structural integrity to do actual brick, I'd go with a faux finish painted/plastered on. At least that way you can play with textures to give the appearance of brick, rather than a smooth surface. The point of a faux finish, IMO is to trick the eye into thinking it's real. A flat piece of wallpaper won't produce that effect.

Well you ARE the decorator after all. And your suggestion sounds much more "real" looking.

 

[greyhound]

check this one out.
It looks like real brick when you are done.

I have that in my kitchen.

 

[vraiblonde]

check this one out.
It looks like real brick when you are done.

This is what you want, Crab. The wallpaper looks like crap. A friend of mine did it and ended up tearing it off and going with the Z-Brick.

 

[fttrsbeerwench]

I think the brick finished panelling looks more realistic that that stuff does. If you're planning to use it in a kitchen it's gonna get all nasty and greasy

My aunt had it and it was IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAN

 

[crabcake]

I probably should have clarified myself ... what I want to do isn't a "paper" per se. It's a textured product that you put on the wall in the same manner you do wallpaper (comes in sheets, glue/staple it to studs), but it has the texture/appearance of brick. You can paint it, or it comes in different styles/colors if you don't want the white painted brick look. I think it's almost more a plastic/hard substance/product vs. a "roll of paper".

I would never go with some cheesy brick "wallpaper"! Anyone who's ever had to go through the trouble of removing wallpaper knows better.

 

[Ponytail]

I probably should have clarified myself ... what I want to do isn't a "paper" per se. It's a textured product that you put on the wall in the same manner you do wallpaper (comes in sheets, glue/staple it to studs), but it has the texture/appearance of brick. You can paint it, or it comes in different styles/colors if you don't want the white painted brick look. I think it's almost more a plastic/hard substance/product vs. a "roll of paper".

I would never go with some cheesy brick "wallpaper"! Anyone who's ever had to go through the trouble of removing wallpaper knows better.

just make sure you get enough to cover the entire wall and not try to "blend It" to cover the foot or so at the bottom like the previous owner of my house did.

Also, don't put around the stove top area. It catches and holds all kinds of neat food particles and grease, and it doesn't allow cleanup either, Not even when painted.

Oh yea, it ain't worth a dayum as a dust repellant either. Try dusting a textured wall, like brick and cement for example. You either leave bits of colored feathers or bits of your old underwear stuck to the wall...depends on what your duster of choice is.

 

[crabcake]

just make sure you get enough to cover the entire wall and not try to "blend It" to cover the foot or so at the bottom like the previous owner of my house did.

Also, don't put around the stove top area. It catches and holds all kinds of neat food particles and grease, and it doesn't allow cleanup either, Not even when painted.

Oh yea, it ain't worth a dayum as a dust repellant either. Try dusting a textured wall, like brick and cement for example. You either leave bits of colored feathers or bits of your old underwear stuck to the wall...depends on what your duster of choice is.

I'm looking at putting it in the family room on one wall (exterior, as it would be if the wall was solid brick); and might look at doing the exterior wall in my bedroom.

One day, when the DQ is grown and on her own, I want to have a loft/studio type place in town somewhere with the historic charm and character ... in the mean time, I'll just have to create it in the home.

Oh, and I dust with a leaf blower.

 

[BS Gal]

We're re-doing the entry this weekend (after I help 1bdz move - I'm the "supervisor." I picked out the paint tonight. I'm going to have to prime before I paint. I hate painting.