This will give your wall a staggered brick look. To make next row, place sponge ¼” to ⅜” above the top of the first brick line, and center the sponge above the ‘grout line’ of one of the bricks from the first row. Re-apply paint as needed to fill any gaps or blank spots. About ¼” to ⅜” away, apply another sponge stamp of paint. Dip sponge into paint to cover the stamp ‘face.’īeginning at the bottom of side of bookcase, place sponge “stamp” to create first row of bricks. Add a few drops of chocolate brown to add dimension and variation in brick color. ![]() On a ceramic or plastic plate, pour out brick-colored acrylic paint, spread out on plate. To make brick detail, cut cellulose sponge with a serrated knife to 4 ¼” x 1 ½”. Go figure.)Īcrylic Paint – Brick Red, Chocolate BrownĪpply gray primer to exterior sides of bookcase. Glue fence pickets along the side of house.Ĥ Foot Pine Board 1” thick by 12” wide (NOTE this is “dimensional lumber,” but the actual size of a 1-by-12 is ¾” x 11 ½”. To make fence pickets, cut rounded edges to a point, and straight cut the opposite end. Trace outline onto bead board, remove house and cut along outline.Īttach to back of house with screws (best to drill pilot holes before screwing). Lay bookcase house atop bead board panel, square up cabinet. Screw roof onto bookcase house at inside corners of bookcase. Putty holes if desired.Ĭut decorative fascia molding and attach to front of roof edge, using hot glue. Glue the two boards together, secure with screws. Glue picture frames to outside.Ĭut 1” x 12” in two pieces, one at 24” long, one at 23 ¼” long.ĭrill 3 holes along the short face side of the 24” board.īutt the shorter board up against the longer one at a perpendicular angle, drill pilot holes. If using the Ikea bookcase, I highly recommend taping the surface of the board, to reduce tear-out of the board finish.įor a more finished look, putty and paint the inside “sills” of the windows. Drill 2 holes at opposite corners inside the border, to create starting point for jigsaw blade. To cut holes for windows, measure and mark outsides of bookcase. Wooden craft sticks or popsicle sticks/tongue depressors White Ikea “Billy” 41 ¾” tall Bookcase (or comparable)Ĥ Foot Pine Board 1” thick by 12” wide (NOTE as this is “dimensional lumber,” the actual size of a 1-by-12 is ¾” x 11 ½”.
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