Friday, June 23, 2017

Mid Mod Brickwork

 I was going to do stone work like on my last mid-mod build but I didn't want to be a one trick pony and do the same thing.  I also didn't want to do regular bricks. Then I remembered a real life mid-century modern home tour that I went to a few years ago and my favorite house had ivory straight stacked brickwork. So I decided to make longer straight stacked bricks. 

I painted egg carton lids and ivory color that I got at Home Depot then cut the bricks with the laser so that they would be consistent.  Then I decided that was a crap ton of bricks to glue on individually and would take seemingly forever to get them evenly spaced and straight both vertically and horizontally.  



 I still cut them with a laser, but didn't go all the way through so they would stay in tact and easier to keep straight. The bricks look a little dirty from the edges being singed by the laser, but hopefully I will be ably to touch them up with paint later....then I ran out of egg cartons.  The front facade took about 13 cartons to cover. I thought I was going to have to eat a lot of eggs.




Then I tried my home made stone trick but it turned out either too thick and lumpy or too thin, plus when you paint it the paper absorbs the water and gets wavy.  You can't cut uneven surfaces on a laser cutter.




 Ebay to the rescue!  I remember reading something about how you can sell things like crayons and egg cartons on Ebay so I thought I'd take a look.  Apparently you can get anything on Ebay.  I bought 25 cartons with flat lids for $15.00. I'm just waiting for them to arrive.

12 comments:

  1. Egg cartons on ebay. That's crazy.

    Love the brickwork!

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  2. Es estupendo poder conseguir el material tan facilmente!!!

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  3. Ingenious, smart and clever all at the same time! Love the bricks and I think my mind totally clicked with where you're going. Can't wait to see more!!!

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  4. Way back when, I once put a request on freecycle and picked up a bag near my house later that day. They look great! :D

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  5. I would never have thought to look on Ebay for egg cartons. That's awesome.

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  6. looks good - looking forward to seeing how it turns out

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  7. I think you solution for only cutting partially through the cartons with a laser is Ingenious! First for using the laser and then cutting down the process by not having to lay them singly.
    Well done! :D

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  8. I'm really impressed the laser etched these cartons. The effect is great! I like the style of the bricks for this build too, the white is really nice :)

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  9. Love the style of the bricks :0)

    The more eggboxing I do, the more I want to experiment making laser-cut stencils and try the motar method. Hmm

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    1. That's brilliant! Just like those kits but you can do whatever pattern you want.

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  10. Despite shuddering at the thought of eggboxing, I love the modern twist that you've chosen. I've tried all ways to reduce the soot from cutting but I think we just have to live with it :0(

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  11. I guess you can find anything on the net, I wish I had a laser cutter too *pouts* I like how its looking so far.

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