At the moment, absolutely do not rush to purchase materials for finishing the walls and ceiling in your home. In addition to the traditional tiles, wallpaper and paints, now on the shelves of specialized stores full of new panels and plasters that can even turn into a standard communal apartment or a hruschevka in the likeness of a prince's castle. Naturally, alternative elite materials are more expensive and working with them requires some knowledge. But the repair is not done for a couple of weeks or a month, in order to get the original interior in the house, you can go for moderate financial sacrifices. Take, for example, such a perfect kind of finish, as the use of Venetian plaster in the apartment. It allows you to get on the surface of the walls chic and intricate patterns, able to replace the appeal of expensive carpets or art canvases.
The history of decorative Venetian plaster?
Although the name of this plaster implies that it should have been invented in the glorious city of Venice, in fact the origins of the creation of this decorative material should be sought even in Ancient Rome. Then everywhere the elite used expensive and rather difficult marble for facing houses. After him there was quite a lot of crumb and dust, which was considered a waste. Enterprising masters soon thought of using a cheap tiny marble fraction for seamless wall finishing, getting a very beautiful and stylish texture of the surface.
After the dark centuries of decline, the Renaissance came, when many forgotten methods of decorating palaces, temples and dwellings of ordinary people began to be remembered. It was then that once again the popularity acquired marble plaster, which was widely used in the magnificent and powerful medieval Venice. Italians not only applied this noble type of decoration in the interior of their houses, but also successfully distributed the "marble" painting for the rest of the regions. Not surprisingly, the other Europeans quickly began to call it Venetian plaster, without delving into historical details.
Types of Venetian plaster
The composition of the working mixture with the eyelids has changed slightly. Traditional Venetian plaster consists exclusively of natural ingredients - flour made from chopped marble, quartz or granite, lime, water and dyes. Once the desired shade of the walls gave a rather original, adding to the solution the blood of animals or the juice of special grasses or trees. Now, for the durability of the coating, not mineral pigments but acrylics and other synthetic substances are used, which made this elite method of finishing more accessible to ordinary users. The technique of applying the plaster mixture and the presence of certain additives in many respects affect the appearance of the finish coat.
If you are looking to get a classic interior with a touch of "antiquity", then it's better to apply the Cracklur plaster . It contains a specially developed lacquer, which when dried, forms a mass of microcracks on the surface. They do not reduce the quality of the finish or its durability, but they look very decorative.
Carrara marble - a multi-layer plaster, reminiscent of the appearance of a rare mineral with the same name. In this case, to achieve the desired effect, you have to carefully select the shade of the previous and the next layer, using similar and contrasting colors, which only an experienced person can do.
The finish finish called Marseille wax is suitable for people who want to have a luxurious interior even in rooms with high humidity. To protect white or colored Venetian plaster in the bathroom or in the kitchen, cellulose wax is added to the solution. This component gives the walls strength, smoothness, the desired depth of color, prevents the rapid erasure of the decorative layer.
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