Faux Brick Wall With Putty

In our new apartment, on this wall, there was this strange niche we couldn't exploit properly.

The previous owner had a piano here.

But we don't have a piano. ;)

That's where the idea of ​​finding a way to make this strange space useful, came from.

Necessary materials:

1. a 5Kg bucket of ready to use wall plaster/chalk/putty
2. a laser level,
3. an American spatula,
4. a small spatula to help remove the scotch tape (optional)
5. paper tape
6. paint for the wall

I tried to sketch out a simple drawing that could give me an idea of ​​what it would look like once finished.

OPTIONAL: I also wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to bring an electric cable up to be used for a light point. I made the track mainly with a drill and a chisel

Once the cable was inserted and the track was closed with putty, I waited for it to dry.

I started with the help of the laser level and a pencil, to mark equidistant and parallel lines starting from the floor and going up.

With the help of the lines drawn previously, I spread the tape horizontally and then with the help of a long ruler, I arranged the tape vertically so as to have the design of staggered bricks.

It was time to get my hands dirty.

with the spatula, I spread a generous layer of stucco (about 2mm) covering the entire surface and without worrying too much about its smoothness, but more about having a homogeneous layer over the entire surface.

As soon as I finished spreading the product, I started from the bottom with the help of a spatula to remove the paper tape.

The spatula helped me remove the tape without taking away the stucco where I wanted it to remain.

In some places, removing the tape, unfortunately took also the paint off the wall.

I waited a few days for the product to dry completely.

Then, even though aesthetically it already had the look I wanted, it was necessary to apply a coat of paint, both to cover those areas where the paint came off by removing the tape, and all over the entire surface to block the stucco and prevent it from continuing to generate dust.

In fact, every time you touched the wall, you got dirty with the dust of the now dried product.

The paint blocked and stabilized everything perfectly.

Overall I wouldn't call it a difficult job, but it requires patience.

Have a nice day everyone!