2020年10月18日 · German smear mimics the look of irregular stones and heavy mortar joints, a style often found on centuries-old cottages and castles throughout northern Germany.

2024年5月9日 · Learn more about German schmear and and how to use it to update your home's exterior or an interior fireplace. What Is German Schmear? Essentially, German schmear is a brick treatment technique that uses a mix of cement mortar and water to update the appearance of the existing brick.

2024年7月1日 · In this guide to the German Smear technique, you’ll learn more about German Smear and why it might be the right choice for your home. We’ll also give you some basic instructions on how to do your very own German Smear project and how to recover German Smear gone wrong.

2024年5月12日 · German schmear is a mortar-wash technique that can change the look of exposed brick and imbue it with rich depth and character. We spoke to a designer to learn more about this pretty method to refresh your brick.

2023年11月10日 · This technique, which goes by multiple names including mortar wash and German smear, is used to transform your basic and outdated fireplace or wall into a bright, modern, and cozy space. The German schmear technique involves applying thin coats of mortar onto the brick surface and smearing it off.

Mimic the look of old European cottages with the German smear technique by applying white mortar to create heavy grout lines, then smearing the excess mortar across the surface of the fireplace to create the illusion of imperfectly shaped bricks.

2024年9月23日 · One such technique is called German smear, also known as German schmear or mortar wash. The method involves applying a coat of mortar over the surface to give the brick a facelift. Here’s everything you need to know before giving your brick this centuries-old treatment.

3 天之前 · Meet German schmear (or German smear), the technique that gives your brick a patinated farmhouse look, and typically at a lower cost than paint.

2020年1月5日 · Simply put, German Schmear is the art of making new brick look old and deliciously crumbly without the unwanted effects of those realities. It softens the color of your brickwork, or in some areas, covers it all together, to achieve a weathered and distressed look.

2021年2月9日 · The German schmear (interchangeably called “German smear” or sometimes “mortar wash”) technique utilizes a white or light-colored mortar to schmear over brick and create a rustic, old-world European style finish.