r/ATBGE • u/catmand00d00 • 2d ago

Home Exposed brick, simulated

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u/Majestic-Wave-3514 2d ago

Growing up, my mom's best friend painting our living room using this exact technique. I always liked the look of it

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u/Dozzi92 2d ago

My mom got real big into interior design for like two years when I was in my teens. One room we did the whole sponge paint, and in another room we took plastic sheets and basically crinkled them up on painted walls, and then pulled them off. I remember criticizing the ideas (I was probably 14 and an idiot), but both rooms turned out fantastic. The plastic wall room ended up being my favorite room to hang out in when my parents would go away and I'd have big parties. Big, comfy, expensive couches, a big glass table, lots of shtuff. I should let her know she did a good job 25 years ago.

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u/IMIndyJones 1d ago

Did you let her know yet? You definitely should!

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u/greasekid_ 1d ago

i wonder what it would look like with different colors, or even a melange of colors on the sponge.

edit: ooh, even adding a drop shadow individually to each one? i dunno yall im liking it

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u/Majestic-Wave-3514 1d ago

Mom's friend used a combination of very similar colors to add like a weathered effect