At the turn of the 20th century, plaster was the most popular interior wall covering in North America, and it remained so for the next several decades. But things have changed since then. Drywall ...

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 ...

Inside the Spanish-style house, the plaster was tinted rather than painted or antiqued to make it look old. The Tudor Revival house also had textured and even stained plaster walls to appear old.

Asking a Stained-Glass Pro to Create a Custom Window “We wanted to do a stained-glass window to bring in the Spanish but didn’t want it to feel dated. ... [and] white-plaster wall.

Published articles describe the wall covering as oak, not plaster, either coming from “an old English castle” or “brought from an English manor house.” Interestingly though, a photo of the dining room ...

If your home was constructed between the 1970s and the present, your walls are probably drywall. Homes built in the 1950s and 1960s are a toss-up.

A collection of residential interiors where the walls have been coated in a variety of earthy-hued plasters, renders and paints feature in Dezeen's latest lookbook.

A “jigsaw” of 2,000 year old fragments have been pieced together by archaeologists to reveal a remarkable Roman wall painting ...

Even with some cracks, plaster is still my preferred wall surface. It is a harder surface and resists water much better than drywall. This makes it more washable and easier to apply and remove ...

An airy co-op in a late 19th century Beaux-Arts apartment building has high ceilings, a mantel, delicate plaster decoration, and stained glass windows. It’s on the second floor of 126 Greene Avenue, ...