To make this clean-looking faux brick wall, purchase 1" foam insulation sheets from your local hardware store -- enough to cover your wall.
Mark off the brick pattern on the foam, then use a plastic welding tool to melt the foam in that pattern. Use the tool to create as much of a distressed look as you like, then paint the foam with an acrylic or latex paint.
The bonus? Making a faux brick wall, customizing it to the exact level of "distress" you want, and painting it the exact shade of color that you need is actually cheaper than purchasing sheets of traditionally-colored faux brick!
(We also still can't get over how authentic the finished product turned out. It really looks like brick!)
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