Decorative brick in the interior of the apartment: beautiful design options

Interesting texture and rich color of bricks in the interior of the apartment is used not only in the loft-style. Designers willingly include it in spaces decorated in other popular directions.

Wall coverings such as wood, stones, bamboo are quite traditional practices. Brickwork is another matter. It is a bold interior solution that gives the room a peculiar charm.

If you don’t want to invest millions in home renovation, but don’t value it for its historical value, the original brick wall decoration would be an ideal option. To do this, it will be necessary to remove small dirt, stains, traces of primer and whitewash, the hillocks present and apply varnish.

Those who do not intend to admire the original brick can be advised wallpaper under the brick. Naturally, they will not be able to imitate the texture of this material, but they will make an expressive accent in the general style.

There is no need to glue the whole wall. You can make one fragmentary insert or arrange with brick wallpaper the walls of the apartment in the turning curving places. The color range of wallpaper under the brick is very wide: from terracotta and other bright colors to black and white. Care of the wallpaper is not difficult: several times a week they must be cleaned with a slightly damp sponge.

If the size of the room is not very large, then it is better to choose a facing brick. It is much thinner than the construction analogue, due to which the size of the room will decrease insignificantly. Another advantage of facing bricks is low weight. This allows laying not only on the main wall, but also on the interior wall.This material has a long life and is safe for human health.

Facing bricks are used to decorate columns, a fireplace, fragmentary decoration of walls, and create shelving. This material can be used in the design of the corridor, hall, bedroom and kitchen areas. The surface of a brick can be even or slightly chipped, imitating the effect of an aged coating. The color range of such material is huge, but the most popular tone is white.

In the decoration of apartments often used clinker bricks. This material provides ample opportunities for the realization of creative imagination in the design of the room. Due to the variety of the texture of clinker bricks (smooth, rustic, rough), designers can embody the most non-standard options for room design.

Today, designers are increasingly offering to use glass bricks in the interior design. It can be transparent and impenetrable, gray, milky, crimson and greenish. Such decorative bricks will allow light into the room. They are used not only as decorative elements of the corridor and living room, but also as a means of differentiating the living space.

In a small apartment, a glass wall with a relief will perform a decorative function and serve as a partition.

Traditionally, brick is used in loft-style. Most often the whole apartment is decorated with this material: bedroom, kitchen area, bathroom, hallway, living room. However, this material fits well into the interior of other areas. Neat flat lay in rows, bright colors, echoing the color of furniture and other accessories, will create a romantic mood in the room.

Design in the style of pop art with a decorative brick - a choice of bold and emotional natures. To translate the necessary style you need to fill the room with bright shades. A slightly whitened brick and a bright pink table with chairs will harmoniously be combined. You can add this combination of rich yellow cabinets and curtains. Cheerfulness and unusual combinations can be emphasized by a variety of textures. For example, a slightly rough texture of bricks and velor upholstery.

Those who dream of living in the setting of a medieval castle will love the Gothic style or neo-gothic. However, it is not necessary to arrange the whole apartment in this style.It is enough to apply it in the design of one room or even one wall, creating the illusion of uneven brickwork. It is preferable to use several methods of laying bricks to create the feeling that the coating was subjected to restoration for a long time. The necessary atmosphere of the Gothic will help to create ceiling wood beams, carpets and furniture "antique".

Very popular brickwork in the Scandinavian style. Sharp contrasts are not peculiar to this direction, so the wall can only perform the role of a slight accent in a room. The tone of the material must be selected in pastel or gray-black shades.

Ethnic style will help to diversify the industrial interior of the room and dilute its excessive severity. Brick walls of ocher color harmonize well with bright colors of textiles, carpets, ceramics, various souvenirs brought from Africa, Latin America or Asian countries.

The brick, artificially made old and facing brick will harmoniously fit into any interior: kitchens, rooms for guests, a corridor, a sleeping zone.It is important to approach the design of the premises with full responsibility so that the inclusion of brickwork becomes a highlight, and not hastily created by bad taste.

Brick walls in the kitchen on the background of modern household appliances will look very colorful.

Decorative material in the form of bricks will allow to delimit the room, for example, to highlight the area intended for eating. You can combine white and black shades, it is not necessary to choose a monochromatic coating. For the kitchen tile tiles are perfect. It is used as a kitchen apron, going from the working surface up to the wall cabinets.

In the corridor a brick of light tones will wonderfully play. The original accent, bearing both aesthetic and practical function, will be the “destroyed” edge of the masonry. This technique will separate the kitchen area from the hall. On the protruding bricks you can put candlesticks with candles.

A brick wall in the hall of pastel or snow-white hue will be a harmonious background for exquisite furniture, beautiful appliances and small accessories. A fireplace installed in the hall and lined with gypsum bricks will add to the interior of the room comfort and warmth.

The use of gypsum bricks and columns will allow you to recreate the likeness of the Greek style in the living room. With the help of glass and plaster masonry, you can beautifully zone the kitchen space and the guest room.

The use of white brick in the bedroom will bring to the interior a kind of entourage. In a studio apartment with high ceilings, the usual bedroom door can be replaced with a voluminous brick arch.

The brickwork in the bedroom will be appropriate for the directions of country music, loft, Scandinavian style. Due to the resistance of the brick to moisture and variable temperature conditions, it can also be used to finish the bathroom. Glass brick, which is characterized by high strength, is suitable as a decorative floor covering.

You can learn more about the types of brick wall decorations from the following video.