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If you follow along on Instagram and watch my stories, you’d know we’re kicking off a renovation series at Bonnie’s new home. Bonnie is one of the main ladies behind the scenes of Style Curator, so we’re excited to help her turn her original ’80s townhouse into a modern, light and airy home.
First on the list of jobs to tackle was painting her internal brick wall. It’s the first thing you see as you enter — running from the kitchen through the dining to outdoors — and the brown brick was making the space feel small, dark and dated.
Check out this quick video to see the before and after transformation or keep reading for all the details.
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Transforming the dated brown brick wall
We love the texture of the brick and didn’t want to lose that so we decided to try one of the new Monsta colour wash paints on this wall. Colour washes are different to traditional paints in that they don’t have a heavy, opaque base. Essentially they just tint what you’re painting without masking any of the beautiful brick texture.
The ‘Grey Monsta Colour Wash’ paint we used has completely transformed this wall — turning it from ’80s drab into modern and fab!
We’ve achieved a beautiful mid-dark grey colour that’s so fitting with the new direction we’re going to take Bonnie’s townhouse.
Stay tuned to see how we transform this space even more as a new kitchen and flooring will be installed over the coming months.
Tips when painting bricks:
- Prep brick walls for painting by using a scrubbing brush and sugar soap in warm water. The walls had so much debris and we discovered blu tack and other things that we removed
- Use painter’s tape and drop sheets to protect adjoining walls and the floor
- Use a paintbrush rather than a roller or spray gun. It might take a little longer to apply but you’ll get a better, more consistent finish
- Purchase extra paint. We used twice the recommended paint quantity to paint the bricks. Depending on the type of brick you’re painting (and whether or not it’s been painted before), you may need up to twice the recommended paint quantity. Bonnie’s bricks are incredibly textured and the concrete mortar was particularly porous. We used 8L of wash paint to apply two coats to this wall of around 24m2.
If you’d like to try the Monsta colour wash paints — there are 8 colours to choose from — don’t forget to use code word ‘Monstaweekend’ at checkout to score $20 off! See the colour range on the Monsta website here.
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