Brick schmear

I was going to clean up, fix the landscaping, and style my front porch before showing you how the "German Schmear" (aka antiqued brick) turned out on the exterior of our farmhouse... But I can't wait! So don't judge my dead porch plants, haha! When we bought this house, I was blown away by how

Today I’m going to show how to make a DIY German smear/schmear white washed brick wall with a tutorial and video. Basically, German smear copies the look of white morter over red brick and gives the brick a whitewashed effect. I made my German smear whitewashed plaster walls on both a faux brick wall and...Read More »

It’s time for the very first flip update! Last week I shared the Before Tour, so now that we’re all up to speed on what we’re working with, let’s talk about everything that happened last week. I’ve documented & recapped it all the in the Cottage House Flip Episode 2: First, there was some demo. Remember […]

brickandbatten designers discuss the German smear technique on your home's brick exterior an excellent way to update your house without expensive replacement.

Hey friends! Man, did we tackle the MOST AMAZZZING home improvement project ever over the weekend. I want to take a moment to thank my swe...

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Have a fireplace that needs updating? When we moved into our house we did a german schmear on 2/3 of our fireplaces! Come learn how!

German schmear is easy to do and very cost effective. Tired of your old red bricks? Refresh them in just a day or two with our diy guide.

In this DIY tutorial, we go over your options for updating your brick such as lime wash, paint and German Smear (Schmear) and why I chose the latter! Just look at how authentic this looks and it was super easy and affordable!