DIY Faux Brick Wall in Laundry Room

Hey y’all! I have been procrastinating on this post for a while now because I’m still not 100% done with the laundry room. But I figured you all have been waiting long enough for this and it’s just time to post whether I’m done or not. Because, if I’m being honest, I really don’t know when this will ever get done. With the opening of the store, life has been crazy busy. So without further ado, here is the DIY faux brick wall in my laundry room. I think this may be my new favorite DIY. Although, I say that after every DIY, don’t I?

I first saw this shared by my friend Fallon on Instagram. She did it in her bedroom and I fell in love and knew it would be the perfect project for my laundry room makeover.

If you look closely at the photos, you’ll probably see the things we haven’t finished yet. I still have nail holes to putty and painting to do. We also still need to install the sink, but I haven’t found the right one yet. Well, I did, but not within the price range that I’m looking to spend.

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DIY Faux Brick Wall

Supplies:

Brick Panels

Spackling

Drywall knife

Tools:

Table Saw

Jig saw

Finish Nail gun

Steps for a Faux Brick Wall:

The Panels

We purchased the brick panels from Home Depot. They come in 4×8 sheets. The first thing we did, was mark our studs on the wall. Then, we measured out where the stud would fall on the brick panel and marked the spot so we could make sure we were securing them into a stud. Originally, we were going to screw in the panels, but then we decided that using a finish nailer was sufficient enough.

The Measurements

You will also need to measure out any outlets, switch plates, or anything else that the panels need to go around. We measured where they would fall on the brick panel, drew them out, and then cut it out with a jig saw.

We started with the full panel butted up to the ceiling, then used the table saw to cut the pieces to fit the bottom. It is less noticeable with the seam at the bottom.

When laying out your panels, it’s important to pay attention to the brick pattern and make sure your bricks are lining up. You may be able to see the seams between your panels, but this didn’t bother us. We just applied the spackling a little thicker in those areas.

The Spackling

After we got all of the panels up, we started applying the spackling. We used a drywall knife to spread it. Basically, we just put a big glob of it on the wall and started randomly spreading it.

We did not apply a top coat after the spackling and it seems to be holding up just fine. If you do this in a high traffic area or any area that will be exposed to a lot of water, you may want to consider a top coat such as matte poly.

I absolutely love the character that the DIY faux brick wall adds. We did the same thing in our store and we get so many compliments on it. Unless you look closely, it looks like real brick. Next, I want to do this in my bedroom (but I should probably finish the laundry room first, right). 😉

If you missed the DIY on the stencil painted floors, you can find that {HERE}.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or ask them in the comments below. I have a video of the DIY saved in my stories on Instagram, titled Laundry Reno, that may explain things a little easier.

Have a great week friends! xoxo

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