Ask the Expert: 5 Ways to Use Lime Plaster, Well Beyond Walls
Photography courtesy of Domingue Architectural Finishes, except where noted
Domingue Architectural Finishes—a Houston-based company started by Eddy Dankers (a master painter and Axel Vervoodt’s plasterer), color expert Eve Ashcraft, and Ruth Gay—specializes in lime wash and lime plaster; here, they tell us five ways to use architectural finishes all over the house. Read on:
1. Use lime plaster on architectural details, like staircases, to make them look more sculptural and of a piece with limewashed walls.
2. Think small: Use lime plaster on a vent hood or other small detail.
3. Create a backdrop for a wood stove.
Photograph courtesy of The Modern House.
4. Or a fireplace surround: This one is done in tadelakt, but plain lime plaster or lime wash would work just as well.
Photography by Dustin Aksland, courtesy of Elizabeth Roberts
5. Take it outside: The material can be used to add character to exteriors and facades, too.