Bella Muro -- New Finish, New Project!

We continually create new finishes using different plasters and textures. Recently I wanted to address the need for a textured finish that would transform the typical large contemporary textured walls (“orange peel” conveying a lower quality look) into authentic looking old world walls at a price point less than a custom plaster finish. This had to be durable and look good in large and small spaces. So we got to work creating new samples, experimenting with different materials and application methods.

We ended up using one of our high end plasters, but developed an application method that saved enough time and material to enable us to offer this at less than half the price of a normal custom plaster finish.

Our most recent project gave us the chance to try out this new finish. The home was large with very nice old world furnishings and look but a contemporary drywall texture under the painted walls that was detracting from the overall look our clients wanted to achieve. We had a lot of area to cover -- the finish had to run through the family room, kitchen and halls. The color took a lot of customization -we did a lot of playing and tweaking on this to get the earth tones right so they would work with the furniture and flooring, as well as factoring in the lighting since this side of the home gets a lot of light. Below are before and after pictures of this project. -- Kevin