Our first idea was to create a faux brick wall and as that idea marinated a bit, we thought what’s better than a brick wall? Answer: a brick wall with an world map painted on it. Obviously!
Hi friends! We’re pretty proud of this project that we recently completed as a collaboration with Glidden Paint! You know we’re paint fanatics so we were especially excited about this one. Our first idea was to create a faux brick wall and as that idea marinated a bit, we thought what’s better than a brick wall? Answer: a brick wall with an world map painted on it. Obviously!
Project Materials:
- 4×8′ Panels from Home Depot – My wall was 8×10′ so we used two and a half sheets. 2 full sheets and the 3rd sheet was cut in half vertically and it fit perfectly. YES!
- Drywall Screws
- Spackle
- Putty Knife
- Projector or some mad drawing skills
- White Chalk Marker
- Paint Brushes (One large, one small artistic brush)
- Glidden Paint – We used Glidden Paint DUO Paint + Primer Interior in Eggshell
How To DIY Faux Brick Accent Wall
Step 1 – Find the studs
Find the studs in your wall and hang your Faux Brick Panels to cover your wall. We hung ours with drywall screws.
Step 2 – Project image and trace
Using the projector, display your image on the brick wall and trace the edges with a chalk marker. We turned out the lights for tracing and it was much easier. We used a map of the world we found on the Silhouette Store
Step 3 – Spackle
Once you have your shape traced on the wall, use a putty knife to spread spackle around the wall in various places. This gives it a lot more texture and adds to the rustic look of the wall. It makes it SO much better in person rather than using just the brick panel. The spackle texture brought it to the next level for sure!
Step 4 – “Dry Brush” your brick accent wall
Next, using your Glidden Paint (We used Dove White in Eggshell) and a dry paint brush, start to “dry brush” your wall. We chose this paint because it has fantastic coverage and going over a brick-like texture and dark red tones we could get the coverage we needed but also could scale back where we wanted it to look distressed. Apply more paint to your brush if you want more coverage and use a very light dipping for the dry-brush technique.
Painting Tip
You just want a teeny bit of paint on your brush to get the rustic, worn look. Not too much paint just yet!
With light strokes, cover your wall in random areas. On the part of the brick that we left exposed, we did this VERY lightly to make it look more worn and authentic.
Step 5 – Painting
Next, you’ll want to fill in your wall with paint! We loved the variation of thin, dry brushed paint and fully painted sections. Where the walls join in the corners, you’ll want to do a heavier coat to make it blend into the other walls.
Once you have your wall covered to your liking, you’re done! It’s just a few steps and this entire process only took us a couple hours! Talk about time well spent! We LOVE how it turned out and now I’m dying to share the full room makeover with you.
Oh! The colorful Tribal pillow is from Target, chairs are from Past Vintage in downtown Mesa, AZ (LOVE that place!) and the plant is from Home Depot. The cowhide rug is from Amazon and the faux fur rug is from Ikea.
Check Out Some Of Our Other DIY Wall Projects
- Drywall Screws
- Spackle
- Putty Knife
- Projector
- White Chalk Marker
- Paint Brushes
- Playroom Ideas
- DIY Buffalo Check Wall
- Black and Gold girls room
55 Comments
Hannah Joy
August 26, 2015 at 6:37 amFresh Salmon! I’m picking out new paint for one of our rooms right now, and that’s actually one of the top contenders. I love the balance of orange in the color, and it’s just muted enough to play nicely with all the other colors already in the room.
This is such a great giveaway; thank you so much! Plus, that wall looks AMAZING.
Mallory & Savannah
August 27, 2015 at 3:20 pmThanks Hannah!
Kristin
August 28, 2015 at 9:50 amMy favorite Glidden paint is Approaching Storm!
Hannah Joy
August 26, 2015 at 6:45 amShared a review on Glidden.com for premium paint+primer interior flat
Mallory & Savannah
August 27, 2015 at 3:20 pmThanks Hannah! Good luck on the giveaway! Thanks for stopping by!
Vel
August 26, 2015 at 7:59 amLove the wall! I could use some paint for my Dining room project! Pure white in eggshell!
Marty@A Stroll Thru Life
August 26, 2015 at 8:36 amOh wow, this looks amazing. Love it.
Jessica Panos
August 26, 2015 at 9:42 amI am craving a dark wall so I would choose the dark onyx for my living room with gold accents!
Mallory & Savannah
August 27, 2015 at 3:19 pmOOOH! That would gorgeous!
Jessica Panos
August 26, 2015 at 9:45 amMy review of Glidden paint: I was pleasantly surprised by the durability and coverage. We used it on a picket fence 12 years ago and it has been touched up but still hasn’t chipped or peeled!!!! I’m looking forward to using it again!
sarah r
August 26, 2015 at 10:04 ami’m so easy… just the pure white gives me all the heart eyes.
Mallory & Savannah
August 27, 2015 at 3:19 pmI’m with ya Sarah!
Yvette Kokaliares
August 26, 2015 at 12:13 pmI would love pure white in eggshell or pink ballet for my Arys room;)
Mallory & Savannah
August 27, 2015 at 3:18 pmThat would be so cute Yvette! She is a doll! xoxo, Mal & Sav
Jill Nelson
August 26, 2015 at 3:52 pmIcy teal! Beautiful!!
Mallory & Savannah
August 27, 2015 at 3:18 pmAgreed! 🙂
Ashleigh Hall
August 26, 2015 at 5:51 pmI love Shaded Brook in Satin. I am going to paint our son’s bathroom this color this weekend!
sandra
August 26, 2015 at 8:57 pmCrisp Linen White
Cassie
August 26, 2015 at 10:10 pmthe granite grey color is beautiful and versatile
Cindy Brooks
August 27, 2015 at 1:13 amI like Glidden’s “Powder Pink”
Rachel Geertsema
August 27, 2015 at 9:35 amI love Mayapple Yellow! Perfect for an accent wall!
Krissy
August 27, 2015 at 11:13 amMy eyes immediately went to bright blue! And I may just have to replicate your awesome wall. Love it to pieces!!! Thanks for sharing.
Ashley C
August 27, 2015 at 5:27 pmI’d love to paint my bathroom Washed Teal!
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Mallory & Savannah
September 9, 2015 at 8:50 amHi Ashley!!!
You’re our giveaway winner of a $50 Home Depot card! We will be in touch shortly via email.
Congrats!
Mallory & Savannah
Mami2jcn
August 28, 2015 at 4:49 amDewy Iris would be great for my daughter’s room.
Kristin
August 28, 2015 at 9:51 amApproaching Storm is my fave! Love love love the map wall.
Erika W.
August 28, 2015 at 10:31 amI love the Dove White 10BB color. I want to repaint my entire interior one of these days.
Kelly D
August 28, 2015 at 5:03 pmI like the Atlantis Blue color on their site.
Solducky
August 28, 2015 at 7:31 pmI love the color Bluegrass White!
Susan D.
August 28, 2015 at 9:37 pmI love the Sublime Lime color!
Dianne hall
August 28, 2015 at 9:49 pmSilver birch is very pretty
Kim
August 29, 2015 at 4:30 amI’m crushing on Early Frost
Kim Henrichs
August 29, 2015 at 7:00 amAwesome project!! I’m in love with their Hawaiian Teal!
Kenny
August 29, 2015 at 9:23 pm“Echo lake aqua” is the best
shaunie
August 31, 2015 at 5:58 amMy favorite color is the Deep Wine – 75RR 06/129
Tracie
August 31, 2015 at 10:52 amLove the greys/charcoals – Seal Grey for a project in my son’s room, I think. Thank you!!
Nike Peterson
August 31, 2015 at 11:48 amMy two favorite Glidden colors are Red Geranium ❤️ and Jungle Vine ?.
HS
August 31, 2015 at 12:53 pmGlacier Lake is my favorite color for the living room.
Susan Christy
August 31, 2015 at 6:20 pmOrange Slice! Plan to paint my laundry room this gorgeous color.
Denise K
August 31, 2015 at 9:32 pmTawny Grey!!
Ellen Ross
September 1, 2015 at 5:33 amI looove Icy Teal!
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Ashley
September 1, 2015 at 10:26 amI like the misty emerald lake color!
Deborah
September 1, 2015 at 10:28 amI like Wild Truffle
Ashley
September 1, 2015 at 10:34 amJust recently used the semi-gloss exterior in Deep Forest Pine to repaint our garage outside and it worked great. Went on smoothly, didn’t lump or clump and dried quickly and just looked overall really nice!
Left a review on glidden’s website
Emily Smith
September 1, 2015 at 10:56 amIt’s a toss up between Bermuda Bay and Tropical Lagoon.
Stephanie Coldwell
September 1, 2015 at 2:39 pmPacific Coast Blue is BEAUTIFUL!!
Lauren
September 2, 2015 at 6:10 pmI like Glacier Lake.
Lisa Brown
September 4, 2015 at 5:57 amI love Caledon Hills 30GY 51/294; would work great for kitchen cabinets.
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Drew
December 14, 2015 at 9:01 amI love this idea! It’s so creative. Who would have thought to use a projector to make the painting easier. Thanks so much for the inspiration.
Sophie
January 27, 2016 at 5:41 amHi girls!
I really enjoyed your post, and i really love the result (on the first picture).
Did you take the picture yourself? If I want to use it for a communication for my work, who can I contact about this?
Hope you will reply to my question, thanks a lot! 🙂
xx
Sophie
Mallory & Savannah
March 3, 2016 at 8:49 pmYes we did take this picture ourselves! You can contact us at classyclutter4@gmail.com! Thank you for Stopping by!
Katie
February 3, 2017 at 2:26 pmThis is so cool! I didn’t know you could get brick panels like this from Home Depot! I am currently renting and would love to do this in my apartment. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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