The imitation of brickwork inside houses and apartments is now widely used. With the help of such a design method, they decorate living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, corridors, hallways. It looks very stylish and extraordinary, creates a special charm and atmosphere in the house.
Decorative brick in the apartment
Decorating the walls with decorative bricks can be used to decorate the whole wall or only part of it. For example, a television panel, a fireplace, around the perimeter of the doors, around the mirrors, as a decoration of the outer and inner corners.
The entire wall of decorative brick is not so often. Basically, it is used when trying to recreate the image of a medieval castle in a separate room, for example, in a fireplace. But even in this case, you should not brick all four walls, because it emotionally suppresses those present. It is better to confine one wall to a fireplace.
Often, decorative bricks are used to zoning the premises. For example, in the kitchen with such a finish, you can visually distinguish between the working area and the zone of eating, that is, rest. It is also often possible to meet the decoration of the brick bar counter, which is very healthy affects the overall design of the room.
In rooms where light and volume are already lacking, it is better to use white decorative brick or use a light grout for seams of darker tiles. White brick visually expands space, does not "eat" light, but, on the contrary, adds it.
In what styles of the interior we use decorative bricks?
Use decorative masonry can be in different styles. Best of all, it fits into such areas of interior design:
- Loft - it just requires a rough and brutal brickwork. And in this case, the entire wall can be trimmed. It is important that the brick look realistic and convey the necessary industrial atmosphere. He must bear the stamp of time, being at the same time the main attribute of this style.
- High-tech - this style uses a glossy, smooth brick, predominantly white or gray. One can wall one wall, and the column, decorated with a brilliant brick, will also look very impressive. Grout pick up the tone to the brick so that the seams are not conspicuous.
- Country - in this style it is customary to decorate a considerable part of the walls for bricks, fireplaces, door and window openings, corners. Most often, red brick is used for finishing. Take into account that for walls, let's say gypsum brick and panels, but fireplaces can only be covered with clinker bricks.
- English style - if you have a spacious house with a large kitchen, you can embody in it an exquisite English style. For this, a full lining of all walls with brick is allowed. Also use in the decoration materials such as stone, wood and ceramics. If your kitchen is small, you can decorate with a decorative tile for a brick only the area of the apron - a smooth surface is easy to wash, it resists moisture. Do not need to use gypsum brick for this.
Some tips for using decorative brick and stone
If you have a wall lined with a dark brick, you can add it with a plasterboard structure with lighting, so that the room does not look gloomy.
In a house with two floors, try using a decorative masonry to finish the wall while climbing the stairs.
Remember that the brick is perfectly combined with natural wood and metal. Use this combination to create more interesting designs.
To create stylish interiors, try using a light decorative brick with a rough whitewash.
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