As she applies the third thin coat of an Italian limestone plaster to a ceiling in her 1730 Williams Township farmhouse, Lori Blomstrom prepares to turn an ordinary surface into an extraordinary ...

LITTLE ROCK — As she applies the third thin coat of an Italian limestone plaster to a ceiling in her Pennsylvania farmhouse, Lori Blomstrom prepares to turn an ordinary surface into an extraordinary ...

While that row of identical houses may all look the same on the outside, it’s the walls inside that sets them apart. It is the details that make our homes different, and wallcovering are a big part of ...

Decorative painter Kevin Walsh makes his living covering walls with designer techniques that include faux finishing. So he got a strange feeling when he saw rags, sponges and other faux tools being ...

Decorative painter Kevin Walsh makes his living covering walls with designer techniques that include faux finishing. So he got a strange feeling when he saw rags, sponges and other faux tools being ...

Perhaps one of the most polarizing terms in home decorating is simply, “textured walls." They were in, then out, but now—perhaps to the surprise of many—they’re very in again. This time, it's all ...

In the world of design, plaster finishes for homes have experienced a resurgence in popularity. These finishes not only ...

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 ...