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Faux Brick Wall Painting Step 2. Create Your Stencil

Using a plastic quilters template sheet, sketch out your brick pattern, and cut out each “brick.” For a uniform look, cut straight rows of the same-sized bricks. For a more rustic look, stagger the size of bricks, round some corners and rotate a few bricks so they aren’t perfectly straight.

Editor’s Tip: Even if you don’t consider yourself artistic, we’ll show you how to use stencils to create unique works of art using only a paintbrush and a tape measure. With these simple DIY wall stencil patterns you’ll be able to create everything from a simple stenciled border to more complex patterns that will add a dramatic flourish to any room in your house.

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Faux Brick Wall Painting Step 3. Create Your Paint Palette

This is a great opportunity to get rid of those leftover house paints and color samples. Choose three to five contrasting colors, some lighter, some darker, in the desired color scheme. For a more traditional brick look, choose reds, rusts, browns and beiges. Or for a modern whitewashed style, choose creams and grays.

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Faux Brick Wall Painting Step 4. Paint Your Accent Wall

Working one section at a time, use painter’s tape to secure the stencil to the wall. Dab your brush into the color palette, grabbing a variety of the colors—don’t worry if they mix or get messy, this will actually make the “bricks” look more authentic. Using the same dabbing technique, fill in your stencil on the wall. Continue along the wall, moving the stencil in a grid and adding more paint to your palette as needed to keep a range of color depth.

Is brick not your style? Consider one of these 15 DIY accent walls.

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