Exposing brick wall

An exposed brick wall can make a home appear cozier and add some character and texture as well. Learn the positives and negatives of using exposed brick.

We've sort of been all over the place with house repairs around the upstairs of our home lately — we've been tackling a few plumbing issues, repairing wall damage in two rooms and even opened up the plaster wall in Brandon's room to expose the brick chimney hiding underneath. While we've got a lot going on, the most solid progress has taken place in Brandon's room and we're finally at a point where we share a pretty substantial "before and after" progress update for this space! As you can…

It’s hard to resist the siren call of exposing hidden brick. When you know it’s tucked away under drywall or plaster, just begging to make a big statement, you’ve just got to do it… right? It sounds so easy when you tell friends your plans: “Yeah, we’ll just tear out the plaster and expose the brick. It’ll be amazing.” And if it were a TV show and you could fast forward to the finished product, it would totally be amazing.

This is the most dramatic wall makeover we have EVER seen! Welcome to the living room of my 100-year-old condo downtown. It doesn't look that old, which is usually quite the compliment, except in this case it means my home was stripped of all character.

Though they add character and charm to any home, brick walls become dusty and dirty over time. Clean your brick walls regularly to maintain their appearance; use the proper products and methods to clean old brick walls so not to damage the brick surface.

There's more to it than just "ripping out the drywall."

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A formula for applying real-brick veneer to a wall for that "exposed" brick look.

I have wanted an exposed brick wall for quite some time, but don't live in a place where I can do some demo to expose one myself so I went with a fun alternativ…