Modern designers claim to be back in fashion Brick wall in the interior - photos and videos abound interesting ideas. However, it is not necessary to make a thorough brickwork in a house or apartment, can be pasted photo wallpaper or make a beautiful decoration with your own hands from foam.
We are accustomed to the fact that the walls must be necessarily smooth, even, that wallpaper must be pasted on them, and rarely do we dare to realize bold ideas and fantasies. And sometimes we even get an old house with already existing uneven brick walls in the hallway or living room, and we spend fabulous money to put it in order - this new plaster, primer, grout or need to paint. As a result, complete finishing costs us too much. In doing so, we miss unique opportunity not only to save on repairs, but also to realize original design with their own hands, leaving a good part of the wall in its original form, slightly correcting the texture.
Advice! Brick wall - great alternative panels, tiles, it is more interesting than wallpaper or even photo wallpaper, they like to use it as part of the kitchen or living room.
Where is it appropriate to apply a brick wall
Previously, a brick wall was used as an organic decoration. lofts- apartments that were arranged in abandoned buildings of former factories, many have been preserved in history unique photos reflecting the style of those times. The authorities gave them to the tenants on the condition that they themselves repair them, the tenants, as a rule, became poor families or students who decided that a brick wall could exist anyway, they didn’t really need plaster, wallpaper, and any decoration, just a little sand the surface and paint the walls.
Students organized parties, where representatives of the wealthy segments of the population also came, they drew attention to interesting walls living room, took photos, showed it to friends, even considered it a unique design, and began to copy it in their homes. This is how a specific style appeared, combining incompatible things - bohemianism and poverty, as a result, this design fell in love with many city dwellers on long years. Today it fits into many modern trends.
Styles to Match with Brick Finishes
Such a decor element will look great in the following styles:
- grunge - in fact, it is a mixture of many directions, the main point of which is "time slowdown". It is the brick wall that perfectly reflects this nuance, and it does not matter whether it is natural brick or wallpaper for brickwork. Such an attitude is characteristic of special people who live "in their own world";
- provence, country - this style involves unity with nature, the style of a cozy rural house, a warm stove, etc.
Advice! For lovers of rustic motifs, wallpaper with a painted fireplace in the living room or brick apron for the kitchen;
- english interior- no one medieval castle not without brickwork, many people found the combination of a brick wall and a huge wrought-iron bed for the bedroom to be a special charm. Many apartment owners who love medieval themes from the Game of Thrones series even use specific wall murals with traced bricks and antique candelabra for the living room and kitchen. Such imitation allows them to feel like the heroes of films about old England;
- gothic - the “a la brick wall” style is loved by artists in the design of their studios and people with informal notes in their souls who prefer dark colors, gloomy castles, crosses, heavy forging, etc., they are ready to see this element in any room - from the bedroom to the kitchen. Decorating the walls with bricks with their own hands will be a joy for them, they are happy to study the technique and decide on brickwork, or, if they come to the conclusion that imitation will be a more meaningful move, they build decorations from foam.
In order to ennoble a brick wall today, just like in the old days, wallpaper, plaster or sanding is not required, it just needs to be cleaned and varnished or painted. But what if the soul demands to make a brick wall the heart of the kitchen or living room, but it is not? There is a way out of this situation - imitation, for this you simply need to purchase wallpaper or make walls according to photo or video instructions from foam.
Decorative brick is an imitation of brickwork, which is used to decorate the wall instead of wallpaper, plaster, wood. Many will say that such material is uncomfortable, as if we are on the street and not indoors. Others will object: that’s the plus, that style is created due to the contrast of cold stone and warm carpet, cozy sofa and beautiful curtains. The more pleasant it becomes warm and soft when there is an aggressive brick wall nearby.
Decorative stone is perfect for decorating the walls of the living room.
This is what a decorative stone looks like in the interior of the room
Wall of decorative stone
This decoration is appropriate for any room: part of the hallway, a wall in the kitchen or in the bedroom, living room. Brick must be combined with something: most often with plaster or plain wallpaper, this creates a greater emphasis on the masonry pattern. Finishing and parts of the wall is possible: corner, doorway, electric fireplace.
Such material can be of any color: more often red or white, like natural, it can be dyed, and the variety of such coatings is wide, and you can choose a more pleasing shade for your eye. Such a brick can be the same color as the walls, for example, white, it can contrast with other surfaces, separating one living area from another.
Loft - brickwork, reminiscent of outer wall old house. It gives the impression that you are not in an apartment on the 10th floor, but in a century-old building of an abandoned factory. Such an aggressive style can be supplemented with rough wood floors, the more contrast bright rugs will look in such an interior, soft sofas, clean pillows, house flowers. But many types indoor plants can complement the impression of abandonment, these include creepers and ivy.
Wall decoration can be done with decorative stone
Decorative stone will perfectly complement the decor of the room.
Country - more accurate masonry, antique, but looking at it does not become so unbearably sad as in the loft style. Here the brick is lighter, more beautifully laid, it seems that we are in the attic of a cozy old European house. The impression is complemented by massive wooden beams on the ceiling. Country style can be decorated as an apron in the kitchen, as well as a wall in the bedroom or a fireplace in the living room.
Hi-tech - suitable for interiors with geometric correct proportions, pure solid colors. Is it white or gray perfect shape rectangles that give the room business style- here you no longer look like fluffy orange slippers, here minimalism is combined with the correctness of forms.
English style - we are in cozy house in the English countryside. The large kitchen, connected to the hall, is trimmed with neat brick. The sun is shining outside, sheep are walking on the green fields. Vintage sideboards, lots natural wood turn this room into an old fairy tale, where giants and forest fairies live around the corner.
The design of the room is made in one color scheme
The fireplace can be overlaid with a decorative stone, it will look very beautiful
Living room design with decorative stone walls
Brick wallpaper - budget, and at the same time interesting option. They are easier to stick on the wall, you can calculate the required number of rolls right in the store. Here more options: leaves and flowers can be added to the wallpaper, but it is recommended to glue them only in small areas, otherwise a repeating pattern will be visible. However, upon closer inspection, it will be seen that this is just a picture that has a minimal texture.
The walls of the corridor are decorated with decorative stone
Wall corners can be made with decorative stone
Decorative panels - plastic panels are not afraid of water, dirt, they are attached to the surface with self-tapping screws. A good option for a balcony, where temperature changes and humidity have a bad effect on the wallpaper, or for the kitchen, because they are not afraid of any pollution and wash well. Volumetric, inexpensive, easy-to-install brick panels are a good option if you want to decorate a small part or area of \u200b\u200bthe room.
Brick tiles, or clinker tiles, have a more expensive price and greater installation complexity, but they are more durable, not afraid of any mechanical damage, and resistant to dirt. And most importantly, this surface looks like a natural material up close, surprising guests with its unusualness.
A large clock against a brick wall will look stylish.
A great idea would be to put the TV on the background of a brick wall.
Brick wall will perfectly complement the interior
Advantages of decorative brick
Originality - your friends don’t have anything like that, boring wallpapers do not catch your eye, but you really want to catch the admiring glances of guests;
Stylishness - with the help of such a fireplace you will give the room a special comfort, which is so lacking in cold dark winters;
Durability - such a coating will last for many years, will not peel off, fall off, will not burn out, and in ten years it will look the same as it does now;
Good heat and sound insulation due to the thick and heterogeneous layer.
White decorative brick will perfectly complement the interior
A decorative brick wall will look very beautiful
Decorative brick: types
Decorative brick for interior decoration should be distinguished from decorative stone. Stone, natural or artificial, does not have an even rectangular shape and creates a more "wild" interior, reminiscent of a medieval castle.
Clinker brick - natural imitation brick, contains clay. Perhaps the only difference is the thickness and a little more accuracy than building material. Has high resistance to mechanical damage and temperature, therefore suitable for cladding balconies.
Gypsum decorative brick is not an expensive material, you can make it yourself. It can be smooth or corrugated, white initially, can be tinted at the manufacturing stage or after installation. It can be broken, but if we are not going to throw anything heavy at the wall, it is well suited for indoors.
Decorative brick can be painted in various colors
When decorating walls with decorative bricks, the main thing is to do everything in the same style.
Decorative brick in the interior looks very unusual
Ceramic decorative brick has the same properties as wall tiles with imitation. Unlike gypsum, it is not afraid of moisture, it is very strong, it is almost impossible to break it. Only porcelain stoneware material, which is used both for interior and exterior decoration, can be stronger.
The technology of working with decorative imitations depends on their type. Wallpaper is glued to flat wall using special glue, plastic panels are attached to the wall using screws, self-tapping screws or nails. Clinker, gypsum, ceramic and porcelain tiles are mounted on cement or special adhesive solution, as for any kind of tile. The use of cruciform beacons depends on whether you want to leave a distance between the "bricks", if not, the material consumption will be greater.
Decorative brick wall will perfectly complement the interior
Wall decor can be made from decorative stone
Homemade options for decorating walls under brickwork
- Homemade gypsum brick - beautiful, original material, easy to create.
- Ordinary foam with melted edges and an uneven surface, attached to the wall and covered with a layer of paint, will be a good imitation. Cheap, fast, beautiful.
- Plastering walls using a stencil - in this case, the surface will be too neat, but if you like an unobtrusive pattern on a plain wall, this is your option.
- The second option is drawing a picture using masking tape on wet plaster, you should push it a little and remove it - a relief will appear.
A sofa against a brick wall will look practical
AT large rooms wall decoration can be done with decorative bricks
Wall decoration in the corridor can be made of decorative bricks
Decorative brick for interior decoration and its application
Where can such original material be used?
- A room completely finished in brick. The best option - White color: the room does not seem too cold and gloomy, and the unobtrusive relief is a good decoration.
- Brick wall - the best option for the wall behind the TV or the wall with dishes.
- Finishing a separate area - for example, an area with a sofa and a TV in a large living room, or a kitchen area in a studio apartment will look very nice.
- Columns - if your apartment has protruding columns - this is possible in monolithic houses after redevelopment - they will look good with a similar finish. The ideal option would be a combination with a wall in the same style.
- The openings between the windows, decorated in brick, will go well with the columns.
- Corners are often trimmed with similar material, especially in the hallway - this strengthens the wall that is touched by scratching the wallpaper, and visually changes the correct geometry and numerous angles modern hallways and corridors.
- Finishing a loggia or balcony with a brick. If this finishing material looks uncomfortable in the living room, then a balcony with greenery outside the window and a soft sofa will be one of your favorite places in your apartment.
- Brick facing tiles for interior decoration have been used recently. Initially, this material was used to build houses, this is the outer layer of buildings. After the finish appeared - you can build from anything, and apply on top beautiful finish purely for aesthetic purposes. But then the views on generally accepted norms were revised, and street style entered our house, firmly settling in the hearts of many adherents of this style.
- Brickwork is beautiful, natural, concise and simple, it is voluminous and possible in various variations and flowers. However, the interior with such decor needs to be thought out very carefully - this is not cheap material, it is difficult to mount it, and it will be difficult to redo an unsuccessful design project. Not like tearing off old wallpaper and sticking new ones.
Such a wall will perfectly complement the decor.
A white brick wall will perfectly complement the decor of the room.
Installation of decorative bricks
Installation must be carried out by specialists, as well as laying tiles This activity takes practice. You can always try to make repairs yourself - like wallpapering, laying decorative bricks with due diligence can become real even for a beginner. For installation, you need to purchase everything necessary materials, part cement mortar, put it on the wall with a spatula and proceed with laying. If you plan not to make gaps between the tiles, keep in mind that the rectangles of the tiles are not perfectly even, and if you do not follow this, the level may shift and the entire row will “float”.
Video: We glue decorative bricks
50 photos of ideas for using decorative bricks in the interior:
Today, brickwork is back in trend! The loft is the very feature that makes the living space fashionable.
Brick wall in the interior fashion trend European and American designers. Raw brick walls in the interior of the living space were not originally a cool style. Everything is very prosaic, this style arose due to poverty. Students, young families and just people with little income rented former factory premises and lived in them without making repairs. Such a space, gradually thanks to noisy and bohemian parties, gained popularity.
Brickwork should not be done on all walls. With such a finishing material, you can arrange separate zones, for example, an arch, columns or separate wall, to place accents. By itself, this design does not require additions. He himself is a decoration and a bright accent for any space. But before you design your home in this way, it is worth analyzing the pros and cons.
pros
Such an interest in such a finishing material is due to exceptional sophistication, originality and the possibility of creating a purely individual, brutal interior in own house or apartment.
- Brick is a natural material.
- This solution does not require large financial investments.
- Moisture resistance of the material.
- High soundproofing characteristics
- Wear resistance of bricks.
- Excellent thermal insulation qualities.
- Easy to use (no special installation skills required).
- Allows you to mask the defects of the walls.
- Unusual design.
- Additional processing of the walls is not required.
Minuses
- Rough brick walls need high-quality lighting.
- uneven textured walls harder to keep clean.
- When too much brick is present in the design of a living space, the interior may seem uncomfortable. Therefore, it is very important to choose the "proportions" correctly.
Wall decoration with brickwork can be made from different materials.
Tile imitating brick
Brick-like ceramic tiles are available in a fairly wide range of colors. Brick veneer, different masonry evenness. It's easy to install. It's also easy to take care of.
When decorating a room with a similar material, you should initially arrange the corners, then the window and doorways, and after that proceed to the laying of all other rows of tiles. Another positive quality brick tiles can be considered what it does not require special care behind the surface. It is enough to cover the masonry with a water-repellent solution and then simply wipe the walls with a damp cloth.
Wallpaper under brickwork
The coating imitates brickwork. However, no matter how high-quality the wallpaper was, they do not carry the expressiveness of the texture of a real brick. Textured wallpapers are presented in a wide range of colors. They are easy to glue, not whimsical in care.
real brick
Such a cladding perfect option for those who live in brick houses. It is enough just to clean the surface of the wall to the brickwork and sand it, remove dirt from the surface. This solution looks very original, but you need to remember that the wall is quite difficult to care for.
If you make brickwork as a decor, then it will steal the usable volume of the room.
Facing brick
This type of brick is thinner than building brick. He steals less space. The material has various options colors. The texture can vary from smooth to aged.
Ceramic tiles, under certain preparatory work, you can even arrange wooden walls, only you first need to lay a moisture-proof layer and a special crate, which can serve metal grid. The tile is glued to a special glue or cement mortar.
It is necessary to maintain a certain distance between the tiles, also after finishing installation work the gaps are rubbed with a plaster mixture.
The main feature of facing brick is that it is durable, strong, non-flammable, actively resists various aggressive conditions, retains heat well in winter and cool in summer.
In addition, it should be noted that facing brick has a high aesthetic quality and highly resistant to abrasion. Brick is suitable for decorating bedrooms, living rooms, offices, kitchens, bathroom corridors and dining rooms. Fireplaces and stoves lined with brick look very elegant.
The use of brickwork in various styles
Brickwork often becomes a highlight of the decor, which harmoniously fits into any room.
romantic style
The transformation of an industrial style into a romantic one seems impossible. But it's not. Proper lighting, well-chosen color of facing material and textiles change the space. Arches, doorways or columns in a living room, which are finished with brick, look very stylish.
Pop Art
Here it is combined as it would seem, incompatible. Designers recommend not to experiment with color. Play with contrasts. Combine furniture bright colors and whitewashed brick. Enhance the feeling with texture play. For example, make rough brickwork and a sofa or chair that you can throw a velor or fleece blanket over.
Gothick style
Rather gloomy medieval style. Creating a space in this style, you can combine several styling methods. This will give the impression that the wall was built on for several centuries. Add here stained glass or imitation antique furniture, tapestries and ceiling beams, and the interior will look elegant.
Scandinavian style
Brick walls in scandinavian style are a common occurrence. This style uses brick painted in dark and gray colors or bright hues. There is a slight emphasis on the walls, but the transitions should be smooth. The interior is complemented by accessories with rough shapes and skins.
Ethnic style
This style transforms the cold and rough industrial style. The atmosphere of the room becomes warmer and softer. The masonry is made mainly of ocher bricks. The space is decorated with textiles, ceramics, carpets in ethnic style.
How do you find the idea to use brick in wall decoration?
Brick wall in the interior. A photo
See our photo selection of rooms and write your opinion. We will be very grateful for your comments!
Brick wall in the kitchen
Brick wall in the bedroom
Brick wall in the living room
Brick wall for the nursery
Brick wall in the bathroom
Brick for interior decoration - photo
The original color and texture of bricks make it possible to create a unique coziness, and filling the interior with various accessories that are ideal for masonry will make the atmosphere unique. Good luck with your design ideas! 
Modern design is characterized by the presence unusual materials, and the brick will play an important role in shaping the style living rooms.
White brick in the interior of any of the rooms - as a tribute to the fleeting fashion: embossed finish, attracting attention, gives a unique sophistication and stylish look along with the convenience and practicality of design.
The white color of the brick visually increases the area, in addition, brickwork is often used with other light finishing materials. White is the most easily perceived by a person and personifies order and cleanliness.
Increasingly, the ideas of modern apartment interior design involve creating unusual combinations of several materials of different types or similar in texture. Designers focusing on urban style use brickwork on the walls to create sophisticated accents. But, since the brick itself does not always favor a cozy atmosphere and the creation of coziness in the house, the desired effect can be obtained with the help of properly selected shades.
We offer you to learn more about the features of use white brick in the interior of an apartment or a private house.
White decorative brick in the interior, photo
Imitation of white brick: methods and options
There are a number simple ways creating a white brick wall in the interior. The simplest possible in the absence of interior decoration in the rooms brick houses. In this case, it is sufficient to process protective equipment walls and repaint them in the desired shade - this method helps to emphasize character traits such style directions like minimalism, loft, urbanism and other modern styles.
Advice: correction of defects in brick surfaces is not always necessary: the natural design of brick walls with cracks, roughness and irregularities characteristic of the material can look no less stylish, like walls specially finished for brickwork.
Most often, you have to decorate the walls with finishing materials with stylized properties.
A white brick wall will look like a real one if you implement any of the following ideas:
Wallpaper under white brick in the interior, photo You can choose for home design any of the proposed finishes. White brick materials are in harmony with other types of finishes, so a brick background is not necessary at all: we recommend using this idea to create small accents.
In addition, snow-white brickwork goes well with any shades.
Design experts advise not to be limited in rooms to just one white tint: modern design can be emphasized with bright accessories or exquisite furniture.
Ideas for the kitchen
Try to decorate the kitchen with white brick - and you will see how the whole interior will change. The main secret is that white brick wall decoration will certainly attract attention, regardless of whether the whole wall is decorated with brick decoration or only partially, i.e. any particular area.
Quite often, a white brick wall in the kitchen is created for visual zoning into the working and dining areas.
Let's take a look at some white brick kitchen decor ideas.
If you decide to use wallpaper for a white brick wall, try to match durable coatings with wear-resistant properties (for example, based on interlining or vinyl), which are easy to clean and calmly withstand moisture.
Advice. Vinyl and non-woven wallpaper is best used where negative impacts minimal, and not in the cooking area: you can decorate a wall with a door or window, or create an accent near the dining table.
The use of small tiles brick design will not help create a background in the entire room - the problem lies precisely in the small elements. It is advisable to use such a finish only to create individual accents.
The photo below is one of the examples of a white kitchen with brick wall: the accent was part of the wall in the dining area. Note: brick perfectly harmonizes with different materials and palettes:
Kitchen with white brick wall, photo Pictured below is another one. finished example kitchens with a white brick wall: white is used to create an apron decorative tiles bricks. As you can see, nothing prevents hanging furniture from being fixed on a brick surface, auxiliary elements and technology.
In the interior of the kitchen, white brick can be used to decorate furniture elements: you can veneer the front of the headset, create a stylish decor for the bar counter, decorate the island. If the material is chosen correctly, a white brick kitchen will become both practical and stylish.
White brick wall in the living room
As a background, white brick in the interior of the living room is especially relevant. Any furniture will suit such walls, from traditional classics to ultra-modern furniture. unusual shapes and flowers. The most suitable areas for white brick are loft, minimalism, Scandinavian and high-tech.
The photo shows an example of finishing an accent wall in the living room: brickwork is complemented by plasterboard structures that create an imitation of niches.
White brick in the interior of the living room, photo If you decide to paste white brick wallpaper in the living room, it will be much easier to find the right material, since paper, non-woven, vinyl and other types of wallpaper correspond to the conditions of living rooms.
Advice: a wall with imitation of brickwork will help to visually zone the room and separate the living room from neighboring interiors, especially if you have taken up the decoration of a studio apartment.
Brick decoration is not always perceived as cozy, which is why it is so important to provide bright lighting in the room and not to forget about softer elements that complement the overall design picture. In the interior of the living room, for example, a white brick wall, you can pick up modern armchairs and sofas upholstered in a matching color.
Long classic curtains are also appropriate, as in the photo below - this is a good example of a design project with a brick wall in a modern interior:
Another original idea for using decorative bricks in a living room is fireplace cladding. The model of the hearth is not important: both a real fireplace in a traditional design and a modern one. artificial fireplace will look spectacular when decorated with decorative brick elements.
Brick in the bedroom
Comfort and harmony in the interior of the bedroom should always be felt, so few people dare to create a white brick background here. But if you still allow such a design, then the interior will need to be supplemented with other white details.
Most often, designers create a snow-white color in the interior. accent wall made of brick, and in the bedroom this area can be the surface behind the head of the bed or the wall opposite.
Look at the photo - this is a vivid example of how white bricks in the interior harmoniously fit into light design with small red and black accents and successfully developed into an overall stylistic picture.
Imitation of white brick in the interior often serves as a delimiter between the recreation area and the dressing room, so think about how to combine this material with other finishes in the best possible way.
Interior with white brick, photo Another example of an interior with a white brick wall suggests additional use other material. Decorative brick in this case was used to create two vertical illuminated inserts framing modern photo wallpapers.
The room, despite the presence of gloomy shades, looks cozy and bright, and the brick organically blends into the design and does not produce the effect of an extra element.
Brickwork in the nursery? Why not? See how the white brick wall looks interesting in the design of the children's room! After all, our children's bedrooms can be stylish too!
In this interior, which is in the photo below, two accents are highlighted at once: the front wall of a soft natural color and the embossed finish of the side surface. And the rich tones of the furniture will further emphasize the dynamism and modernity of the situation.
hallway decoration
Decorating a hallway or corridor using white brick on a wall is often not easy: embossed Decoration Materials give the rooms visual tightness, and even the white color does not always help to fix such a flaw. Therefore, it is important that the background is brick white wall— was fairly well lit.furniture in small room should be at a minimum, so we advise you to limit yourself to only the most necessary set, and among possible accessories - to give preference to small items.
How to create a do-it-yourself loft style in an apartment? The answer is: the main trends, the characteristic features of the direction, tips for decorating rooms in an industrial style.
In the corridor, white brick is mainly used to highlight the wall with the front door, you can also create an accent in the area where the coasters, mirrors, stools and other furnishings are placed.
It makes no sense to cover the white decorative brick for the interior with high racks and cabinets: decorate this surface stylish accessories, hanging shelves, lamps and dressing table.
White brick wall in the interior, photo Separate white brick inserts in the interior of the hallway are appropriate if this room has a large area. Otherwise, it is better to make the entire surface brick, without drawing attention to small relief accents.
Pay attention to how skillfully the designers combined colored wallpaper with a pattern and white brick in the hallway.
At the same time, the decorative surface is not perceived as superfluous, since it is complemented by lighting and thematic paintings:
Bathroom with brickwork
Creating a white brick wall in the interior of a bathroom or bathroom is another modern solution. Decorative brick in such a room will allow you to avoid a boring atmosphere, facelessness, and emphasize the charm of a home interior.
In a room with a high level of humidity for surface finishing, it is best to use decorative bricks that have passed a special protective treatment, or ceramic tiles.
Background decoration of white brick in the interior in the photo - best example space zoning with the help of embossed imitation materials. Perfectly combined in the bathroom dark wood, light gloss stylized tiles and steel. Agree: modern and stylish approach.
White brick wall, photo How to make the bathroom more comfortable without sticking to the "cold" accents inherent in most modern trends? There is an idea - to enliven the room due to bright colors and juicy accents.
White brickwork in the interior of the bathroom should be used only on one wall, the others should be painted in a soft natural color and decorated with white protective panels to complete the look.
Given the versatility of materials stylized as brickwork, you can repeat the proposed ideas or try to complement any area of \u200b\u200byour living rooms with such a brick finish.
It’s good if the places where bricks are used in the design are thought out initially, before the start of repairs, since it’s not always possible to enter new accents into the finished interior without consequences.
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photo gallery
More examples of wall decoration in the interior under white brick - in the photo gallery below:
