faux exposed brick wallpaper or not
maria galvano
8 years ago
I love exposed brickwork mine would have to be faux wallpaper would it work behind my much loved sofa or not? would it create deepth or close my room in HELP
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Tani H-S
8 years agomaria galvano
8 years agothank you for your comment Tanith I know exactly what you are saying with the floor colour. But I do love exposed brick feature prehaps may consider if it would work in my rustic oak traditional kitchen better. plz. check my ideas book some old shots of my beautifully made solid oak but alas very dated kitchen would just love to try brick. (We have three generations of potters hence china too much but very beautiful to just let go)
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Ash McGregor
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8 years agoHi. I do think you could make it work if you changed some of your accessories as I quite like the contrast of the brick with the elegant furnishings. I'd go for the fireplace ŵall though. If you went for something in a pinky tone, I'd probably paint the remaining walls in a shade of pale grey as a contrast to the warmth of the ŵall and floor. I do take Ash's point though especially as you have such an elegant room. You can buy brick slips which are real bricks, however, they're not cheap so if you really wanted to do it, I'd buy a really cheap brick wallpaper and hang up strips to see if you liked it first. I do also like Tani's idea of panelling. I'm not sure brick would work in the kitchen as all the walls appear to be tiled? If not, perhaps a feature ŵall in your bedroom? The 2nd pic is a bistro but it has a parquet floor and Chesterfield sofa hence attaching it!
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8 years agoHi Maria I realise this post is a couple of months old now. It I just wanted to show you we've done it in our kitchen too and we love it. Everyone compliments us on it! Go for it !
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