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 ...

Plaster walls are made by nailing strips of wood over wall studs, and then covering them with a mixture of water and either gypsum, cement, or lime in powder form.

The Plaster wall covering is intended to look similar to hand-trowelled plaster. The pattern is digitally printed on Designtex's non-vinyl substrate – made from 50 per cent cellulose, ...

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 ...

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

Stained glass windows were a hallmark of upward-mobility sensibilities, ... acute corners and, until quite recently, walls lacking any insulation other than newspapers placed under the plaster.

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.

Plaster lasts essentially forever if it stays dry, but water can make it crumbly and loose. He would need to figure out whether the other areas are just stained or are disintegrating.

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.

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, ...

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 ...