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Saturday, September 8, 2018

Faux Brick Tutorial

Welcome Guys!
I miss Summer!  I love, love, love it!  I am not one of those parents who gripe with all that "can't wait for school to start"  business.  You can keep the homework, lunches, and sports.  I can't get enough of the freedom.  However, my DIY addiction takes a back seat to the kiddos and the one good part of Fall is I can finally get back to business over here.  First "step"  (no pun intended) was to finish our front landing.  Check out my faux brick makeover!!
I painted it guys!




Okay, the background.
Our home has 6 brick steps to the front door.  At the top is a plain old cement landing.  Because our house is north facing, (which is great for a sunny backyard) it makes for an extremely dank front yard sometimes.  (Think shade and lots of mold).  The landing out front turned brown and moldy, and I have struggled with trying to make it less dingy for years.  I immediately thought a brick pattern would tie in the steps and be perfect here!
  After a good power-washing, I decided that I had to have chevron brick somehow.