Pools done and the landscaping is finished ! a private residence in Vancouver BC. was completed with Intonachino Italian lime stucco and Tadelakt lime based plaster columns, on the exterior of this Langley BC home. A Authentic lime
Up beat Vancouver interior designers are always looking for cool plaster wall finishes, Looks like San Francisco Bay area designer Kit Golson is very upbeat,checkout the use of Tadelakt lime on her design blog Chic Provence .
More pictures Kit ! the red and gold back splash is a stunning example of Tadelakt Lime Plaster.
“I had never seen anything like it before, and rarely have since
An extremely versatile lime plaster finish, usable for interior and exterior applications. Intonachino lime plaster literally glows,yet is a matte lime plaster wall finish. Authentic Plaster FX has completed several interior and exterior Intonachino projects in the Vancouver BC. area.
So after 3 months of collaboration with Francois Naudi of Mainland exteriors,a week ago today the largest Tadelakt project ever to be tendered in Vancouver was secured …phase 1 will be a whopping 25,000 + square feet of Stucco Italiano’s Tadelakt lime plaster .Watch this blog for video and photo updates of this exclusive residence receiving the wall finishing treatment of Tadelakt.
Now the real reason for this boring blog post…..We will be offering 3-5 positions of real hands on, on site Tadelakt training ,this will comprise finishing of actual wall surfaces, you will learn the process of installing Tadelakt lime plaster,you will learn tricks of the trade in running a decorative plastering crew. Add to this, we will teach you the concepts behind the estimating side of the venetian plaster business, you will complete a portfolio of 8 finished Tadelakt samples to show your clients.
You will then be well on your way with your new business venture, installing Stucco Italiano Tadelakt lime plaster.
This Tadelakt application course is open to all levels of plastering skill including the DIY’ER… for more information please use my contact page for email, or leave a comment below to be contacted with details.
This is the first of a two part series, of two projects we completed recently……
One of my contractors was faced with the challenge of having a Limestone or Travertine lintel fabricated and installed.So like any good contractor does when he does not already have the resource in place, he asks his best trades the ultimate question ” Do you know someone capable of doing this limestone header for me” he asks,as he is showing me the elevations. Not one to ever