I fell in love with Victorian ornamental ceiling and wall plaster as a young woman. The sight of it, the elegance of it, could bring me to my knees in a heart beat. And now you can do real plaster decorating in your home for pennies per piece.
A few years ago, I visited San Francisco, where ornamental plaster on both interior and exterior walls is so commonplace that it’s like visiting a never ending museum of elegant plaster detailing. Being an avid “do it yourself” enthusiast, I did extensive research on the history of ornamental plaster application. What I was amazed to find is that in very early applications, actual plaster was used as the adhesive. What a novel idea! So I did some testing.
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Plaster does crack, that means plaster repair advice please! And when plaster does crack, it usually happens around the ceiling area. The reason is quite simple: change in temperature. It’s from going from humidity in the summer to a dry shrinking winter.
Cracks in walls are such a common thing and people usually freak out about them. Relax your home wont collapse. It’s perfectly normal to patch up your walls every few years or so. The good news about re-patching cracks periodically is that it’s more sound- absorbing. So hey, noisy neighbours?
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You’ve taken mansion tours or have been in old buildings where Victorian plaster makes its mark on the walls, ceilings and staircases. There is an unmistakable elegance that ornamental plaster adds to plain surfaces. But I can bet you don’t realize just how easy it is to do. Especially when it comes to adding ornate beauty to your staircase.
There’s something mystical and majestic about a staircase. It tends to create fantasy and curiosity in us as we have an overwhelming desire to see what lies at the top of the stairs. But does your staircase lack appeal? Is it just like every other staircase in every other house you have ever been in? Create a dramatic upstairs entrance with these easy and beautiful ideas.
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