Okay so my studio was anything but homey in those early days.
I had to do something.
So I bricked and bricked and bricked some more.


Sounds like it could have been horrible, but my OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) kicked in. It was good. I had so much fun "bricking" I bricked some on the outside of the building too. I even "bricked" my bedroom.

Faux brick was easy, but time consuming. If you would like to try this I suggest bringing a friend or two.

For this project I used cement sealer mixed to paint like consistency.

I painted a coat of the sealer over the entire wall to act as my "mortar color."

Next I marked a level line along the entire length of the wall
 
then mixed some brick red color into the sealer to act as my base brick color. I found a sponge with a handle on it at True Value to use as my "Brick"/stamp.
 
I started stamping brick along the level line, leaving about 1/2" between stampings. When you're doing this make sure to stagger stampings for consecutive rows and have a smaller sponge available to stamp on half or partial bricks when needed.

Repeat steps above with smaller amounts of different paint colors until desired effect is achieved.

I used brick red, terracotta and black to achieve my final look.

 
Don't let the "tired" dog fool you. She didn't help a bit. She is my buddy tho. Her name is Sadie.