My estranged? Separated? I don’t know what, husband, J. and I actually worked on this together. I watched a 1,000 YouTube videos and read another 1,000 posts on how to do this. In the end, I took a little from here and a little from there.
Bought the faux brick paneling from Home Depot. Cut the seams in a jigsaw, used liquid nails and a bras nailer. Joint compound mixed with a bit of water was used for the schmear. It’s a perfectly, imperfect technique. I practiced a little, but in the end, I jumped in and let the wall take on a life of its own. I will warn the joint compound dries much whiter than you think it will. Use sparingly if you want to see more brick.
Once the wall was finished, I painted the other walls Perfect Greige. Shelves and floors still to come.
BeforeFaux brick panelJigsaw cutsFirst panel up. Make sure to turn any ceiling fans off. Blades will break if you hit them with one of these panels2nd panel up3rd and 4th panels up… leaving the hard part for another day… 12 ft high in that cornerFinished panelsTest scmear… way more white than I wantedLet’s get startedFirst bitNext bitAlways saving the hard bit for lastAll done schmearingWall paintedNew outlet coversThe other wall painted and starting to put the room back together
I’ll post the final, final pictures once the shelves are built and hung and new flooring complete.
Tomorrow is another day and all the other cliches. Everyday I'm in the process of losing weight, meal prepping, excelling at work, being the best mom ever, wrangling cats, training dogs, fixing and ending my marriage (sometimes both at the same time), and becoming the most awesome version of myself I can be. Mostly, I fail at this stuff, but I do try again... on Mondays.
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