With modern homeowners looking for designs, it is crucial to stay updated on the trends in plaster finishes. This article delves into the cutting-edge styles influencing present-day home interiors.

You may even find hair in plaster, typically horse hair, which until the 1920s was often used to bind the mix together. Underneath your plaster walls, you’ll find lath nailed to the studs.

Straw is cheap (sometimes free) and the entire process reduces construction waste that can have a negative impact on the environment; any excess straw or natural plaster can, in theory, be used on ...

By Marc Horowitz, Behind the Hedges If a homeowner or designer is looking for, say, finely detailed cornice work or a complex project incorporating stuc pierre (a centuries-old technique that emulates ...

Popular in 19th century homes, plaster ceiling medallions offer a visual transition and seat for a light fixture in important rooms. Their elaborate bas-relief designs also helped hide soot from oil ...

Whether you want to hang a picture, mirror or kitchen cabinet, securing things to older lath-and-plaster walls can be challenging, explains the Cleveland Heights Home Repair Resource Center.

Waxed plaster walls, rainbow onyx surfaces and an olive tree create a spa-like atmosphere inside the store that Canadian studio Ste Marie has designed for luggage brand Monos. The new Monos ...