How to Get a Weathered Paint Brick Look

Place a drop cloth over the floor beneath the wall to keep the floor clean. Tape off the adjacent surfaces around the wall with painter’s tape to keep paint from spreading onto these areas.

Load the trim brush with the cream-colored paint and paint the perimeter of the wall.

Pour the paint into the paint tray and load the paint roller with the cream-colored paint. Apply the paint to the entire wall surface to create an even base color over the wall. Allow the base layer to dry for the time recommended by the manufacturer.

Apply a second layer of the base color onto the wall and allow it to dry for about 24 hours before you proceed.

Hold the brick stencil up to the wall in the upper left corner and place the level along the top edge of the stencil. Adjust the stencil until the level shows that the stencil is level and draw a light line along the top edge of the stencil with the pencil. Repeat the same process along the entire upper edge of the wall to create a level line for beginning the bricks.

Place small dollops of the acrylic paints onto the painter’s palette for mixing. Load the stencil brush with small amounts of each paint to create a mottled color on the bricks.

Place the brick stencil onto the wall, aligning it with the line you drew. Hold the stencil in place and apply the paint to the wall, pouncing the brush bristles lightly to apply the paint. Continue applying paint through the openings of the stencil until you finish.

Move the stencil along the wall, repositioning it along the line you drew. Load the stencil brush with paint and apply paint to create the bricks in the new location. Continue this process until you create the first tier of bricks.

Place the stencil below the first tier on the wall and place the level along the top edge again. Draw a line with the pencil to indicate placement. Continue this process along the entire wall.

Repeat the same process of painting the bricks through the stencil. After you finish each tier of bricks, position the stencil below, check the placement with the level and draw lines with the pencil. Continue stenciling the bricks in this fashion until you cover the entire wall with faux bricks. Allow the paint to dry for 24 hours before you proceed.

Load the paint roller with the tinted glaze and apply the glaze in a 3-foot area of the wall. Immediately wipe the section with the clean cloth to spread the glaze evenly over the wall. Continue wiping until the wall has a weathered and antiqued appearance.

Apply the tinted glaze to the entire wall, working in 3-foot sections, wiping each section with the cloth while the glaze remains wet. Allow the glaze to dry completely for about six hours.

Remove the painter’s tape.