One of the last steps in many a brownstone renovation is to apply several thin layers of plaster to the walls to achieve a satiny, smooth finish, also known as a skim coat. But tinted plaster walls ...

Finishing a new wall or room with plaster or joint compound takes practice. If you have no experience with plaster or its near relative, joint compound, don’t learn in your living room. Experiment ...

If you are in the final stages of a self build or renovation project then it is highly likely that you will be thinking about the different types of plaster and plastering techniques on offer.

Venetian plaster, which looks like marble but doesn’t have the weight and expense of marble, has become a popular method of sprucing up a space, either outdoors or in, says Ronald Layman, a ...

Sto offers a range of pre-mixed, and as required, pre-tinted cement-free sustainable wall plasters for facade finishes. The wall plaster finishes are made with an acrylic or silicone resin base, ...

Take a look at your walls. Too often they're a forgotten design detail in our homes. Painted drywall, a bit of brick, maybe a panel detail or two... But if you're looking for ways to make a real ...

Lath-and-plaster walls are common in older houses (built late 18th Century until the early 1950’s, when drywall became standard). Whether you want to hang a picture, mirror or kitchen cabinet, ...

Removing the plaster from a vintage house is a nasty job. It generates yards of debris and creates clouds of dust that go everywhere. We have some advice: don’t assume the plaster has to go. In fact, ...