Warm Venetian plaster, taken through the whole house.
A continuous run of Venetian plaster in soft taupes, from the entrance through to the living spaces. One material, one colour family, the entire ground floor.
Taking a single Venetian colour through a whole house sounds simpler than it is. The mix has to stay consistent across batches, the trowel pattern has to read as one hand, and any seam where one day's work ends and the next begins has to disappear completely.
- Entrance
- Hallway
- Living spaces
- Venetian plaster
What was done.
We worked in long uninterrupted runs where we could, planned the start and stop points at internal corners or natural breaks, and mixed every batch from the same base in the same proportions.
How it was made.
Venetian moves with the light. A wall that looks flat at noon will show depth in the late afternoon, and again differently with the lamps on. That movement is the whole point of the material, and the only way to preserve it across a large surface is to be relentlessly consistent with the application.
How it feels now.
The ground floor now reads as one continuous space rather than a series of rooms. The plaster carries the eye from the front door through to the back of the house, and the warmth of the colour stays consistent under every light source.
We wanted the house to feel quiet and they understood that immediately. Every wall has the same hand on it.Sophie L. · Hampstead
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