Plaster Wall Treatment Instructions

Venetian Plaster

• Give your walls an Italian old-world look with a Venetian plaster application. Apply a base coat of plaster mix according to the manufacturer's instructions. The plaster will need to dry in place and then you can sand down any uneven areas. Follow with three coats of Venetian plaster. The first coat will go on smoothly with the help of a steel trowel, the second coat should consist of random strokes of plaster and the third coat should consist of a thin layer of plaster. Use the flat side of the trowel to polish the finish and apply a coat of liquid wax to acquire a shine on the surface.

Tuscan Plaster

• Evoke the feel of an Italian countryside by applying a Tuscan plaster treatment. This look will consist of warm earth-tone colors and raised ridges in your plaster. Use a swirl pattern on your walls to create high and low elevations of plaster. The look does not need to be uniform. After the plaster dries, apply two coordinating earth-tone colors on top of the plaster. Use a rag to simulate the swirl pattern and layer the colors over each other.

Aged Plaster

• Begin your aged plaster look with a textured paint roller. Add a faux textured stone paint to the roller and roll over the wall randomly to provide varying degrees of thickness. A trowel will help you create a little more uniformity by smoothing out the area, but leave some areas with varying thickness. After the plaster dries, apply glaze over a 3-foot section in a random pattern and immediately wipe off with a damp rag. Continue the process until the entire wall has been covered. You can add another color of glaze if you prefer to give the wall a more authentic finish.

Metallic Lace Plaster

• Use the pattern of lace to make a plaster effect on your walls. Paint your walls with a metallic paint color of your choice. Spray starch on your lace fabric and tape the top of the lace to your walls. Use a trowel to smoothly cover the lace in a metallic plaster that is a similar color to the wall's paint color. Let the plaster sit for a few minutes and then remove the lace. The plaster will have worked its way through the holes and will show the pattern on the wall color behind it.