What is this wall finishing?

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It looks like a brick veneer, or wall paper; or is it perhaps a plaster?

If plaster, how would I attain this pattern?

I doubt it's painted brick, but I could be wrong.

Would say painted over brick. Difficult design for a plaster wall, and lack of colour differences for other guesses. — crip659, Aug 20, 2021 at 19:23
Any join lines? Any repeated pattern? Otherwise looks like painted brick. — Solar Mike, Aug 20, 2021 at 19:23
@Kris If they had a few different roller designs, so pattern does not repeat, would be perfect for an answer. Did not know of. — crip659, Aug 21, 2021 at 0:03
There is another method involving faux brick panels and joint compound. thesavvysparrow.com/diy-faux-brick-wall — Kris, Aug 21, 2021 at 1:22

manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact · Accepted Answer · 2021-08-20 19:39:29Z

Sure looks like painted brick.

Pattern matches size/shape of typical bricks
The unevenness of the pattern points to a somewhat older brick wall.
The room may have been outside (e.g., an originally open porch) and then enclosed and/or extended from the existing house. Instead of adding a full layer of studs/drywall/etc., easier to just paint over to hide a lot of the imperfections.
If this were a veneer/"fake brick" wall, the pattern would almost certainly be much closer to "perfect".

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