To determine where the hooks will go, hold the picture against the wall, and mark the hook spots with a pencil. Now, place a 4-by-4-inch piece of duct tape over each pencil spot, and make sure you ...

DIY Textured Plaster Wall Art Using A Paint Scraper. ... Spray your new textile wall art with a sealant, such as Scotchgard Fabric Protector, to prevent it from getting stained.

If you're a dedicated preservationist, deciding which original features to retain in your old-house design is a simple process: You keep them all. If you're less ardent about the past, have a ...

This 175-year-old church required a unique combination of expertise to preserve and restore intricate historic elements while incorporating new building infrastructure technology.

Wipe the plaster on the wall at a 15- to 30-degree angle relative to the floor or ceiling. Once it's dry, apply a second coat at a 60- to 90-degree angle. An optional topcoat protects the surface.

Fill the holes with patching plaster, spackle or joint compound. Let the wall dry overnight and sand the surface lightly with 120-grit sandpaper. If necessary, apply a second compound coat, let ...

It’s a superb wall material that is slowly becoming history. Many ancient buildings have plaster walls, but today fewer than one in every 10,000 new houses has plaster.

But tinted plaster walls with a mottled texture are increasingly popping up in brownstone renovations — from powder rooms to kitchens to accent walls. “It brings a really unique quality to the room ...