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Whether it is your interior walls or ceilings, Venetian plasters are the ideal and unique coatings to gorgeously enhance the aesthetic look of your indoors. They can be applied to any surface like wood, gypsum, bricks, and tiles to improve its texture and finish.
History Behind The Venetian Plaster
The origin of Venetian plaster dates back to several thousand years and has a rich heritage. It is believed that it was extensively used by ancient Romans and Egyptians. Historians have mentioned that it was first used during the 4th century by the Romans because of Venetian plaster’s noble appearance and high durability.
Venetian plaster was used to allure the visual depth and richness of the buildings in the Venice. In ancient times, the Venetian plasters are used to provide the natural stone-like beauty to the surfaces of walls in villas and churches. Venetian plaster has continued to evolve over time to bring the best of it by combining the modern-day technology and ancient methods.
The artisan uses Venetian plaster to dramatically blend the residential and commercial interiors with marble dust and natural lime. The modern Venetian plasters are known to create distinct contemporary style.
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What is Venetian plaster?
Venetian plaster is popularly also called polished plaster, marble plaster or Italian plaster, is a decorative plaster that is applied in multiple thin layers to give a marble-like and stone-like appearance to your walls and ceilings. It is made of marble dust and lime putty mixed with colour pigments to get vibrant colours and texture.
There are mainly three types of Venetian plaster wall finishes, which includes Marmorino, Scagliola and Sgraffito. They can produce classic matte, glossy and satin finishes based on the number of plastering layers applied to the walls.
Venetian plaster is applied on a clean and smooth wall surfaces. You can use trowel or roller to apply three consecutive layers of the Venetian plaster.
You can also apply more than three coatings of Venetian plaster to get the desired finish and texture. Various colour pigments and insulating materials are mixed with Venetian plaster to get more durable and moisture-resistant walls.
What are the benefits of Venetian plaster?
Venetian plasters are highly decorative and has natural non-toxic components. This makes is eco-friendly. Some insulating paint materials are mixed with it to give damp proof properties to your walls and ceilings. It can also be combined with various colouring dyes and paints to create any desired colour, texture and finish.
The multiple layer of Venetian plaster provides extra protective layer to your walls. Venetian plaster gets harder over time and is less prone to cracking and shrinking than other finishes. Cleaning and maintaining Venetian plastered walls requires simple and easy techniques. You can just wipe dust or dirt off the walls using a soft damp cloth. You can also repair them easily as they are applied in multiple layers.
Venetian Plaster makes your wall breathable which makes it suitable for interiors in high humid regions. It also protects your walls from inhibiting mould, bacteria and fungus.