Anyone that knows me will tell you I don’t take no for an answer. I will figure out a way! I fell in love with German Schmear at our last house and I wanted it again in our current house.
My only problem this time was I didn’t have a brick or tile wall.
During my hours of research I found a small company that makes brick wall stamps and I thought it was a good possibility this would work. The company is called The Original Wall Stamp. ( I am not paid by this company to endorse their product.). They are fantastic and very good quality.
https://originalwallstamp.com
The Process
I bought a few colors of craft paint from my local craft store . My walls were already pale gray and I didn’t want the normal red brick look. Remember I was going for the German Schmear look. I chose white, cream, dark gray, black, and a true brown.
I watched the videos on the website that the stamp company provides. They are very good and gave me an idea as to how I wanted the process to work.
https://originalwallstamp.com/videos/
Step 1
I made a level line horizontally at eye level. This was my starting point. It can be anywhere on the wall. I picked a spot that would carry me for a little bit before I had to start the next row.
Step 2
Next I loaded the stamp with white paint then I added splotches of color to it. Different amounts each time I loaded. You will have a decent amount of paint on the stamp. There shouldn’t be enough to drip down the wall but enough to get a good smush feeling.
Step 3
I used the same stamp with the remaining paint to do a second stamp. This off loads the rest of the paint and also gives you a different second stamp so they are not all the same but will blend together.
If that stamp is too light I restamp with the second stamp of the next load.
The paint will fill the crevices slightly causing a bumpy line and it ends up giving you a grout line.
Tricks
The trick is to keep an art brush and sponge brush with you. In areas that look too spotty, use your brush to fade the areas in. Not too much though. It will start to look murky.
If you make a mistake. Let it dry and restamp or use the second stamp of another load to give you back the brick look.
At first it doesnt look like anything. As you go it will come to life!
When you get to the end of the row your stamp won't fit. I made small bricks for these areas out of cardboard. You can use anything. Foam pieces would be great as well.
Remember if you don’t like a brick, don’t worry. Just re-stamp that brick after it dries.
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