Venetian plaster and hand-trowel finishes

Alongside drywall, we offer plaster work: Venetian plaster and hand-trowel finishes that give a wall depth and movement no paint can.

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Four countiesOrange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino
Family-ownedSince 2015

Walls with depth, by hand.

Venetian plaster is built up in thin layers and burnished, so the wall takes on a soft sheen and a gentle variation of tone. A hand-trowel finish keeps the marks of the trowel as a quiet, even texture.

Both are done by hand, one pass at a time, which is why the base matters: a straight, well-finished wall underneath is what lets the plaster look right.

What this includes

Venetian plaster
Hand-trowel finishes
Base preparation
Feature walls, niches and arches
Whole rooms

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How the work goes

From the first look to the last coat.

A sound, smooth base
Plaster shows whatever is under it, so the wall is finished flat and smooth first.
Thin coats by hand
The plaster goes on in thin layers with a trowel, each one adding depth and tone.
Burnish
The surface is burnished with the trowel to bring up a soft sheen and its gentle variation of tone.
Or keep the trowel
A hand-trowel finish keeps the marks of the trowel instead, as a quiet, even texture.

What we provide

Everything the work covers.

Venetian plaster
Thin layers of plaster applied by trowel and burnished to a soft sheen, with a gentle variation of tone.
Hand-trowel finishes
A finish that keeps the marks of the trowel as a quiet, even texture.
Base preparation
The wall finished flat and smooth first, because plaster shows whatever is under it.
Feature walls, niches and arches
Plaster where the eye lands: a single wall, a niche or the curve of an arch.
Whole rooms
Every wall in a room finished in plaster, for one continuous surface.

On site

The work, in real rooms.

All our work

Room with a wide arched opening, a row of small windows and a stair rail

Corridor under skylights, walls finished

Double-height room with a red steel stair and tall windows

Double-height living room with a fireplace wall and glass on both sides

Gallery landing over a double-height room with a linear light slot

Upper floor with glass doors to a terrace and a temporary rail

Where we have done it

Projects with this work in them.

Wide arched opening that looks through to the stair

San Juan CapistranoArches and double-height roomsSee the project

Questions

Good to know.

Plain answers about venetian plaster and hand-trowel finishes. For anything else, call (323) 440-0395.

Venetian plaster is applied in thin layers and burnished to a soft sheen with a variation of tone. A hand-trowel finish is a texture that keeps the trowel's marks. Both are applied by hand.

Yes. Both finishes are applied over a prepared, finished wall; the quality of that base is what makes the plaster look right.

Feature walls, niches and arches, or whole rooms: anywhere a wall should have a depth that paint can’t give it.

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