Polished Plaster

For centuries, fine artisans have been creating beautiful walls through the use of limestone plasters coloured with natural ingredients. As you travel through the Mediterranean countries you are able to see these walls, softened with a rich patina by age or decorated with various artworks. Now, they have caught the attention of Interior Designers and Architects in a major way.

Polished plaster is a stylish, extremely hard wearing superior wall finish which dates back over 5000 years. The ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans all used lime putty stuccos as a final layer on walls. Very similar in composition to authentic Venetian plaster.

Venetian Plaster is a technique that starts with marble and limestone rocks from rivers or quarries. By the use of heat, water and time, the limestone is turned into an amazing 'lime putty'. The marble is then crushed and ground into a talc-like powder, mixed with colorants and applied via steel trowels with refined techniques. Venetian Plaster turns an ordinary wall or ceiling into a unique masterpiece.

Although some Venetian Plasters are polished or 'burnished' with a sheen, techniques have been developed to give a multitude of different effects from suede to marble to stone. It is through the artisan's imagination and the refinement of technique that truly wonderful effects are created. These effects can be used in many styles such as Old World, Contemporary, Tuscan, Traditional, Modern, etc.